I didn't drink enough water, so I'm "hungry"

dizam

Today I ate a lot (95 calories above my goal, before dinner) and the reason was I didn't drink enough (I have a 2qt bottle of ice green tea, that remained untouched)

Of course, when I remember to drink, I eat quite a bit less....

Live and learn.

taso42

eh, 95 cals... barely rounding error

eta: by the way, assuming that you're aiming for a 500 cal deficit, you realize you still have a 405 cal deficit today, right?.

Mollydolly10

Also, we sometimes confuse the hungry and thirsty signals from the brain - we may THINK we're hungry when we are actually thirsty - just another reason to stay hydrated! That way we can make SURE we are really only eating when we're actually hungry, and not misinterpreting signals!

engineman312

plus or minus a hundred calories is nothing. you're ok.

ChristineMarie89

the more i drink(water) the hungrier i get for some reason lol i think im just weird tho lol

solpwr

I regularly deviate +/- 1,000 calories day to day. The weekly average usually comes within a couple hundred though.

bmjohnso9192

so true....when I concentrate on drinking my water, I feel so much better, and eat a lot less. I am a teacher's aide, and I usually travel from room to room throughout the day, and I ALWAYS take a re-fillable water bottle with me. It controls hunger and headaches are almost non-existant. (I used to drink a lot of caffinated drinks)

jovz10

the more i drink(water) the hungrier i get for some reason lol i think im just weird tho lol

so do i.... i thought i'm the only one that way... tend to drink at most 4 cups of water a day but mainly drink coffee in the morning and green tea in the afternoon.....

dizam

Agreed, 100 calories give or take is not the end of the world. After dinner, I'll will end with 600-700 calories above my goal, but I still have to go to the gym, so some quality time on the elliptical will take care of the extra. But it is much easier for me not to eat any extra if I drink lots of water (or green tea)

scottberrydsm

Thanks for the reminder - drinking the water is key to weight loss with any program. Why? Because THE STOMACH IS STUPID! Filling it with cold water twenty minutes before a meal makes it think "Oh, why am I even eating? I'm not hungry?" Whiuch reminds me - I'm gonna go drink two glasses of water RIGHT NOW before I go meet my wife and my granddaughter for dinner!