Hungry after eating

Pandabug93
Pandabug93 Posts: 130 Member
edited February 15 in Food and Nutrition
So I am getting back on track and have I just ate a bagel topped with tuna and a small amount of cream cheese. Plenty of protein in it with a bottle of water.


Why am I still hungry?

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  • notnikkisixx
    notnikkisixx Posts: 375 Member
    you skipped breakfast, could that be the reason?
  • Pandabug93
    Pandabug93 Posts: 130 Member
    I woke up late--around 10 and had lunch at 12 so I don't think so. =/
  • notnikkisixx
    notnikkisixx Posts: 375 Member
    Try filling up on water and do something active so you won't think about it :)

    If you're still hungry in an hour, snag a healthy snack!
  • karmasays
    karmasays Posts: 82 Member
    Add some healthy fat and fibre to your meal (i.e. a tblsp of peanut butter and an apple or hummus and carrots), try and have whole grain bagels as well (if it wasn't already). It's not ALL about protein :)
  • davert123
    davert123 Posts: 1,569 Member
    Its difficult to see because you didn't book yesterday. What happened yesterday ? If you cut right back or did a lot of exercise then all the food would be sucked up into your muscle straight away.

    How much sugar was in the bagel as well ? It could be a combination.

    My understanding - your body stores carbs as glycogen in your muscle.
    If you fast then this gets depleted
    If you then eat the food, particularly the carbs will get sucked up into you muscle
    If there is sugar about at the time and you are a little sugar sensitive then the sugar could give you a bit of an insulin spike. On top of the muscle sucking up the carb which would cause your blood sugar to crash. This gets interpreted by your brain as feeing hungry.

    Good luck, its all a learning process and you will eventually work out what causes your body to behave like this
  • autumnsquirrel
    autumnsquirrel Posts: 258 Member
    So I am getting back on track and have I just ate a bagel topped with tuna and a small amount of cream cheese. Plenty of protein in it with a bottle of water.


    Why am I still hungry?
    Every person is different. I used to have that hunger after eating similar to what you mentioned. Only it was a bagel and cream cheese. The problem is the bagel. It is carbs and unnecessary. If you like eggs, keep hard-boiled eggs in your fridge for a quick snack or make deviled eggs:) The tuna on its own is fine; it's that bagel. The bad carb will get you every time. It's like when one has pizza, then they want ice cream after. Then you wake up with a pizza/ice cream hangover;)
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