Always hungry! No 'off button'!!!
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I could easily eat 4000 calories in a meal if I wanted to, and I have done it often before.
You an me both but 63lb lost is fab-u-lous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
I have no off button. Dinner was 16 oz of chicken breast (cooked weight even), 1/2lb spinach & 1/2lb white potato. I could eat three times that. Desert will be: 2 slices of banana nut bread with butter, 2 cups of cereal with 1/2 cup milk, 2 pop tarts, & a pint of ice cream. I will only stop because of hitting my goal, not being full.
My diary is public.
STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're making me hungry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
You're not alone at all. Once I start eating, I have a hard time stopping. Which is why over time I've gotten to the point where I just don't eat until 6 PM and then eat constantly until I go to bed. It works for me. You might find that something like this works for you, or maybe you need to be careful to not let yourself get too hungry by eating very regularly (every 1-2 hours). Also make sure you're eating plenty of protein, because it is satiating, and vegetables, because you can have a very large volume of them without many calories.
I agree with this 100%!!!
I could always go for food too. Putting off eating until I cant stand it anymore works for me sometimes its 10am and sometimes its 5 or 6. But then I have more calories to snack on until I go to bed. So that works for me!0 -
You're not alone at all. Once I start eating, I have a hard time stopping. Which is why over time I've gotten to the point where I just don't eat until 6 PM and then eat constantly until I go to bed. It works for me. You might find that something like this works for you, or maybe you need to be careful to not let yourself get too hungry by eating very regularly (every 1-2 hours). Also make sure you're eating plenty of protein, because it is satiating, and vegetables, because you can have a very large volume of them without many calories.
I agree with this 100%!!!
I could always go for food too. Putting off eating until I cant stand it anymore works for me sometimes its 10am and sometimes its 5 or 6. But then I have more calories to snack on until I go to bed. So that works for me!
Me too! I just go with my habit and don't try that don't eat after 6 pm thing. Especially because I can't sleep if hungry. I need my calories for a couple hours before bed to avoid hunger and enable sleep.0 -
There is NO WAY I could not eat until the evening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have to have my 3 meals a day plus snacks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Otherwise there would be many people's lives at serious risk!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plus I have to take medication which is very boring but requires an element of being sensible. :grumble:0
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I too have been described as eating like a field hand when I was younger, and yes, I can still pack it in! But I have discovered that eating real fats, like butter and full cream milk, and using lard, tallow and ghee to fry or sauté in has drastically cut down my appetite. For the majority of days I now only eat three meals a day, and have no desire for snacks. So substitute full cream milk for the low fat, and real butter for the spread stuff. And perhaps try a more substantial breakfast like some bacon and eggs (fried in the bacon drippings of course!). Yes, all if it has a much higher caloric content, but it has lots of bang for the bucks.0
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I looked at your diary and you have a HUGE amount of carbs and very little protein...Set your macros to 40% protein and 30% carbs and fat, and you will see a big difference in your feelings of "hunger"...
If I eat too much carbs, and especially processed carbs, I will eat all day long...Its cravings, not hunger..0 -
I can eat a hell of a lot if don't stop myself.
If you're actually 'hungry', not just liking to eat (which to be fair is my issue)... it might be worth looking to see if you are intolerant to any food.
I went through a phase of being pretty hungry, especially when going to bed... even though I tried to have some 'protein fluff' when going to bed.
After a while of this 'hungry' feeling and worse with stomach pains and the like... I worked out I was intolerant to (fairly pure at least) Caesin protein. It turns out the acid imbalance it likely caused gave the sensation of hunger.
When I ate stuff, it restored the acid levels and ta-da, no longer feel the hunger feeling!
At one point staying at a friend's house I actually got up and had a couple of bowls of cereal at 4am because of what felt like hunger pangs!0 -
I can eat a hell of a lot if don't stop myself.
If you're actually 'hungry', not just liking to eat (which to be fair is my issue)... it might be worth looking to see if you are intolerant to any food.
I went through a phase of being pretty hungry, especially when going to bed... even though I tried to have some 'protein fluff' when going to bed.
After a while of this 'hungry' feeling and worse with stomach pains and the like... I worked out I was intolerant to (fairly pure at least) Caesin protein. It turns out the acid imbalance it likely caused gave the sensation of hunger.
When I ate stuff, it restored the acid levels and ta-da, no longer feel the hunger feeling!
At one point staying at a friend's house I actually got up and had a couple of bowls of cereal at 4am because of what felt like hunger pangs!
I think my hunger probably is as much of "just liking to eat" too!!!!0 -
I'm like this too which is what caused me to gain 100 pounds in about a year after I lost weight previously. I just ignore it now and eat frequent small amounts to manage. But I'm usually hungry again within a short time. I just try to wait until I absolutely have to eat.0
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My husband asked me yesterday if my stomach was a police station... cos it's never closed for business!!!!!!!!!!!! He's such a romantic soul!!!!!!!!!0
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I do not think I am always hungry, I just LOVE food, I love eating.....period. (I am a foodie, I think it is imprinted in our DNA)
Seriously, I go on vacations and plan my day based around the food.
This is one of the reasons I have to eat the way do and not keep junk or high calorie food in the house.0 -
I do not think I am always hungry, I just LOVE food, I love eating.....period. (I am a foodie, I think it is imprinted in our DNA)
Seriously, I go on vacations and plan my day based around the food.
This is one of the reasons I have to eat the way do and not keep junk or high calorie food in the house.
Hehe!!!!!!!!!!! The only chocolate I keep in the house is snickers for my husband which I OK because I don't really like because of peanuts!
I plan my sunbathing aroung breakfast and lunch!!!!0 -
Obviously live in a decent sized town then... because the local police station where my mum lives is closed a good bit of the timeMy husband asked me yesterday if my stomach was a police station... cos it's never closed for business!!!!!!!!!!!! He's such a romantic soul!!!!!!!!!
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Obviously live in a decent sized town then... because the local police station where my mum lives is closed a good bit of the timeMy husband asked me yesterday if my stomach was a police station... cos it's never closed for business!!!!!!!!!!!! He's such a romantic soul!!!!!!!!!.
We live in a city!!!!!!!!!! There are at least 3 open 24 hours!!!!0 -
Like an earlier poster, I find when I eat whole grain and little sugar, I don't get the willies to eat as much. Something I noticed about your diary is that you don't eat much in the line of vegetables, some days none at at all. Vegetables are filling and low calorie. And maybe you could spread your calories out more so you don't get hungry in between.0
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I do not think I am always hungry, I just LOVE food, I love eating.....period. (I am a foodie, I think it is imprinted in our DNA)
Seriously, I go on vacations and plan my day based around the food.
This is one of the reasons I have to eat the way do and not keep junk or high calorie food in the house.
Hehe!!!!!!!!!!! The only chocolate I keep in the house is snickers for my husband which I OK because I don't really like because of peanuts!
I plan my sunbathing aroung breakfast and lunch!!!!
OMG, snickers are my kryptonite. I would take a king sized snickers over a steak. I think that just happens to be my most favorite food ever.
FoodTV + a hooka = fat Lesa. I blame the bong and Emeril.
Edited to say that ^^ was 10 years ago.0 -
Does anyone else have no "off button" when it comes to food?
People talk about cheat days and cheat meals but on a cheat day I could seriously eat a week load of calories (which is why I don't do it!) But seriously I am always hungry... even after a big meal... whether I'm on a healthy eating kick, a diet or just eating rubbish.
Am I alone?
Please say I'm not!
Nicole xx
Protein suppresses appetite finish with a piece of cheese0 -
I'm so pleased I'm not the only one with no "off button"!!!!!!!!!! It's always nice to know that you are not alone!!!!
Someone posted that my meals are very British, which they are (because I am!)... I am trying to eat more good fats (after I was told that I had a 43% body fat by doc but that I should still eat fat?!) but that is difficult because protein and fats are so blooming expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am not nor have ever been on a low fat diet! But I do rather feel that buying 2 chicken breasts for a £5 is tantamount to daylight robbery! So lots of my meals are made up of much cheaper veg's, fruits and carbs! Although there is meat with every meal but breakfast!
(I am also quite a fussy eater and I'm weird about textures - nuts, avocado and most fish don't do it for me!!!!)
I actually find I am much better at home as I can control what I eat... my tempation always happens at work when there are biscuits around!
The biggest help I think I have found is logging what I'm eating in advance so I know what calories I can play with and also that I probably wasn't drinking enough before. The more I drink the easier I find not feeling full... also a hot chocolate does wonders for a chocolate craving but with far less calories!
Other than logging, protein and water are then any other tricks for someone with insatiable hunger?!
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Hello again
I was over 30% bfat when I started my journey. It was the lack of protein and dieting for years without building muscle. That's why when I cut down to 8stone 12 I still looked flabby! English wobbly square bum! (Actually that's because I cut too fast 500 cals deficit a day and did too much cardio).
I've now bulked and cut a few times and eat a minimum of 110g protein a day and things are much better. I've had comments about my body and bum looking young and a lot more 'attention'
. And I weigh more. I lift heavy in the gym.
I know food is expensive here but I'm a single mum and I find the protein on offer. Ie chicken thighs are always cheap, pork chops, oats, protein powder, skimmed milk. Chana dhal is dead cheap and high in protein. Buy stuff on offer and freeze. I still suffer with hunger, like before dinner I'm starving and have to nibble veg while I cook, and after dinner I have to wash up and distract myself to stop binging, but it's very do-able (and I'm on maintenance, which is harder for me than dieting or bulking). Feel free to nose around my diary.
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I have no off button.
I wouldn't say I am always hungry, I just am never un-hungry. I could ALWAYS go for food. I have never once turned down food because I was unhungry.... I've turned down food because I knew I had to.
So you are not alone!
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Well if it's just greed, then you're going to have to learn to just say no!
But I looked at your diary, and while eating processed food isn't a problem, it can be high in calorie, and better choices could be made. I agree with posters that said you need more protein and fat, for example you eat a onken fat free yogurt, you could get a similar full fat one which wouldn't be more expensive, and get full fat milk, again, which is the same price. I honestly think refining your diet would do you the world of good, and would most likely reduce the need to eat all the time. I don't know where you are getting your chicken from, but in asda they do 3 for £10 on chicken and meats/ fish, and so i have to disagree that it's expensive.0 -
A top tip I learned was to eat consciously. Slowly. Eat your food at a table if you can, or at the very least turn off the tv if you have to eat from your lap.
Take a bite, put down your cutlery and chew, really chew, like twenty times, explore the textures and flavours and then swallow. Go for another mouthful in exactly the same way. It's not a race, you are refuelling and nourishing your body.
So many people still shovel in food at speed and they don't give their body time to send the "I'm full" signal.
This is how slim people can leave food on their plates and declare they are done no matter how delicious the food.
Also I eat high fat / high protein and this keeps me full, I don't do sugar or wheat so I am never tempted to pig out and I'm not on the carb roller coaster. I was pre-diabetic with all the sugar I consumed as it was my 'go to' food.
No my blood sugar is stable and my moods have improved so I am not eating emotionally as much. I'm not trying to fill a craving hole I thought was hunger any more.
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Hi All!
Thanks for your comments. There's a lot of feedback that's very helpful, there's some that I do agree with:
I don't eat enough protein and fat
There are some things I don't agree with:
If I make food... which I do every night... it has vegetables in it!
£10 for meat is a whole heap of a load more expensive than the equivalent weight of fruit / veg / pasta / rice etc. Your budget and mine may not be the same so please appreciate that when I say meat is expensive... to me it is!
I think probably another poster made my point better when they said... "it's not that I'm always hungry... it's that I could always go for food" that means it is always a conscious choice to not eat... and that is hard!!!!
What I currently eat has seen me lose 24lb in the last year and I like most of it (which is what is important to me... I want to LOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEE what I eat!)... I just want to be able to eat more of it... and chocolate... I'd like to be able to eat more of that too!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
I am always hungry too. and it sucks. I try to eat some meals/snacks every 2 hours, but honestly it doesn't help much. ive tried drinking water often- doesn't do much other than make me have to pee every half hour...which doesn't work well with my job.... So you are def not alone!! Good luck!0
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I have days when I am starving no matter what I eat including protein/fats. Those days I drink LOTS got H2O. I usually eat at least 5-6 smaller meals daily so I don't have that feeling. IF i am starving I usually make poor food choices. Endless GD battle.0
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So lots of my meals are made up of much cheaper veg's, fruits and carbs! Although there is meat with every meal but breakfast!
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Other than logging, protein and water are then any other tricks for someone with insatiable hunger?!
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Have you tried cutting carbs from your diet apart from LG carbs found in leafy vegetables and sweet potatoes? Try it for a week or two and see how you feel. I am always ravenous if I eat any more than 50g carbs a day and rarely hungry when I go Low Carb. Refined carbs found in bread, pasta, rice and processed foods in particular make me hungry for them all the time.
I don't know what your diet is right now, but eating more good quality, natural saturated fats stops hunger and doesn't lead to putting on weight like carbs does.
Also you might want to get your insulin levels checked.0 -
I don't have an "off button" but I do have a "snooze button" for hunger: tall glass of water. Sometimes I really crave a sweet and I know I'd be just throwing away calories on it, so I drink a cup of water. I generally feel the craving fade away. If I'm still hungry about ten minutes after the water, I'll make a snack, but a sensible one.0
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I was like that before. The only way I stopped eating too much was when I turned on google search how many calories per hour, bmr calculator, how much I burn every hour.. mine is 50 calories every hour I guess. tht way I finally disciplined myself and realized that I just do bored eating back in the day. Now Im all good. lol. u can do it. or u can start off with 100 calorie every hour until u reach 1400. either way. ur choice.0
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No way!!!!!!
I'm ALWAYS hungry.0
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