Do you eat when you're not hungry?

Jessica_Henry74

Question:

It's just about 1 PM and passed lunch time. I still have 1100 calories left for today but I'm just not feeling hungry at all.

Do you eat when you're not hungry just to use your calories?

I need advise!

yhateme1

all the time.... So what i do is calculate in low call snacks .. like 100 cal items carrots or apple wedges

downhomechik

all the time.... So what i do is calculate in low call snacks .. like 100 cal items carrots or apple wedges

thats a good idea.
For me: I don't eat when I'm not hungry thinking....oh hooray, finally ! I'm wondering if this is the best choice to not eat?

SPBROOKS68

I eat all the time too and can not go to sleep if HUNGRY

jennifer52484

I only eat when i'm hungry. but it usually works out to be every 2-3 hours.

* unless I am bored... which is usually the worst time to eat... that and in front of the tv.

jamie1888

I do! If it's been over 3 hours since my last meal, I try to eat at least a small meal or snack. Otherwise, by the time I do get around to eating another meal, I'm ravenous and will overdo it.

graceleigh614

I'm trying to only eat when I am hungry and stop when I am full.

janeinspain

Yes, I do. I plan my meals, I have the 3 meals of the day plus snacks. If I wait to get hungry, I risk eating the wrong food.

stormieweather

Not hungry? What's that???

I budget in snacks that I can look forward to and count on having...if only I resist all the unscheduled, unhealthy, unplanned things.

papastu

yes

Jessica_Henry74

Thanks everyone! I went ahead and got some salad with cut up veggies in it and a slice of wheat bread with a tablespoon of peanut butter.

Chari_Jan

I eat every 2 - 3 hours whether I'm hungry or not. If I wait till I'm hungry...chances are good that I'm not going to make a very wise choice.

Teapotdomescam

I only eat when I am hungry. However, sometimes someone will offer me a snack and after I take a bite I realize that I actually am hungry after all! Or, if it's been over 4 hours and I'm still not feeling it, I will eat something just to get it in my system.

butterfli7o

Yes, sometimes a bad mid-afternoon habit I'm trying to kick. Never to use up calories though, I don't seem to have that problem! My calories always seem to be gone before I know it!

Shayztar

I am in no way going to say this eloquently, so here's hoping someone else says it better and with more details.

I have read that "trusting" our hunger queues is kinda what got us into this "mess" in the first place. Until we are at a healthy weight and a healthy metabolism, it is important to eat regularly, and well. Or we might end up stalling our weight loss by messing with metabolism. That's why I eat even when I'm not feeling hungry. Cause I know I must be, just environment is tricking me somehow, like my babies all needing something different from 12 - 1, then wanting to just rest after they get down for a nap. LOL

I'm surprised you're not hungry! You have such a fab diet and you have been doing so well! Maybe you are just having a "day" today. But it is important to regularly eat when you are breast feeding too. When my calories get too low, my body stops making milk for my boy. Maybe if you have a little snack you might find you really are hungry for lunch. Then you'll have another one of your deelish wraps!

strawberrie_milk

Yes because I have to make sure I get my calories in for the day.

honeydiva

Oh how I wish I had this problem...but when I eat lunch late due to work, I am usually not that hungry when I get home and then around 8 or 9 I am starving and want to pig out. So I have to remember to eat a snack so I do not totally over do it!

Jessica_Henry74

I am in no way going to say this eloquently, so here's hoping someone else says it better and with more details.

I have read that "trusting" our hunger queues is kinda what got us into this "mess" in the first place. Until we are at a healthy weight and a healthy metabolism, it is important to eat regularly, and well. Or we might end up stalling our weight loss by messing with metabolism. That's why I eat even when I'm not feeling hungry. Cause I know I must be, just environment is tricking me somehow, like my babies all needing something different from 12 - 1, then wanting to just rest after they get down for a nap. LOL

I'm surprised you're not hungry! You have such a fab diet and you have been doing so well! Maybe you are just having a "day" today. But it is important to regularly eat when you are breast feeding too. When my calories get too low, my body stops making milk for my boy. Maybe if you have a little snack you might find you really are hungry for lunch. Then you'll have another one of your deelish wraps!

Thanks! This is pretty much the answer I was looking for I had a feeling you pretty much had to eat even when you aren't hungry I for sure don't want another stall in the loss!

codylawson

I am the opposite now that i use MFP, I see how much I have left and I get nervoud\s about going over. I try timing my meals out so I dont get hungry, but I am always hungry ( bored sometimes too ) I know I am having something high in calories for dinner so I am trying not to eat untill 6pm

melbot24

If I only ate when I was hungry I wouldn't eat breakfast, and probably not having anything until well after 2pm.
Then I'd wait til about 9 or 10pm and have a huge dinner.

That would be soooo horrible for my body.

It's important to kick-start your metabolism in the morning and eat within a 30-60 minutes after waking.
Throughout the day keep yourself satisfied by snacking every 2-3 hours so you don't get too hungry and over indulge in the next meal.

elelat

That is right!
If I wait until I'm starving I tend overeat.

Even if Im not feeling hungry, once I peel my orange or whatever, I start eating it and I find appetite. Once Im done I have to struggle a little to give the snack a finish.

Dieting for me was changing from eating twice a day really big meals (like 2500 kcals a meal) to at least 5 meals (2 500-600 kcals) for a total of 1400-1600 (IDEALLY).

msliu7911

Yes, but not to where I feel like I'm bursting out of my pants. For example, If I look at its 1pm and I realize I've only had breakfast ... but I'm not that hungry... I'll still have a snack since I know my body will need the energy. However if I've just had dinner and I still have a thousand calories left and I'm already full, theres no way I'm going to fill myself up more just to fulfill my calorie needs for the day.

Denjo060

I wish I coulld stop eating when Im not hungry I have a post on my cubicle at work that says "I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger" and that is so me

pupcamper

Yes, I do. I plan my meals, I have the 3 meals of the day plus snacks. If I wait to get hungry, I risk eating the wrong food.

+1

Shampa21

I eat all the time, including when I am not hungry. I have a bad habit of mindless eating, where I will see food and go for it before I can even let my brain identify what kind of food it is. It is a terrible practice and I do it even on my most diet conscious days.
The only way I found a way around it is to constantly have something to chew on. During a good day, it is a celery or a carrot and ofcoarse drink water to keep my mouth at bay at the first glimmer of food.

JBsCrazyGirl

I do not eat when I am not showing any sign of hunger, just like I do not eat if food does not have any flavor

bcattoes

I do not.

TKHappy

I only eat when i'm hungry. but it usually works out to be every 2-3 hours.

* unless I am bored... which is usually the worst time to eat... that and in front of the tv.

This!!!

pastryari

I don't eat when I'm not hungry. That's how I gained weight, I just kept shoveling the food in even if I wasn't hungry. It's still hard to stop eating when I'm full! I was definitely a part of the clean plate club, couldn't bear to waste food!

hesn92

Yes... I like being on a schedule lol. I eat when it's time to eat.

Il_DaniD_lI

Yes, if I need to hit my calorie goal. Eating when you're not hungry is pretty easy IMO.