skinny people not as hungry

I'm right there with you! I'm keeping my calories low but I still ant to eat more. I have to do a lot just to distract myself from tasting this and tasting that!

You don't see all their meals, either.

I can eat a small breakfast and a small lunch, but I have a huge dinner.

Something that helps me with food cravings, especially snacking, is I just ask myself "am I hungry enough to eat an apple?" If I am then I will eat one, or something equally healthy. After that I am usually no longer "hungry enough for an apple." I may not be full, but I'm not hungry. Small, frequent, healthy meals through out the day will keep you satiated. Personally I like to save calories for dinner, so I always have something to look forward to and I pick something really filling. Some days I simply can't, but this plan has really worked for me.

cup of soup, or M&S salad usually is more than enough for me (Not skinny person!) and then some days things change and are completely different. Other days a small fruit bowl just does the trick for the day (really not good cos it means my net cals = nothing) just depends on how busy/bored/active I am !

Something that helps me with food cravings, especially snacking, is I just ask myself "am I hungry enough to eat an apple?" If I am then I will eat one, or something equally healthy. After that I am usually no longer "hungry enough for an apple." I may not be full, but I'm not hungry. Small, frequent, healthy meals through out the day will keep you satiated. Personally I like to save calories for dinner, so I always have something to look forward to and I pick something really filling. Some days I simply can't, but this plan has really worked for me.

But I love apples. I eat them every day. I am always hungry enough to eat an apple! :ohwell:

Everyone's metabolism is different. I have two extremely thin friends. One eats like a bird. The other one eats like... well, I don't want to sound derogatory, but she eats FAR MORE than you might guess just by looking at her.

It took me a long time to not feel starving all the time. Part of it was just that I loved eating. I also used to eat for entertainment purposes (out of boredom) and confused that with hunger. It just took time for me to adjust to my new way of eating. And by time, I mean a solid 4-6 months. It was like withdrawing from a drug.

It is very annoying but I don't know why they are like that. I don't think I need to eat that much food myself. I think one can survive without getting actual hunger if one spreads the food out throughout the day and avoids fats. Takes a lot of motivation though

I have wondered this myself. I watch skinny people at social gatherings and really study what they eat. It's next to nothing. Well, next to nothing compared to what I would eat. I try to emulate that but sometimes it just doesn't work.

My daughter is super skinny and there are days she'll only eat one small meal and maybe a few small snacks throughout the day and even then she only eats because she knows she has to. We call that her bird mode because she eats like a bird. Then there are periods of time--sometimes weeks--where she'll eat like a horse.

It is probably a life long way of eating for them. In my family, we are all gluttons. When we would go to my grandma's house, the first thing she would ask is if you wanted something to eat. I have gotten my body used to eating large amounts, which is why I am overweight. One day at work, someone passed out those snack size candy bars. I ate mine in two bites. A co worker made hers last the whole day. Now, I have to retrain my body to eat reasonable portions instead of super sizing everything. For lunches at work, I have a salad, 1/4 cup of almonds or cashews, string cheese and some sort of fruit for dessert. It is a reasonably low cal. meal and it is filling. It also takes me a while to eat which also helps it feel more satisfying. I am like you. A cup of soup would never do, so I have to find ways to feel full without being my usual glutton self. I find cheese and peanut butter are good ways for me to feel full. There is a lady in my office that is the size of stick and she eats junk food all the time, but she has a much higher metabolism than I do. So don't compare yourself to others, you have to come up with an eating plan that works for you.

Bear in mind that if they don't move much they might not need much. Also, some skinny people are liars.

Your needs are not their needs. One person's calorie goal for gaining weight can be in crash diet territory for another. Focus on your needs and ignore what they're doing.