Why do I still feel hungry after just eating?

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  • lankyrose
    lankyrose Posts: 2 Member
    I have a similar problem, only its not phantom hunger or the wrong foods... I have to have an endoscopy performed because my doctors dont understand why my stomach is pumping out too much stomach acids, which is digesting my food faster than it should which is making me hungry ALL the time!. Small portions, large portions doesn't matter. I have burps, and a sour tummy all the time, and yet no ulcer found when I had my initial tests done.
  • jasminepilgrim
    jasminepilgrim Posts: 1
    I have the same problem . worst feeling in the world. it did not start until a couple of days ago but I am a runner and I do not need to feel the way that I do. i just hope that I throw it all up really. i drink water . I drank 3 bottles last night and I ate . I just don't know what it is:grumble:
  • crashleyw
    crashleyw Posts: 9 Member
    I am so happy I've found people just like me! YAY! I thought I was all alone in this. It started about a year ago and everyone thought I was crazy. Doctor ran a bunch of blood tests and didn't come up with anything and I just kinda hit a dead end after that.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Try stopping thinking about food.....
  • Siannah
    Siannah Posts: 456 Member
    I ate so much for so many years that I was pretty much never hungry. I actually enjoy feeling hungry now. It feels "right".

    This.

    It took me a couple weeks after I changed my eating to even feel hungry, I wasn't used to the feeling. it was exciting. haha.

    Years ago when I was still big, a "naturally skinny" girl I knew was telling me about what she ate etc and one of the things she mentioned is that she didn't mind feeling hungry. This was such an eye opener for me. For me the feeling of hunger was a feeling of being deprived, it would nearly make me panic. Had to eat. Now.

    And I still often think about those words. Like last night, when I had my dinner later than usual and my stomach was growling. In the past, I would have stopped the growling with a quick chocolate bar, now I was happy to wait until my dinner was cooked.
    It's okay to feel a bit hungry, it won't kill you, it doesn't need an instant solution.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    I am never full. I, literally, several pounds of food at a time and am still hungry. You just learn to cope. You're not alone.

    This is me...I am still in the mdidle of the battle...very frustrating...
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    I ate so much for so many years that I was pretty much never hungry. I actually enjoy feeling hungry now. It feels "right".

    This.

    It took me a couple weeks after I changed my eating to even feel hungry, I wasn't used to the feeling. it was exciting. haha.

    Years ago when I was still big, a "naturally skinny" girl I knew was telling me about what she ate etc and one of the things she mentioned is that she didn't mind feeling hungry. This was such an eye opener for me. For me the feeling of hunger was a feeling of being deprived, it would nearly make me panic. Had to eat. Now.

    And I still often think about those words. Like last night, when I had my dinner later than usual and my stomach was growling. In the past, I would have stopped the growling with a quick chocolate bar, now I was happy to wait until my dinner was cooked.
    It's okay to feel a bit hungry, it won't kill you, it doesn't need an instant solution.

    Agreed on "hunger won;t kill you" but it's also true that it's a very unpleasant feeling, especially when you have to deal with this on top of other stresses of daily life...
  • lavender_fairie
    lavender_fairie Posts: 76 Member
    Years ago when I was still big, a "naturally skinny" girl I knew was telling me about what she ate etc and one of the things she mentioned is that she didn't mind feeling hungry. This was such an eye opener for me. For me the feeling of hunger was a feeling of being deprived, it would nearly make me panic. Had to eat. Now.

    And I still often think about those words. Like last night, when I had my dinner later than usual and my stomach was growling. In the past, I would have stopped the growling with a quick chocolate bar, now I was happy to wait until my dinner was cooked.
    It's okay to feel a bit hungry, it won't kill you, it doesn't need an instant solution.
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    I've been thinking about this ^^ ever since you wrote it- thank you for passing it along. It doesn't necessarily feel good to feel hungry, but it's not the worst thing. I grew up hungry. I stayed tiny until I had my babies, and i had been eating too much ever since until nowadays. Reading your memory puts my feelings of hunger in context for me- it's not fun, but it is not horrible either. Especially when you know you HAVE eaten enough today.
  • Siannah
    Siannah Posts: 456 Member
    Years ago when I was still big, a "naturally skinny" girl I knew was telling me about what she ate etc and one of the things she mentioned is that she didn't mind feeling hungry. This was such an eye opener for me. For me the feeling of hunger was a feeling of being deprived, it would nearly make me panic. Had to eat. Now.

    And I still often think about those words. Like last night, when I had my dinner later than usual and my stomach was growling. In the past, I would have stopped the growling with a quick chocolate bar, now I was happy to wait until my dinner was cooked.
    It's okay to feel a bit hungry, it won't kill you, it doesn't need an instant solution.

    I've been thinking about this ^^ ever since you wrote it- thank you for passing it along. It doesn't necessarily feel good to feel hungry, but it's not the worst thing. I grew up hungry. I stayed tiny until I had my babies, and i had been eating too much ever since until nowadays. Reading your memory puts my feelings of hunger in context for me- it's not fun, but it is not horrible either. Especially when you know you HAVE eaten enough today.

    You're welcome. It's funny how such a flippant comment can be such an eye opener. Well i was to me anyway :laugh:

    And of course I agree, feeling hungry obviously isn't a pleasant feeling, but it's okay, just call it what it is, put it in a box and get over it, to say it bluntly.
  • momsabomb
    momsabomb Posts: 1
    I have read that hunger pangs are actually caused by your stomach shrinking, so, according to this, hunger pangs are desirable and needed in order to get our stomachs back to a normal size. This is God's version of "gastric bypass" surgery, Yay! No down time, no real pain, and no scars! Look at this as a positive and desirable occurrence and you'll welcome it!

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