Hunger

That sounds like a similar trait to an eating disorder. If you have been a person who has never allowed yourself to feel hungry then I can understand why getting there might feel like something you should celebrate but if your still holding off from eating then I see no sense in that at all.

How hungry? I've learned that it's OK to be slightly hungry... like I don't have to stuff myself at every meal and feel full all the time. That's cool.

loubidy wrote: »

That sounds like a similar trait to an eating disorder. If you have been a person who has never allowed yourself to feel hungry then I can understand why getting there might feel like something you should celebrate but if your still holding off from eating then I see no sense in that at all.

The sense might be that eating at the very first appearance of hunger means you end the day very hungry and out of calories, as opposed to being slightly hungry for an hour before you eat and having your calories last all day.

superhockeymom wrote: »

So let's be honest am I the only person that thinks that when I am hungry and my stomach grumbles that I am winning! That to resist the urge to eat for a while is winning? I am not saying not eat but for example right now I am hungry I am having eggs for breakfast but I will not let myself eat them for a bit. Sounds crazy doesn't it.

It is. Get help.
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

Your posts in the past have indicated you have tendencies toward disordered eating and favor VLCD. This is another example. Please get help, @zyxst provided a link above.

superhockeymom wrote: »

I have a therapists life is good. Don't worry I eat.

Does your therapist know you do this? When you say you won't allow yourself to eat your eggs yet, are they prepared and you're making yourself wait or are you just putting off eating until an appointed time?

Also, cold eggs are terrible. Why not just eat the eggs when you cook them?

You know what makes me feel like I'm winning? Eating delicious foods, in moderation, within my calorie allotment, exercising to improve my fitness levels, and achieving my weight loss and maintenance goals without suffering.

superhockeymom wrote: »

It's not really like that. What's the difference if I was to say I intermittent fast wouldn't I sometimes be hungry but have to prolong it to the chosen hours I had picked to be my feeding time. I don't think feeling hunger is a bad thing I think eating when you feel no hunger is worse. I was actually just wondering if anyone else felt that way and I guess there is only one other.

I IF for 14-16 just about everyday. Nothing wrong with it. I'm not hungry & like having my calories later in the evening. I drink water and 2 cups of coffee & about now, 12p, I start feeling hungry. I either skip breakfast totally or have breakfast and then for lunch I eat a yogurt and then dinner is at 6ish so I'm happy. if you're happy & eating well nutritious meals daily (eating at your MFP goal), sounds good to me. Everyone has differences of opinions as you see here. Do what works for you

I hate being hungry. When I was in high school, I felt that hunger was a sign of success and I was hungry starving, thin and stupid. This time round I am hungry, but I try to find a way to eat as much as a I can. In fact, I consider it a win to eat more and still lose, which sadly, is not always easy to cram in .

marissafit06 wrote: »

I hate being hungry. When I was in high school, I felt that hunger was a sign of success and I was hungry starving, thin and stupid. This time round I am hungry, but I try to find a way to eat as much as a I can. In fact, I consider it a win to eat more and still lose, which sadly, is not always easy to cram in .

I hate being hungry, too. I don't mind putting off a meal for a couple hours if it's just minor belly hunger, though. As long as I don't get fatigued and slack off on a work out.

superhockeymom wrote: »

First off I do not eat cold eggs that sounds terrible unless it is egg salad hard boiled or deviled. I do not have time to eat at the house and frankly eating at 6am just does not appeal to me at all. Second thank you to all that have responded with valuable information. Not everyone eats the same food or at the same time or with the same feeling and emotions. That does not make those different from you wrong just different.

I do think someone who associates hunger with virtue, especially when they have a history of disordered eating, is playing a dangerous game.

We all do have different feelings and emotions around eating. Some of these can cause harm to us -- either physical or emotional. Let's not pretend that every feeling or emotion is okay just because it is a feeling or emotion.

maidentl wrote: »

superhockeymom wrote: »

maidentl wrote: »

superhockeymom wrote: »

I have a therapists life is good. Don't worry I eat.

Does your therapist know you do this? When you say you won't allow yourself to eat your eggs yet, are they prepared and you're making yourself wait or are you just putting off eating until an appointed time?

The answer is yes it has been discussed. Also I make my eggs before I leave the house in the morning when I make my lunch then I heat them up. It's not like I am staring at a plate of food torturing myself.

OK, well that's why i asked the question. I'm not sure I understand why you continue to post here when the regulars know you have an eating disorder and then get disgruntled when we don't praise you for whatever behavior you're touting that day.

100% this.