Drinking water = Hungrier?

I am the same way. Everyone says to drink water when you're hungry or to drink with your meal to feel fuller. It doesn't work for me that way. I can eat and an hour later feel hungry. I can drink 32+ oz and still feel the same amount of hunger.

It's not necessarily about feeling less hungry, but about filling you up to where you can't possibly eat as much as you might like. Even if you ate and then ate again an hour later, you've created more mindfulness than just sitting down to a huge meal. Same calories, sure, but there's something to be said for pacing yourself and being present with your food.

Water quits hunger for me. Growling? Not often. Only when really angry about being hungry.

duddysdad wrote: »

I am the same way. Everyone says to drink water when you're hungry or to drink with your meal to feel fuller. It doesn't work for me that way. I can eat and an hour later feel hungry. I can drink 32+ oz and still feel the same amount of hunger.

+1. Also, if I am hungry and I drink water I get nauseated.

Competitive eaters drink large amounts of water to stretch their stomachs so they can eat more food. Now, I'm not saying it's bad to drink water, but don't expect it to satisfy your hunger. It has no calories.

As far as your hunger problem though it's an unfortunate side effect of trying to lose weight. I always feel like I could eat more personally, but we just gotta fight it sometimes to reach our goals.

With that said however, just try to get the most volume for the calories you need, make sure you get enough protein and fats, and try to have things that you enjoy eating.

Sometimes it's still miserable, but at least a little less miserable.

hhnkhl wrote: »

I drink about 10+ 16.9 FL OZ of water a day... why does it make my stomach growl more? I seem to be eating plenty -_-a

Maybe you're not in fact eating enough. What's your height, weight, goal weight, and weekly weight loss goal?

You could also not be eating enough foods that satiate you: http://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/fuller/understanding-satiety-feeling-full-after-a-meal.html

I have a conservative weekly weight loss goal, focus on foods that satiate me, and am only hungry right before a meal.

kshama2001 wrote: »

hhnkhl wrote: »

I drink about 10+ 16.9 FL OZ of water a day... why does it make my stomach growl more? I seem to be eating plenty -_-a

Maybe you're not in fact eating enough. What's your height, weight, goal weight, and weekly weight loss goal?

You could also not be eating enough foods that satiate you: http://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/fuller/understanding-satiety-feeling-full-after-a-meal.html

I have a conservative weekly weight loss goal, focus on foods that satiate me, and am only hungry right before a meal.

I agree this could be eat as well. not enough calories can make you hungrier,I didnt see the hungrier part at the top of the page-my bad

DanaDark wrote: »

Drinking water when hungry is NOT a diet tool. It will NOT stop you from being hungry if you ARE hungry.

When slightly dehydrated, the body will interpret it as hunger. So, if your body wants water, you will feel hungry and are likely to eat food (which has calories). If you instead drink water (no calories) and were actually slightly dehydrated, then the hunger will go away.

If you are in need of food, drinking water will do nothing for you.

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Now as to why you're hungry... that's a whole range of possibilities that I'll let others discuss.

You beat me to it.

Just to reiterate.... the concept of drinking a glass of water if you feel hungry has been skewed. It was originally recommended that people eating for weight loss drink a glass of water when they feel hungry because thirst can be misinterpreted as hunger. When you eat in a calorie deficit your water intake through the food you eat is inevitably less and so drinking water simply eliminates dehydration. It was never recommended as a way to stave off hunger pains.