How can you tell when you're actually hungry/full?

PaperThinLips

i get this feeling in my stomach and it's kinda like heartburn or hunger and it goes away for a tiny bit if i drink water. my stomach almost never growls either, so sometimes i go an entire day w/o eating. what's the best thing i should do?
note: i'm an 18-year-old girl that's 5'2'' and around 110 pounds)

ZugTheMegasaurus

I'm pretty sure if you aren't eating all day and feel a feeling "kinda like hunger," it's probably hunger. The best thing to do is eat.

PaperThinLips

bump

PercivalHackworth

I can tell I'm full when I look like pregnant after a spartan dinner. I've noticed I don't feel the hunger anymore, I eat when it's time for me to eat, or when I feel too weak

SalishSea

Please eat. Not eating all day is bad. And sounds anorexic. Sorry, don't want to label. But that is what that behavior is. Please eat healthy, whole foods.

PaperThinLips

bump!

ps- trying to eat when i'm truly hungry, not trying to starve. lol

JenS_1678

I usually go by what I'm hungry for. If I only want one particular food, or some kind of sweet, I know I'm not hungry. But if I'm hungry for just about anything, then I know that my body really wants food.