People who are not humgry

I wish I could split it with you!! For some reason, on days I work out, I don't want to eat a bite!! Then on rest day (no exercise) I am starving and eat all day! I hear this is opposite of MANY people, for most it is the more you move the more you want to eat.

This may have something to do with my past and struggles with eating disorders, maybe not!

I do want to let you know that as much trouble as you get from eating too much, I share the trouble in eating too little. If I go for a week eating only 700 cals a day, I gain weight, just like someone who eats 2,500+ a day. My body starts to panic and keeps every bit of food I put in, thinking that I'm starving

We're all trying, and getting to our calorie goal really is helping us!! Me, at least, I hope it helps you too!

not me!! I'd eat the crotch off a low flying duck. I struggle through, always have. 1200 is an appetizer for me

Totally my sentiments! Always wondering about folks who just can't eat those calories...not hungry, etc etc. I suppose if your cal goal is 2000, maybe it would be difficult to eat them all, but at 1200-1500, I eat them all, and could eat much more. I also eat most of exercise cals. I always wonder, if you can never eat your cals, how did you become overweight in the first place? Maybe just bad food choices?

Heh. Some days I have the munchies and could eat waaay more than I should. Some days I'm just not hungry. I read an article recently that explained how different hormonal interactions going on in your body can affect your appetite. Sometimes that's probably what it is, other times I suspect it has to do with the food choices I make. Some foods keep me satisfied for longer - and even that can vary by day depending on what my body wants. I seem to do best if I pay attention to what my body wants right from the first meal. If I *think* I should have oatmeal but I'm yearning for yogurt, I'd better eat the darned yogurt or I'll pay for it later, lol.

I don't get it either. I'm relatively petite and I'm always STARVING!! I'm sure it's because I'm used to eating way more than I should be due to all the years of not calorie counting, but still. Sticking to 1200 cals for me is TOUGH, but I can do it.

I can't lie and say that I'm not starving though....I am. I just try to drink more water or do something else to get my mind off of it, and hopefully my stomach will shrink.

There are days when I'm not hungry, but they almost always involve a temperature or illness of some sort.

not me!! I'd eat the crotch off a low flying duck.

That made me LOL!!!

This may be an issue of WHAT you're eating rather than how much. If you're eating a lot of carbs or sugars or junk, yes, you're going to be hungry quickly because you haven't actually fed your body anything that can satisfy it.

I'm a big advocate of protein first. Dense protein (chicken, fish, etc) will fill you and keep you satisfied for longer than anything else. Keep it lean if you have cholesterol or hypertension issues. Don't smother it in fatty sauces. It will take a couple days for you to get used to eating differently but once you do, your constant hunger should ease.

Good luck.

Kat

This is what I do normally, the only bad thing is when I don't have time to cook I eat lean cuisines or smart ones, which i'm not a fan of, but they do work in pinch situations, they have too many carbs, so as often as possible I try to cook my own food.

Helena

not me!! I'd eat the crotch off a low flying duck. I struggle through, always have. 1200 is an appetizer for me

omg ...lmao ...Wow what a mental pic :laugh:

Once I eat, I'm not hungry for about a half hour. Then I could start all over again. Once I reach my calorie limit for the day though, I drink another bottle of water, brush my teeth, and pray for midnight, to start all over again. Somethings that fill me up more than others are salads with berries and nuts (juice from the berries being the dressing), and home made vegetable soup with black beans. I just throw a carton of vegetable broth in a pot with a bag of frozen veggies, a can of black beans and some Mrs. Dash's onion and herb seasoning. It's quick and better than reaching for junk food. I believe it's filling due to the higher fiber content. Whole grains also seem to stick longer than refined grains. The idea of never being hungry though is like a diamond in the sky that one can never quite reach. I'm learning how to be happy slightly hungry rather than being stuffed to the gills.

Hi I'm new here I've been using MFP on and off for a while though.
I find that I eat pretty much what I fancy, just less of it, and fill up on fresh veg and salad. You can eat a surprising amount of fresh fruit, veg and salad before you are anywhere near your daily limit. I'm lucky, as those are my favourite foods, it's just finding the money! I find I am spending much less time hungry and craving things (says the woman, with the hand in the box of special k strawberry clusters... NOM!). Honestly though, I love filling up on enourmous salads and having a bit of protein with it, often meat substitutes as I can't afford meat and prefer to not worry about where it came from. And I don't mess about much with prepared salads and things, as part of the joy of food is in the preparation.

Although I allow myself 1500 calories a day, no wonder I am less hungry than a lot of other folk! This is a long term change in health conciousness for me, and I think if I went any lower on calories I'd go mental for naughty food after a week!