I don't feel full.

WitchesGuildMaster

A lot of people always say you should eat until you're full. Well I never get full. Unless I eat a whole cake. I do get hunger cues though, but not satiated cues. Sometimes, when it actually DOES work, I have to be standing to feel the cue. I just don't feel it AT ALL when I sit down. :huh: Has anyone else experienced this? :ohwell:

Cranquistador

I rarely feel full.

gotolam

A lot of people always say you should eat until you're full.

A lot of people are overweight.

AllTehBeers

Generally when I'm eating a deficit, I only feel full right after a meal. I make giant salads and bowls of green vegetables just to have volume. I can't trust myself to stop when I feel full and it's a big part of why I'm here.

itsbasschick

don't eat to feel full - eat not to be hungry. just a thought...

Ready2Rock206

Eat until satisfied not until you're stuffed full.

WitchesGuildMaster

Okay, rephrase... I don't feel satisfied. Lol. Like when you sit down at a meal and some people know when to stop eating. I don't get that feeling.

forkofpower

There"s a difference between physical hunger and mental hunger. I have the same problem -- I never 'feel' satiated, even when my stomach is stuffed to the point of pain. I want to keep eating. I just ignore it.

KettyLoyd

I suggest you to eat slowly. when you will eat slowly, it takes time and you will feel full. The main reason of eating so much is eating so fast. If we eat fast, we don't understand that our stomach is full.

Ready2Rock206

I haven't used it much but the app "No More Diets" by Dr. Jenn Berman is supposed to train you on how to do intuitive eating and get in touch with your hunger signals.

flumi_f

Drink a bouillon or a tea before your meal.
Eat slowly, eat enough Protein, lots of low cal veggies and some healthy fats. Carbs are OK, but grain carbs cause more hunger in some people (ME!)

And then there really are people, that don't have a full button. Then you need to count your cals.

WitchesGuildMaster

And then there really are people, that don't have a full button. Then you need to count your cals.

Me being one of them I think. atleast I think my full button is severely distorted.

MargaretSobers

Eating full doesn't mean that you eat food till your stomach is full and tighten with having lots of food in it. Eating full means till unless your hunger remove, eating too much will give rise to gain muscles and weight, and it was not good for health.

haildodger

It looks like you're just getting started. It takes time for your stomach to shrink, and become accustomed to eating less. The more accurate you are with your calorie and activity levels, the easier it will be to feel satisfied(not stuffed). Accuracy is everything. Hitting your protein & fiber goals will help too.

trinatrina1984

I find drinking a lot of water before / during my meal really helps.

neandermagnon

some people don't have reliable hunger/full cues. You may be one of those people - sometimes people don't have them at all, or it may be something that you learn with time (some people lose the ability due to habitual overeating - but it can usually be relearned).

Set a calorie goal on MFP that gives you a sensible deficit, then eat that number of calories. Stop eating when you've eaten the right number of calories. Include plenty of protein and veggies in each meal (these help you to feel full) plus drinking enough water - also include fat and carbohydrate in your diet, but be careful with portion control with those. Weigh your food so you're sure you're eating the number of calories you think you are.

It's likely that you'll find that after getting into the habit of eating the right number of calories each meal, including enough protein, fat and veggies, that your stomach/brain relearn the hunger/full signals and you should start to feel full on the right number of calories. Not everyone can learn this though - if a particular part of the hypothalamus isn't working right, hunger/full signals don't happen. But that's pretty rare - it is something that most people can relearn. In any case, as long as you eat the right number of calories, you should be able to lose fat and maintain a healthy weight long term.

WBB55

You're not alone.

I almost never feel satisfied by a meal.
I almost never feel full.

No real tips. I try to drink water with my meals to fill the belly some. I always have to try to remember to eat slower. Put the fork down between bites. That kind of thing.

Ashleigh_H1

Drop carbs & sugar and eat fats like coconut oil and avocado's etc and you should start to feel full.

WitchesGuildMaster

Awww! Thank you all for caring!! :flowerforyou:

But I'm NOT new to MFP. Infact I've been here since I was 18, and am now 21. New profile.

I am well aware of everything that was suggested ex drinking water, eating enough fibre and protein (btw, I WILL NOT give up my carbs, I love bread and potatoes and bananas and I must have fibre, I have a seriously lazy digestive track)

I am not hungry because I'm eating too little or anything. This was merely an observation I made. And wanted to know if there are others who's satisfied-button is broken. :laugh:

I've noticed I only get hungry at eating times and after that it passed. Wether I ate or not. One poster said satisfied means untill the hunger is gone. If I did that, I would be undereating! Because as soon as I take one bite of food the hunger pangs cease immediately. And don't return until the next meal time.

Thanks for all the help!! I suppose I'll be on MFP for the rest of my life which is alright.

darrensurrey

It does depend on what you eat. Try eating chicken breast and you'll feel like not bothering very quickly.

A lot of people always say you should eat until you're full.

A lot of people are overweight.

:laugh: Boom! Headshot!

KateK8LoseW8

I rarely feel full. I eat until I am no longer hungry.

WitchesGuildMaster

I rarely feel full. I eat until I am no longer hungry.

That would be 6 licks of food a day for me. Because when I taste it, the hunger goes away :laugh:

soozey1

You could try a detox to help reset your feeling of fullness trigger, there is a special word for it. Dr Mark Hymann is a really good read, nothing drastic and it really works, real food to detox. It really helped me. He has a website lots of video tutorials

WitchesGuildMaster

You could try a detox to help reset your feeling of fullness trigger, there is a special word for it. Dr Mark Hymann is a really good read, nothing drastic and it really works, real food to detox. It really helped me. He has a website lots of video tutorials

How does a detox help anything? No offense, but I thought that's what we've got liver and kidneys for? :ohwell:

mohairbears

If you have been overeating for a long time , your stomach stretches... Your body gets used to eating high carbs and sugars. You lose all sense of hunger, your body which is in a real mess, send urges to eat more of the addictive foods you are constantly consuming... Once you have started a new healthy eating plan, containing lots of fruit and vegetables and lean protein, it will take a few weeks to readjust, to the healthy foods and smaller ammounts. Your stomach will shrink. In time you will learn to eat less because your body will stop craving carbs and sugar. It is then your body will naturally tell you your are satified. If this does not happen its more likely because you not eating enough or you are still not selecting the right kind of healthy foods to fill up on... What are you eating?

sijomial

I never feel so full I couldn't eat more if there's nice food available.
I was on a preventative treatment for migraines for many years (pizotifen) which seemed to make it worse but in truth I've always been greedy!

Following an intermittent fasting eating protocol for the last couple of years has helped me tell the difference between real hunger and eating out of habit, greed or boredom. Counting calories and stopping when you have eaten enough also works - if only there was a web site where you could log your food and see your calorie count.......

WitchesGuildMaster

If you have been overeating for a long time , your stomach stretches... Your body gets used to eating high carbs and sugars. You lose all sense of hunger, your body which is in a real mess, send urges to eat more of the addictive foods you are constantly consuming... Once you have started a new healthy eating plan, containing lots of fruit and vegetables and lean protein, it will take a few weeks to readjust, to the healthy foods and smaller ammounts. Your stomach will shrink. In time you will learn to eat less because your body will stop craving carbs and sugar. It is then your body will naturally tell you your are satified. If this does not happen its more likely because you not eating enough or you are still not selecting the right kind of healthy foods to fill up on... What are you eating?

Whatever I'd like within my calorie goal. Been eating this way for a few years. You can look at my diary if you want. But it doesn't go back far as I've only created this profile on Tuesday last week. (I think.) I've never eaten exclusively healthy. Restriction leads to binging. Also, I'm not craving anything. I've logged this week ahead. So you can look at what I will be eating the rest of the week as well if you wish. Don't bash carbs. I need their fibre for digestive reasons.

chloeealicee

My stomach is a bottomless pit, i never feel satisfied. I can eat a large pizza, 6 chicken tenders and a large fries and still want more (infact that's what i used to do everyday)

but then i decided self confidence and being healthy was worth it so now i'd rather eat a reasonable amount and be fueled for my day but still hungry than overeat, be overweight and still be hungry (if that makes sense at all)

nezbit88

I am much the same, I can eat over 2000 calories a day and never feel satisfied. Oddly enough this is the same reason I find restricting easy - I am not going to feel unsatisfied if I eat a large meal vs something light so I eat enough not to have a grumbling tummy.

WitchesGuildMaster

- if only there was a web site where you could log your food and see your calorie count.......

Well darn it! I suppose there isn't is there?? :laugh:

Inkratlet

I know when I feel full, and have carried on eating anyway to the point of making myself sick in the past. I don't know when I'm sated though, or I've overeaten so much in the past that my body has forgotten this state in between empty and stuffed.

So the calorie counting method works for me. I've just had a salad for lunch which was ~450 calories and about 45% protein, but right now I could eat another one quite happily. I make myself take half an hour and then re-assess (after all, I'm not going to die if I don't eat more immediately), and 9 times out of 10 after that 30 mins I can say I am no longer hungry.

Maybe I eat too quickly, I don't know, but it seems that if I set out a balanced meal plan and give it time to settle that works.