How do YOU feel hunger???

pinggolfer96

how do you sense you are hungry? I'm just curious on people's response. Do you feel it when your stomach growls, a lack of energy in the body...etc. I never usually feel hunger in the stomach, but more a lack of energy throughout my body. Kinda sucks cause the feeling comes a lot lol. How do you sense/ feel hunger?

RoxieDawn

Lack of energy for me, I start getting brain fog. And stomach growl has never been hunger for me it has always been hydration.

NaturalNancy

I get irritated, lol. Seriously I get crabby.

kirstenb13

The only thing I classify as hunger is an empty/growling stomach. I have no other signs such as low energy or bad moods. Everything else is a craving for me.

RachaelWinston

I turn into a huge *kitten* and get a headache. Stomach growling usually just fixed with water like mentioned above but occasionally I do get actual pain in my stomach when I'm super hungry. It feels like an angry stab from the hunger monster in my belly lol I understand not feeling the "traditional" signs of hunger though. Mostly I start to feel crabby for no reason and feel so much better after a snack. Just like those snickers commercials haha

abatonfan

It depends on the hunger:
True Hunger: Emptiness in entire stomach, feeling light (or not weighed down by food in my stomach). Hunger pangs tend to go throughout my entire stomach and almost radiates through the rest of my body instead of sticking in my abdomen.
Mental/Boredom Hunger: Stomach feels neutral (neither empty nor full), but my mouth tends to salivate a little bit more and become dry a lot easier than if I wasn't "hungry".
Diabetes High Blood Sugar Hunger: Hunger "pangs" but only in the top portion of my stomach (and it's only the top part of my stomach that feels empty). Occasionally a headache, fatigue (if it's a long high), thirst, needing to pee frequently, or severe irritability, though I often only know my BG is starting to get high if I'm hungry again less than 2 hours after eating a decent meal (and I would then test and see that I am at least in the 160-200+ range.).

Personally, my biggest issue is figuring out if it's true hunger, boredom hunger, or high BG hunger. I might eat a meal/snack with true hunger, have some gum/soda/sugar-free jello with boredom hunger, and take some insulin/exercise (if applicable) and eat like I would with boredom hunger if it's high BG hunger.

AmazonMayan

Stomach growl if I'm sedentary or only lightly active at the time. Weakness if I'm exercising especially hiking. With both I can get real witchy if I'm unable to eat for awhile

arditarose

I think that I feel hunger now in a different way than I did when I was fat. I used to just get that pang in my stomach. Now with all the weight training I do it feels kind of...deeper, than that. I realize how stupid that sounds but I'm just being honest. I'll get tired and cranky, but I also just have this NEED for food. When I start eating it can be so hard for me to ever feel full.

texasf1ght

I have wondered this so often because I usually only feel satiated for about an hour after eating, and then I'm hungry again. After having another good friend lose weight with me and do the same intensity of workouts I was starting to feel like something was wrong with me. I constantly felt hungry, and I was worried that I wasn't eating enough, but when I upped my calorie intake from 1,300-1,500 to 1,500-1,800 I stopped losing weight.

I feel hunger in my stomach and it almost feels like it goes through to my back. My stomach will growl, and if I'm really hungry I can start to get a headache.

pinggolfer96

arditarose wrote: »

I think that I feel hunger now in a different way than I did when I was fat. I used to just get that pang in my stomach. Now with all the weight training I do it feels kind of...deeper, than that. I realize how stupid that sounds but I'm just being honest. I'll get tired and cranky, but I also just have this NEED for food. When I start eating it can be so hard for me to ever feel full.

I was never overweight, but I am at a significantly lower body fat than I used to be at the moment, and I definitely feel the difference in terms of both physical and mental hunger at a low body fat.

emmaprocopiou

Different types of hunger pangs for me

Irritable and snappy

Mouth hungry - just want to chew ????

Tired , brain fog , can't do simple tasks properly

Thirsty hungry - needing to up my fluids but mouth doesn't feel dry

Belly hungry , not really rumbling but an empty feeling , usually something little satisfies but has taken time to recognise this

Boredom hungry - mindless munching
How I ended up on mfp lol

Could eat a horse hungry - tends to be 'eyes bigger than stomach ' as my mum says

That's a lot of hungry

trjjoy

Weakness. Severe stomach growling.

Emi1974

I will have to pay more attention but I rarely experience stomach growling. Although many years ago I was sitting in a very quiet classroom and I my stomach growled so loud that everybody heard it. I remember it so well because I was so embarrassed.
For many years now if I am hungry it is like pain in my stomach, if I don't eat for longer periods I get bad headaches and waves of nausea. Also a sensation of burning, it feels like my stomach is too acidic. No proof there though. I have no re-flux.

BrideSept2017

For me I have different levels of hunger:

Empty/light stomach feeling
Stomach growling
Stomach pain
Nausea, pain, and lightheaded

The last one is tough for me because once I hit that point most food sounds awful, but I know it will only go away if I eat something. That's why I don't think IF will ever be an effective plan for me, haha.

MondayJune22nd2015

1st my throat, begins to tighten & 2nd my stomach, feels as though; the walls're going to collapse.

codsterlaing95

Brain fog. Weakness.

Pawsforme

Most frequently I feel overall weakness and head achy (often not a full blown headache, just a "not right" feeling). And brain fog/slowed mental processing speed.

Weirdly enough, when I'm really very hungry my upper arms (and sometimes my shoulders) will ache.

My stomach almost never growls, and when it does it's usually not related to hunger. I also rarely get the empty/hollow stomach feeling as a primary sign of hunger.

suziecue20

Hungry = irritability, tummy rumbling, tummy ache
Over-hungry = a peculiar feeling of fullness.

Machka9

pinggolfer96 wrote: »

How do you sense/ feel hunger?

When my stomach growls, it is a good feeling and so I don't feel hungry, I don't want to eat.

But probably the first indication I'm hungry is when I get a wickedly awful stab of pain in my abdomen. Like someone just drove a knife into me. That's a pretty good hint.

Then there's the dizziness and irritability.

emmycantbemeeko

I've worked at jobs where I frequently couldn't stop to eat for so long I've gotten excellent at tuning out physical hunger pangs/stomach growling, which I rarely notice and which usually pass after a minute or two, especially if I drink water. But a sudden drop in my ability to concentrate/irritability is impossible to ignore. And it does usually come on quite suddenly and only gets worse until I eat.

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Francl27

Can't explain it LOL. But sometimes it's in my stomach, sometimes it's in my body and I feel that I'm getting weak and should really eat something.

IdLikeToLoseItLoseIt

emmaprocopiou wrote: »

Different types of hunger pangs for me

Irritable and snappy

Mouth hungry - just want to chew ????

Tired , brain fog , can't do simple tasks properly

Thirsty hungry - needing to up my fluids but mouth doesn't feel dry

Belly hungry , not really rumbling but an empty feeling , usually something little satisfies but has taken time to recognise this

Boredom hungry - mindless munching
How I ended up on mfp lol

Could eat a horse hungry - tends to be 'eyes bigger than stomach ' as my mum says

That's a lot of hungry

Haha, that's a great summary for me, too! I'll also add insomnia hungry - where my stomach is so empty and my body is so hungry I either can't sleep or wake up frequently in the middle of the night. Eating something as simple as a cheese stick and water helps, but plain water with no food doesn't help much.

sunfastrose

Usually my brain is there before my stomach. I feel like I should eat, and if I put it off that's when my stomach kicks in. And just to be clear - I also get my brain telling me to eat something when I am not hungry, but they are two different things. My brain is also what tells me when to stop eating when I go out to eat. It's a kind of click that tells me when I am done.

kshama2001

texasf1ght wrote: »

I have wondered this so often because I usually only feel satiated for about an hour after eating, and then I'm hungry again. After having another good friend lose weight with me and do the same intensity of workouts I was starting to feel like something was wrong with me. I constantly felt hungry, and I was worried that I wasn't eating enough, but when I upped my calorie intake from 1,300-1,500 to 1,500-1,800 I stopped losing weight...

I'm only hungry right before a meal. You may be eating types of foods that aren't satiating for you. We can give you some tips if you change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

yesimpson

Weakness, poor concentration, irritability, sometimes a rumbling stomach (but mine is often noisier the hour after eating rather than before).
If it goes too far I start to feel sick.

stealthq

Mostly, I'll get stomach cramps. They start super mild and are easily ignored.

If it's mostly because I eat at that time of the day, they'll go away in 10-15min and not come back again until I smell food cooking or it's time for the next meal.

If I'm seriously in need of food, they escalate until I can't hardly stand up straight and definitely can't think straight.
^^^
This is rare.

I've also done the 'weak feeling' type of hunger before, but I think that was more like hypoglycemia since a couple of bites takes care of it.

elaineamj

Stomach growling, overall weakness, and I get crabby! Sometimes if I am late cooking dinner and it is taking longer than I like, we all get crabby and I know it's because we are all hungry

When I am doing endurance activity (2+ hours on my road bike), I noticed that I MUST eat at least an energy bar every hour or so. If I forget to pack one, I can immediately notice my energy waning and I slow down. Once I eat, I am fine again and can keep going. My friend and my DH don't have the same issues and can keep going without food. Don't know if it's mental, but it seems real enough - especially since it took me about a year or so to realize this was happening consistently.

Kullerva

When hungry, my stomach growls, I get tired and a little irritated. This is my warning to EAT SOMETHING NOW. I have non-diabetic hypoglycemia and if I ignore true hunger warnings I could wind up passing out. Hasn't happened in years, but it used to. About 15 minutes before I pass out, I get to the point where I'd murder for a meal. Mom calls it my Hulk state.

bruhaha007

I hear my tummy and/or I start getting a craving something to eat.

Need2Exerc1se

An empty feeling in my stomach usually accompanied by growling (often embarrassingly loud). If I stay hungry too long I'll usually get a headache.