I Never Let Myself Get Hungry

ajsdream
ajsdream Posts: 223 Member
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
This is my food issue. I never let myself get hungry. I eat all day long, and I hardly ever feel full from doing this.

What I'm looking for are tips from anyone here who can help me! How do I mentally stop myself from eating when I'm not hungry? It shouldn't be hard, but it seems to be!

Planning out my days on MFP doesn't help this problem, because I will eat what I have planned regardless of my hunger. Yes, I'm watching my calories when I plan out my days, but it doesn't help the underlying issue: eating when I'm not hungry!

Help me please!

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  • Evie789
    Evie789 Posts: 1 Member
    I don't let myself get hungry, because if I do, I binge. I just watch and count my calories and as long as I am within my goal I eat what I have planned. If I feel full then I stop eating and save the rest for later. Hope this helps.
  • ajsdream
    ajsdream Posts: 223 Member
    I see what you're saying... My binge sessions can last all day long if I don't plan out my days.

    It's not really that I want to be starving before I eat, but I'd rather not eat if I wasn't hungry. It's a mental thing, and I'm not sure how to get myself to that point. I eat mindlessly most of the time.
  • mallory3411
    mallory3411 Posts: 839 Member
    You just have to delay eating a bit.

    For me, I don't let myself get too hungry because if I do I will throw all this healthy eating out the window and binge. I eat when I feel hunger however I always drink water first since our bodies tend to confuse thirst for hunger.

    When you feel the urge to eat delay it by a few minutes.... say you'll eat in 15 minutes. Drink water and distract yourself.

    If you are being truthful in your tracking and you stay within your calorie goals I don't see a problem to constantly eating. I tend to graze throughout the day... never really feeling all that hungry.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    I also don't allow myself to get hungry, because I also binge when I do... However, I try to drink a decent amount of water everyday... for me when I do that it seriously staves off feeling hungry... Because most of the time I'm just thirsty... so when you get hungry, try drinking a glass of water first (if you don't already do that) because it may just be your body telling you your thirsty but your mistaking it for hunger...
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    This is my food issue. I never let myself get hungry. I eat all day long, and I hardly ever feel full from doing this.

    What I'm looking for are tips from anyone here who can help me! How do I mentally stop myself from eating when I'm not hungry? It shouldn't be hard, but it seems to be!

    Planning out my days on MFP doesn't help this problem, because I will eat what I have planned regardless of my hunger. Yes, I'm watching my calories when I plan out my days, but it doesn't help the underlying issue: eating when I'm not hungry!

    Help me please!

    As long as you are hitting your calorie goal timing of eating will not affect weight loss. I eat 6-8 times/day, this way I feel my best and always have energy.
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    If you are eating healthy food and eating within your calorie limits, there is nothing wrong with eating all day.

    I graze all day long. And I eat most of my calories in the evening.

    I also never let myself get hungry. If I do, I will eat stuff that's quick and at hand, which is usually never healthy.

    There is nothing wrong with what you are doing.
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