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    • Posts: 18,343 Member
      midwesterner85 wrote: »
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      Fair enough - it depends on how close one is to their calorie goal at that point. The alternative noted is going to put nearly everyone over their calorie goal.

      But no reasonably rational/sane person is going to sit down and eat 36 oz. of peanut butter, so it's pretty much a moot point. Although one could argue that eating 2 gallons of pickles would tend to fall in the same category.
    • Posts: 19,003 Member
      edited February 2017
      AnvilHead wrote: »
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      But no reasonably rational/sane person is going to sit down and eat 36 oz. of peanut butter, so it's pretty much a moot point. Although one could argue that eating 2 gallons of pickles would tend to fall in the same category.

      Holy crap, that's a kilogram of peanut butter. I didn't get the oz measurement. Thats... disordered.
    • Posts: 11,502 Member
      AnvilHead wrote: »
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      But no reasonably rational/sane person is going to sit down and eat 36 oz. of peanut butter, so it's pretty much a moot point. Although one could argue that eating 2 gallons of pickles would tend to fall in the same category.

      Really?! Did you miss where I mentioned I've done exactly that?
    • Posts: 2,396 Member
      edited February 2017
      midwesterner85 wrote: »
      FTR, I have also eaten 36 oz. of peanut butter in a single sitting. Some of us have an appetite that takes a lot to fill. I'm pretty sure OP is asking for ideas to fill that appetite with a low calorie:satiety ratio. It's OK if you don't understand what it is like to be hungry all the time without eating a lot of food.

      Where I come from, people who eat ~6,000 calories of peanut butter in one sitting are called binge eaters. Have you ever been diagnosed with BED?
    • Posts: 11,502 Member
      CafeRacer808 wrote: »
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      Where I come from, people who eat ~6,000 calories of peanut butter in one sitting are called binge eaters. Have you ever been diagnosed with BED?

      No, and I just looked up the criteria for a binge eating disorder and not a single one of these applies to me:
      The binge eating episodes are associated with three (or more) of the following:
      Eating much more rapidly than normal.
      Eating until feeling uncomfortably full.
      Eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically hungry.
      Eating alone because of feeling embarrassed by how much one is eating.
      Feeling disgusted with oneself, depressed, or very guilty afterward.

      https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/binge-eating-disorder
    • Posts: 5,646 Member
      midwesterner85 wrote: »
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      No, and I just looked up the criteria for a binge eating disorder and not a single one of these applies to me:
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      https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/binge-eating-disorder

      Do you really not get that the vast majority of people do not eat the volumes of food you claim to? That it is actually not normal behaviour?
    • Posts: 11,502 Member
      Nony_Mouse wrote: »
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      Do you really not get that the vast majority of people do not eat the volumes of food you claim to? That it is actually not normal behaviour?

      I understand that. I also do not believe I'm the only one, even if I'm in the minority. It looks to me like OP is looking for solutions to a similar struggle - insatiable appetite, but not a lot of calories left to fill that usually. Do you not get that I'm offering suggestions because I've been there?
    • Posts: 10,330 Member
      My go-to low calorie foods are tea, coffee, sugar free jello, cucumbers and pickles, lettuce, raw cauliflower (love the crunch), diet drinks (I go through phases with these), various light soups broths and bouillons, various salad greens. Sometimes I also use bamboo shoots when I can find them, but sadly I don't find them often.
    • Posts: 5,646 Member
      Oh please. It's more than a bit of a stretch to assume that someone asking about low cal snacking options is putting away 2 gallons of pickles in a sitting, or wanting to. She said absolutely nothing about insatiable appetite.
    • Posts: 11,502 Member
      Nony_Mouse wrote: »
      Oh please. It's more than a bit of a stretch to assume that someone asking about low cal snacking options is putting away 2 gallons of pickles in a sitting, or wanting to. She said absolutely nothing about insatiable appetite.

      Her words were "rough patch." I'm not sure what her threshold is... perhaps it is less than mine or perhaps it is more. Her specific appetite compared to mine isn't really the point - she can use my suggestion to whatever extent works for her. I'm not sure why you continue to derail this thread, but I'm not going to be a part of that... good luck!
    • Posts: 5,361 Member
      GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
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      There's a difference in sweetening power per gram, though. A gram of splenda sweetens like 4 grams of sugar.

      This can make a difference if you're using the powdered stuff and need it for bulk in cooking.

      If you're just using it to sweeten beverages or yogurt or cottage cheese, it's worth it to get the liquid and have zero calories. The brand I get even includes handy little travel size bottles with your order.

      Ahhh, right. I forgot about that for a minute there, silly me. Thanks for the reminder! I use a mixture of Stevia and Splenda and it's 6 calories per 2.5 grams (equivalent to 2 tsp of sugar in sweetness) and I log that.
    • Posts: 22 Member
      chocolate pudding!

      But i restrain myself to just one portion for like 170 cal.

      I'm assuming "rough patch" means emotional stress. Chocolate always helps :)
    • Posts: 24 Member
      Any green vegetable.
    • Posts: 19,003 Member
      rodwen89 wrote: »
      chocolate pudding!

      But i restrain myself to just one portion for like 170 cal.

      I'm assuming "rough patch" means emotional stress. Chocolate always helps :)

      Yup, I just nibbled 2 squares of Lindt 85% cocoa dark chocolate nom, nom, nom.
    • Posts: 8,578 Member
      When I feel like something sweet and am out of wiggle room for the day, I chew sugar-free gum. Bursting with flavour and keeps my mouth busy, too. :)

      My favourite is "5" Winterfresh flavour. Not too spicy and the taste lasts a good long time. :)
    • Posts: 7,722 Member
      snickerscharlie wrote: »
      When I feel like something sweet and am out of wiggle room for the day, I chew sugar-free gum. Bursting with flavour and keeps my mouth busy, too. :)

      My favourite is "5" Winterfresh flavour. Not too spicy and the taste lasts a good long time. :)

      I have quite a collection of 5 gums. All of their flavors are nice and long lasting. It's my favorite brand by far.
    • Posts: 446 Member
      What do you mean by "free food"? Are you on Slimming World or Weight Watchers or something?
      If "free" means you don't pay for it, I mainly get that from my mum's house. She does huge portions but always loads of vegetables. And love! And homemade.
      If you're on about low calorie then I guess I've just tried to lower everything I eat. I've cut loads of wine out (it was nightly 250ml), I'm having just banana or grapefruit or a smoothie at breakfast, try to snack on clementines or whatever instead of the previous bowls of cereal.

      What are using the "free food" for? Hungry? Bored? Need to snack constantly? I drink a lot of tea.
    • Posts: 12 Member
      My favorite low calorie snack and it's filling is mushrooms, remove the caps and add laughing cow cheese. You can get 3 mushrooms and only use 1 wedge of laughing cow cheese. I baked them a little in the toaster oven to make it all soft and gooey!! DELICIOUS! I am loving all the lower calorie ideas.
    • Posts: 2,847 Member
      crystallambeth wrote: »
      My favorite low calorie snack and it's filling is mushrooms, remove the caps and add laughing cow cheese. You can get 3 mushrooms and only use 1 wedge of laughing cow cheese. I baked them a little in the toaster oven to make it all soft and gooey!! DELICIOUS! I am loving all the lower calorie ideas.

      Oh, I like this idea!
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