What do you do when you feel hungry?
fawntyre
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Sometimes I feel hungry in between meals and I'm given the choice between just sitting down and having an early meal (usually dinner) or having a "light" snack. Problem is, my "light" snacks are never light since once I start eating anything I just can't stop (I will pretty much bulldoze through any food supply in sight). Sometimes I'm not even hungry and I just feel like eating stuff.
So my question for you is, what do YOU do when you get hungry?
So my question for you is, what do YOU do when you get hungry?
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Eat something filling and sensible...like popcorn. (No butter) Plus a big glass of water.0
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when Im hungry I always make to sure to eat but I found my trick is to keep hearlty food around me. I keep cut up veggies and dip, v8 cans, fruits all handy and at close reach that way if I am hungry that will be what I eat first and I wont feel guilty about it!0
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Eat. The. Food.0
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I eat 5 small meals a day now, so I'm eating frequently enough that I am never starving.
However, if you are "plowing through" food and eating when you aren't even hungry, as you say, then you are likely eating for emotional reasons. Until you get that under control, it will be hard for you to sustain healthy, normalized eating.0 -
Eat. The. Food.
What kind of food? And when do you know to stop? I'm still in college (on a meal plan) so in between meals I don't have as much random food around me (usually fruits that I take from the dining hall) but when I'm at home there's so many different kinds of snacks that I eat anything and everything in sight. I don't like recording in my diary on the weekends because 1. A lot of foods I eat aren't exactly in the database (restaurants around here too delicious) and 2. I've sometimes consumed 200-300% my TDEE in a single day XD0 -
Eat. The. Food.
What kind of food? And when do you know to stop? I'm still in college (on a meal plan) so in between meals I don't have as much random food around me (usually fruits that I take from the dining hall) but when I'm at home there's so many different kinds of snacks that I eat anything and everything in sight. I don't like recording in my diary on the weekends because 1. A lot of foods I eat aren't exactly in the database (restaurants around here too delicious) and 2. I've sometimes consumed 200-300% my TDEE in a single day XD
I eat whatever fits in my calories.0 -
I'll just chew on gum. It usually helps distract me from the hunger, and hten I'd have a glass of water. But if I'm really hungry, I set up a timer for an hour or so until I can have a small meal and just chew on nuts or something until then.0
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I eat. However, I have designated snack foods that are prepackaged or easy to grab. Once a week I cut up a bunch of veggies, split them into single serving tupperware, and put them in my fridge. I have easy to grab string cheese, and if I buy cottage cheese I divvy it up into individual containers as well. I always have easy to eat fruit on hand (apples, oranges, bananas - quick to grab and not a lot of prep needed), banana chips, almonds, and protein bars. If I'm eating veggies or fruit, I try to make sure to couple it with a protein or a healthy fat to make sure my appetite is satiated.
Basically, I make it as easy as possible to grab a single serving of something and eat it. Because I know its a single serving I know that when I'm done, I'm done. If I grab food out of a bag its easy to underestimate how much you've eaten, or to keep eating after you've consumed what you should. And I know that for myself whenever I have to prepare a meal I'm more likely to snack a little here or munch a little there in the process of making it. I just eliminate that problem as much as possible.0 -
It really depends for me.
If I am really hungry, and I'm within a hour and a half of my meal, I just eat my meal early and tell myself I can eat a snack later if I am hungry. Most of the time, I fall asleep before I get hungry again lol.
If I'm not that hungry, then I grab a filling fruit (e.g. pear, mango, banana, grapes) or low caloric meal like a serving of oat bran or cream of wheat (its only about 120 cal!) and drink one or two cups of water with it.
If I am craving, I go for the nuts (peanuts, pistachios, almonds). Watch out though, they're filling but calorie dense. So I would suggest counting them and put only that amount on your plate with a glass of H20.
Hope this helps!
p.s. always buy healthy food or snacks you LIKE to eat.0 -
I try to build snacks into my days--I almost always preplan--specifically for this reason. I generally eat small things every few hours during the day and then reserve most of my calories for dinner/dessert (which makes for an interesting time when I do a workout just before dinner, but that's life). I shoot for small, high-protein snacks. Beef jerky. Edamame (just discovered steamer bags of it at Costco and am temporarily in love). Protein bars.
Because I plan it out this way, it usually means I'm able to eat when I'm hungry. I already have a thing on my list. Check out my diary if you'd like.0 -
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When I'm hungry, which is usually mid-afternoon or in the evening, I use to start eating something healthy but followed it with anything and everything in the house. Not good! Now I go to my water pitcher and pour myself a glass of water to tie me over till dinner. In the evening a cup of hot tea usually will get me to bedtime. Otherwise, have those healthy snacks on hand; fresh veggies, pre-counted bags of rice snacks or fat free pudding.0
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chew gum (3.5 cal a piece and avoid the ones with sugar, obviously) or drink water. the best would be to drink something hot like hot tea, because drinking something hot makes us even fuller. try to think about your goal weight and how you will be happy when you get there.0
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I chew gum or drink coffee with skim milk.0
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Sometimes I feel hungry in between meals and I'm given the choice between just sitting down and having an early meal (usually dinner) or having a "light" snack. Problem is, my "light" snacks are never light since once I start eating anything I just can't stop (I will pretty much bulldoze through any food supply in sight). Sometimes I'm not even hungry and I just feel like eating stuff.
So my question for you is, what do YOU do when you get hungry?
I hop on the treadmill and watch sports or the news.0 -
I first determine if I am really hungry or bored...if I know that a full meal is right around the corner, I brush my teeth. Something about brushing my teeth keeps me from snacking needlessly.
Also - I always keep baby carrots in the fridge...this really helps!0 -
I am on medication for the rest of my life that makes me feel hungry a lot. I find that if I stick to regular meals higher in protein and with lots of greens my energy doesn't fluctuate badly. For between meals, if I have built it into my daily calorie allotment, I will snack on something like cottage cheese and a piece of fruit or hummus and veggies. If not, I drink lots of water or herbal tea to tide me over until my next meal. Sometimes a good piece of sugar free gum with lots of flavor, like Extra Polar Ice, can help out!0
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If I am genuinely hungry, as in, it is uncomfortable or would keep me awake, then I have a piece of fruit, cottage cheese, nuts, Greek yoghurt or a hard boiled egg. I tend to only have one main meal anyway and the rest of my food is comprised of the above snacks, when and as I need them. It works for me.0
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I take my Dr.'s advice and eat salad, as in just the greens not adding more except maybe onion, so for example a whole bag of Spring mix salad greens is 50 calories (check them out at your local market, those big bags often 2 for $4 or $5)
I typically eat about 1/2 the bag and I then use (Great Value from Wal-Mart) White Corn and Black Bean Salsa... 4 Tablespoons is 30 calories and it adds yummy to that salad (great on baked potatoes too instead of butter and/or sour cream)
If you eat the whole bag, and an additional 4 Tbsp. of salsa you still have only eaten 110 calories max. and you will fill full and it is great fiber so a total win!0 -
I drink when I'm hungry. Sometimes the 'hunger signal' is really just that I am dehydrated and need water. I also do coffee, or a sugar free drink with lots of Sonic ice. Sometimes I just need something to crunch.0
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