Hungry

Whoa....

Eat.

Why can't you eat till 12:45?

I've found that eating low carb foods helps a lot. Try some almonds or pistachios.

At the risk of coming off like a b*tch, perhaps you need to seek counseling.

You shouldn't be scared of eating.

no reason to be scared of eating/food. hungry? eat. eat well, but eat. if it pushes you over, you're over for the day. that doesn't negate what you've done all the other days.

Sounds like you're developing a really unhealthy relationship with food. Please consider seeking professional help with this.

I've found that eating low carb foods helps a lot. Try some almonds or pistachios.

Yes! I've learned its always way better to eat something to hold me over and it has to have fat and/or protein...like nuts, or peanut butter. Then when you get to lunch, you won't be famished.

I eat .... a lot ...and often when I am not hungry , but if you are hungry you need to have some thing. I just had 3 eggs scambled with semi skimmed milk. full of protein & now I am full. Food is fuel, just make the right choices. Good luck 2 you x

I had PB on my corn thin at break.
Need to get some almonds or pistachios.

Looked up peanuts last night. Hubby and i were HORRIFIED at how much you get for the huge amount of calories.

Peanuts are full of unsaturated fats and a good protein source. Any nut is going to be chock full o calories fat and protein. Almonds have the most protein, but are also going to pack around 170 calories per serving. it's about moderation.


On to my real advice. Start increasing your protein intake. Seemed to help me with the hungry when I was still trying to eat at a serious deficit.

Your rant is what I like to call a hangry rant. Hungry+angry=hangry. When I get cranky with my fiance, he knows I must be hungry and tells me to eat something (usually that is the case - sometimes it's just because he didn't take out the trash when I asked three times). Making sure you get a balance of healthy carbs and protein will help prevent you from being hangry.

I snack on apples, clemetines, pears, carrots, celery, and/or cucumbers with string cheese, cottage cheese, hummus, peanut butter, almonds, or pistachios. Lots and lots and lots of veggies can fill you up and be super low cal. A salad with beans or tuna for lunch, a bag of steamed veggies and a piece of fish for dinner, a gigantic pot of vegetable soup to have for lunches throughout the week, etc.

Perhaps eating your exercise calories would be a good idea.

I've thought about that but scared of being in a deficit. If something happens that I don't get to the gym today...

if you don't get to the gym today? you don't. it's one day. living healthier should make you happier -- not scared. that's a pretty miserable way to live.

This is just me venting.

11:30 so hungry...have been for the last hour. Lunch isn't until 12:45

had a snack at 9:45

I'm drinking lemon water.

I have been on so many "eating plans" over the years that I KNOW all the theory. Doesn't stop me from being hungry...

And yet...ever have one of those days that you feel soooo gross in your own body you just want to vomit? I am so disgusted with myself and my clothes.

I'm scared that even though I am VERY carefully counting calories...to being almost obsessive, that I am some how screwing up and UNDER counting my caloric intake thereby inhibiting weight loss.

I'm scared that even though I have counted every calorie, if I'm full I MUST have done SOMETHING wrong.

Thank you for listening

Are you eating sugar and simple carbs? They just feed appetite because they raise blood sugar and insulin and ghrelin (the "hunger hormone"). When ghrelin is high leptin is low (leptin is the "satisfaction" hormone that tells you that you are not hungry and to quit eating) Lack of sleep raises ghrelin levels too so try to keep regular bedtime hours (you need at least one hour of quality sleep before midnight in order to increase levels of human growth hormone. Human growth hormone (yes you need it all your life, even though children obviously have the largest amount) secreted during the early hours of sleep helps fight the hormone battles. Lack of sleep also increases cortisol levels and that contributes to the deposition of fat on the belly.

Adiponectin (the "fat-burning" hormone) is increased when you challenge your body with exercise (at least, 20 minutes three times a week) but, interestingly, adiponectin levels tend to stay on the low side, if you aren't getting enough magnesium in your diet. So eat your spinach--a rich source of magnesium, and take Epsom salts baths (Epsom salts are pure magnesium sulphate that you absorb right through your skin if you are deficient--most of us are deficient). Aim for two 15-minute baths per week.

Hope this helps.

Have some water. I feel this way when my stomach is shrinking. Eat lunch when you can but start by drinking some tea or coffee. It helps and you will feel lots better. Also, don't abscess about your calories. You aren't 130 pounds trying to lose 10 more to goal. You can do this.