Learning to be hungry

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  • Cortneyrenee04
    Cortneyrenee04 Posts: 1,117 Member
    I used to be panicked the moment I felt hungry! Now I realize hunger isn't an emergency and I will not starve and die.

    There's a difference between hunger and feeling peckish. Only took about 30 years to figure that one out.
  • castelluzzo99
    castelluzzo99 Posts: 313 Member
    I think there are two kinds of hunger. One is just the twinge that grows if you think about it. The other is a legitimate, blood-sugar-is-low-and-I-must-eat feeling. I got the latter in church today, and because the sermon was long, I didn't eat for over an hour after I first felt the sensation, which continued to strengthen in spite of my trying to ignore it. But I made it just fine, and thanks to planning my lunch the night before, I didn't overeat, and I felt really good once I did eat.
  • Naptownbabi
    Naptownbabi Posts: 256 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    I took a look at your tracker for the last week. No wonder you are hungry!

    --you are drinking a lot of your calories
    --you are not eating full meals (wine and an apple is not dinner)
    --you are barely consuming any vegetables at all, so you are missing out on filling fiber
    --you are getting too many carbs and not enough protein--this will make you hungrier
    --you are spending lots of calories on things that aren't going to fill you up, such as ramen noodles and sugar cookies

    Be careful about accurate tracking too--I'm pretty sure that a sugar cookie with frosting doesn't have zero carbs!


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  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    Also, where is the iron in your food?? Neither diary entries had food with a good source of iron.
  • Laughter_Girl
    Laughter_Girl Posts: 2,226 Member
    I make it a point to never get hungry. I try to eat balanced meals, and I always have snacks with me.

    I think the biggest thing I have learned is how to eat until I'm satisfied without stuffing myself. My tummy feels so much better because of it.
  • piggysmalls333
    piggysmalls333 Posts: 450 Member
    ExRelaySprinter wrote: »
    I try to eat every 3-4 hrs (so that i don't get hungry).
    I've always been like that.
    Only now, i try to eat more healthier foods than before.
    If i know i'm gonna be stuck somewhere without access to food, i'll bring snacks with me.

    Ditto!
  • rebprest
    rebprest Posts: 149 Member
    This was not a typical day for me. I ran my first 5K, went on a long walk, and then went to an additional weight lifting class. It was too much exercise too fast. For reasons outside my control I had lunch at 3:00pm, so at dinner I wasn't hungry. I typically drink only water unless I'm having a smoothie. Weirdly, though, today I wasn't hungry at all. I think it was due to over-exercising.

    I do need to log more accurately, though. I'm just not really sure how when I go out to eat or eat something I didn't make.
  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    rebprest wrote: »
    This was not a typical day for me. I ran my first 5K, went on a long walk, and then went to an additional weight lifting class. It was too much exercise too fast. For reasons outside my control I had lunch at 3:00pm, so at dinner I wasn't hungry. I typically drink only water unless I'm having a smoothie. Weirdly, though, today I wasn't hungry at all. I think it was due to over-exercising.

    I do need to log more accurately, though. I'm just not really sure how when I go out to eat or eat something I didn't make.

    How hard to you try to get iron-rich foods into your diet? Also, many places have websites with nutritional information so you can choose from their menu. Or just order smart. Dressing on the side, half sizing etc.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    ogmomma2012 wrote: »
    Also, where is the iron in your food?? Neither diary entries had food with a good source of iron.

    Good point!

    Try:

    clams, mussels, oysters
    turkey
    beef
    sardines
    chicken
    halibut, haddock, perch, salmon, or tuna
    ham
    veal
    lentils
    beans
    spinach
    breakfast cereals (fortified)
    tofu
    pumpkin, sesame, or squash seeds
    dried apricots
    broccoli
    wheat germ
    nuts
    peaches, prunes, raisins
    green peppers
  • rebprest
    rebprest Posts: 149 Member
    Thanks for the advice! I do take a multivitamin for iron, I just don't always remember to log it. I will try to eat more vegetables. Some of them are just included in things: the tuna melt had vegetables, the hummus sandwich was filled with vegetables. I just grabbed a random similar item from the database because the restaurants I go to don't have calorie counts. Those that do tend to be chains, which I snobbishly hate.

    I live at home and it is hard to tell my parents I won't go out to eat with them or make them eat somewhere lame when they are being generous and want to spend time with me.
  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    rebprest wrote: »
    Thanks for the advice! I do take a multivitamin for iron, I just don't always remember to log it. I will try to eat more vegetables. Some of them are just included in things: the tuna melt had vegetables, the hummus sandwich was filled with vegetables. I just grabbed a random similar item from the database because the restaurants I go to don't have calorie counts. Those that do tend to be chains, which I snobbishly hate.

    I live at home and it is hard to tell my parents I won't go out to eat with them or make them eat somewhere lame when they are being generous and want to spend time with me.

    Some restaurants will oblige if you ask about the nutritional information. So ON TOP of your Iron supplement, you take a multivitamin with additional iron and you're STILL being syptomatic? Iron is best when digested with vitamin C. Have you had your ferritin levels checked? And how much water do you drink?
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    rebprest wrote: »
    Thanks for the advice! I do take a multivitamin for iron, I just don't always remember to log it. I will try to eat more vegetables. Some of them are just included in things: the tuna melt had vegetables, the hummus sandwich was filled with vegetables. I just grabbed a random similar item from the database because the restaurants I go to don't have calorie counts. Those that do tend to be chains, which I snobbishly hate.

    I live at home and it is hard to tell my parents I won't go out to eat with them or make them eat somewhere lame when they are being generous and want to spend time with me.

    I thought that might be the case...but you could still add more veggies! Order a salad when you go out.
  • rebprest
    rebprest Posts: 149 Member
    I should order salads...I just hate them so much. So, so much. I'll try. No, I just take the multivitamin with iron, no supplements on top of that!
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