do you eat when you're not hungry?

stephyj528
stephyj528 Posts: 93 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Do u eat when youre not hungry. ..meaning do u listen to your body at every meal or do u go by your usual schedule so if im not hungry ill eat my regular breakfast of 400 cals or whatever? If not then what? Bc all days are different but if u dont eat sometimes later im even more hungry..this is a struggle and then u have people saying contradicting things. Please help. Thanks!

Also what do u do on the days u are still quite hungry even after u ate your days worth? obv assuming u dont do it every day?

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  • JoanneC1216
    JoanneC1216 Posts: 166
    In my experience, I think it's best to eat before hunger sets in so you are less tempted to eat more. That seems to work for me.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    Never eat if you're not hungry, unless you're trying to gain weight on MFP instead of losing. There are people on here that need or want to gain weight. It's not easy for them either.
  • CharleePear
    CharleePear Posts: 1,948 Member
    If I didn't eat when I was hungry I would hardly eat, as it is I find it hard to eat very often and still forget to a lot.
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    I don't eat if I'm not hungry. I'm reasonably in tune with my calorie needs though, so it would be different for someone with an ED or a "hard gainer" in a bulk, for example.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    Your profile states that you have lost 20 pounds on MFP before and then gained it all back. If you were able to eat intuitively, you would have been able to keep the weight off. My advice is to meet your calorie and macro goals while you lose the weight again. Then keep logging while in maintenance until you have a good idea of what you need to eat to maintain.

    Meeting your calories can be done in ways that don't make you feel stuffed. Calorie dense foods can help with this. Good luck.
  • stephyj528
    stephyj528 Posts: 93 Member
    Your profile states that you have lost 20 pounds on MFP before and then gained it all back. If you were able to eat intuitively, you would have been able to keep the weight off. My advice is to meet your calorie and macro goals while you lose the weight again. Then keep logging while in maintenance until you have a good idea of what you need to eat to maintain.

    Meeting your calories can be done in ways that don't make you feel stuffed. Calorie dense foods can help with this. Good luck.

    Fair. Got it..thanks :)
  • zenalasca
    zenalasca Posts: 563 Member
    I eat when I'm hungry, which is generally not such a good thing when I've had too much chocolate...
  • benlambrou
    benlambrou Posts: 42 Member
    I stick to a eating routine during the work week and eat when not hungry. I eat at 6a 9a 11a 330p 6p 8p. I find that if i miss a snack meal or even a delayed time from normal meal I get extremely hungry. Especially breakfast.
  • bl1nk6
    bl1nk6 Posts: 175
    i lose my appetite sometimes and can easily forget to eat if im busy which i know would lead to muching lots of junk or eating disorders soooo , i make sure i eat routinely wether im hungry or not :)

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