Stomach growling

sunn_lighter
sunn_lighter Posts: 7,891 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Last night, while watching TV, my stomach started growling. It happened a couple times. Just as I figured I would eat an apple or string cheese or something my son woke up and I ended up falling asleep after rocking him back to sleep.

I had eaten all my calories yesterday (19 over) but my macros sucked (not enough protein). I didn't exercise. I'm set to eat 1550 a day, and I'm at 203 lbs right now.

Should I have eaten something? I know that sounds stupid to a lot of you, but after really poor "dieting" methods my entire life, I'm trying to be as [mentally] healthy as possible about diet and exercise. I would think if my stomach's growling I need food, but maybe not.

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  • Mediocrates55
    Mediocrates55 Posts: 326 Member
    Sometimes hunger can be disguising thirst. I always try to drink a large glass of water first to see if it's really hunger. Especially late at night when the snack-bug hits me. I'd say though, if it was easy enough for you to fall asleep it was probably an ok decision to not eat something.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Eh...a growly stomach just means you're hungry. It's really not a bad thing, but if it bothers you, go ahead and eat something.
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    Mmmm....a growling stomach can mean that you're hungry, but it doesn't only mean that you're hungry. It could just as easily be air moving through your intestines.

    webmd.com/digestive-disorders/features/embarrassing-conditions?page=2

    I struggle with recognizing hunger signals, but I have learned that when my stomach growls, it's not automatically time to eat.
  • Harlequin1983
    Harlequin1983 Posts: 30 Member
    If your body is hungry, FEED IT! Sending it into starve mode will make it take from lean muscle. Protein is a good thing to keep you full. A simple protein shake, or apples and Pb should satisfy that hunger without it being heavy or over eating!
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  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    It's different for everyone, I think. For me, if my belly is growling, it wants food and when I don't feed it within a certain amount of time, I get severe back pains that don't go away even when I do eat.

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