Lifestyle Change Goal - recognize 'hunger' and 'full'
NonnaTurtle
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This makes me so happy, I just wanted to share. Anyone else?
I have been doing Keto for 5 weeks now and have finally reached the point where I can now recognize true 'hunger' vs 'cravings, as well as feeling 'full' while eating. This is a big, big leap forward for me.
****** 1 Lifestyle Change Goal Met - YAY! *******
Next Lifestyle Change Goal = Stop eating when 'full' and ignore MFP BabbleBitching at me if I am under 1000 calories for the day.
Happy Happy Sunday, everyone :-)
I have been doing Keto for 5 weeks now and have finally reached the point where I can now recognize true 'hunger' vs 'cravings, as well as feeling 'full' while eating. This is a big, big leap forward for me.
****** 1 Lifestyle Change Goal Met - YAY! *******
Next Lifestyle Change Goal = Stop eating when 'full' and ignore MFP BabbleBitching at me if I am under 1000 calories for the day.
Happy Happy Sunday, everyone :-)
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Congrats!
I'm currently still working on determining real hunger vs habit goal.1 -
For me it's hunger vs habit all the time - it's habit to eat when others eat or to eat when I'm working at my desk during the day. I find that if I spend a Saturday outside all day I don't even feel hunger so 90% of my eating I know is habit. Because my hands aren't doing anything else. It's tough to change habit for sure but slowly I'm trying. Consciously saying - why am I eating this or why do I want to eat this? Just today I wanted to shell and eat peanuts. I stopped myself. An hour later I was eating them - when I realized I was eating them I stopped. It's a struggle for sure.3
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I still struggle with this! Thinking logically, I know I'm not "hungry" because I ate a healthy meal just a couple hours (or minutes) ago. I just want to eat, because eating is what I do whenever I'm bored, tense, happy, upset, etc. In other words, whenever I'm not busy doing something else. Food is my balm for the spirit and the senses.
I need to find better ways to soothe the rough patches rather than eating. This WOE has made it a lot easier with the satisfying foods and fat, but I still have a ways to go.4 -
The struggle is real!
I'm going into my second week of time restricted eating (nothing after 7pm or before 8am). I dreaded starting because I'm a nighttime nibbler (a couple nuts here, a few pork rinds there) but it has been a lot easier than I thought.
Next step will be to push back breakfast by half hour at a time gain control and to break the habit of eating just because.
Glad I'm not alone. Good luck to us all!3 -
This is a really important distinction to make - hunger versus full versus habit.
Many behaviours are triggered by other circumstances but we can learn new habits.2 -
This is a really important distinction to make - hunger versus full versus habit.
Many behaviours are triggered by other circumstances but we can learn new habits.
Couldn't agree more @Abm4n. I too struggled most of my life with recognizing and being able to distinguish between these various signals. End of this month will make 2 years for me on this WOE and thanks to LCHF it's now very easy for me to recognize and distinguish between these signals (YAY)!2 -
Oddly I just mentioned this in another post.
I have the habit of eating (continually) and need to work on this.
I have successfully controlled my carb habit.
But I never get this satiety feeling as I am always grazing.
I need to really focus on my body signals and what causes me to also want to graze.
I need to seriously get this in check
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NonnaTurtle wrote: »Next Lifestyle Change Goal = Stop eating when 'full' and ignore MFP BabbleBitching at me if I am under 1000 calories for the day.
Don't you just hate that? The worst part is that MFP won't post the news feed item that says you've finished your diary and stayed under your calorie goal. Like it's some kind of punishment.
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I'm in the process of working on this. I find that I eat mostly out of habit. At work (since we're allowed to eat at our desks), on the couch at night etc. I've started today on pushing breakfast back a bit in the morning. Hoping that helps some
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Great Post. I need to consciously work on the difference between hunger and boredom. I just grabbed and ate a plum from the fruit bowl at work. NO reason. Not hungry. ARG! STOP IT.2
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Eating at my work is a HUGE problem for me. We can eat at our desks, and eating is also a good excuse to get up and take a break. I eat more on work days for that reason. Also, eating when it is "time" is a problem for me. I work from 7:30-6. In the past I eat to make sure I don't get hungry. Crazy, right?
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End the tread by finally jumping in with both feet........ here goes
I have so much admiration and appreciation for all the members of this group who have shared such personal experiences. I have spent so many years trying to hide my constant binge eating and push down my shame, that I find it difficult to be truthful about my own experience. Over the past few weeks, I have read so many deeply personal stories across the posts from the LCHF Group that resonate with me. I have never been able to discuss my binge eating with anyone and it's been a true revaluation to learn there are other's who have done the exact same things that I have been so ashamed of, for so long. My binge eating has been out of control for years.
On any given weekday, on the way home from work, I would:
1. Order drive-thru meals for 2, including 2 drinks & 2 fries
2. Do multiple drive-thru's and bring home tons of fast food....bags and bags full of food
3. Spend hours mindlessly eating and would not stop until everything was gone or I got sick
I had no concept of 'full' or 'hungry'. I would never eat at work because I was so obese (339 lbs) I didnt want anyone watching me put food in my mouth. If there was 'office food', I would slip something into my bag when no one was around and eat it as soon as I got to my car. I felt so pathetic and constantly ashamed of myself. On the weekend, I would set my alarm for 6am so I could go to the grocery store when it was deserted, except for the employees restocking the shelves and I would use the self check-out whenever it was open so no one would see what was in my cart. Even now, just putting this into words is making me so miserable and ashamed.
Mindless, binge eating has controlled my quality of life for years. I struggle with social skills. I am so afraid of offending people, I have a really hard time joining in/participating. Finding LCHF and this group a few weeks ago and being able to quietly get to know you all, has truly changed my life. This way of eating is working for me and I was so happy to finally be able to feel hungry and/or full, which is a giant step towards resolving my binge eating. I have so much weight to lose and health to regain and feel lucky to be part of the group.
Thank you all for sharing your personal struggles so candidly, advice and humor. This group is really wonderful.15 -
So today was the day I started eating for hunger vs eating out of habit. I've had 2 cups of BPC - breakfast and late lunch and an Atkins shake (I know, I know). Tonight is chicken thighs for dinner. I started to dip into the sunflower seeds but cracked about 4 and stopped. Drinking way more water than ever, which is fine by me. Let's see if I can do it tomorrow - oh heck...let's just try for the rest of the day today - it's only 5 p.m. where I am and we don't eat dinner until about 8:45 when dark starts to hit and Rowdy can't see to work any longer.5
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Great start, RowdysLady!2
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NonnaTurtle wrote: »This makes me so happy, I just wanted to share. Anyone else?
I have been doing Keto for 5 weeks now and have finally reached the point where I can now recognize true 'hunger' vs 'cravings, as well as feeling 'full' while eating. This is a big, big leap forward for me.
****** 1 Lifestyle Change Goal Met - YAY! *******
Next Lifestyle Change Goal = Stop eating when 'full' and ignore MFP BabbleBitching at me if I am under 1000 calories for the day.
Happy Happy Sunday, everyone :-)
Bumping to catch up with related thread:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10454887/do-i-need-to-eat-if-im-not-hungry
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@NonnaTurtle Don't be ashamed. You're here now among people who want to support you. I know I do. Been there...and if it makes you feel less alone my starting weight was 344 and I'm only 5'6".
MFP whines at me too on my fast days and I just ignore it. It's stupid algorithms that are aimed at the average overweight person (whatever that means) and CICO and it doesn't understand anything being code.
You keep building up you. You got this.
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@Nonna, leave that shame behind! It's wonderful that you're able to put this here! Just know that you aren't alone! My vice was chocolate! I hoarded, and ate it in secret for years! I also began my weight loss journey at 318 pounds!
I credit this woe for helping me learn what true hunger feels like too! Before, it's like I couldn't feel it, or full either!
I'm so glad I found this woe, and wonderful group, who have both helped me learn these two things, and stop the lose/regain cycle I've been on my entire life! The control over food is so great that I know I won't be on that rollercoaster ever again!
Hugs to you for being so brave! You've got this hun!!1 -
@nonaturtle congratulations on your progress, I love that you shared your story1
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For anyone who wants to move away from MFP "BabbleBitching" about not eating enough (love the term btw), you may consider the free version of My Net Diary. There isn't a diary completion function, so there's no "competition" or "bragging rights" feeling and no "Must Eat To Satisfy This *kitten* Computer Program" - and while there is a little scold if your calories are too too low, their definition of TOO low is a little lower AND it is tucked away on the bottom of a different page in a small font and hardly noticeable. Additionally the food database there is monitored and they have staff that double checks submitted entries so it's actually accurate. I love MyFitnessPal for the social aspects and keep coming back for that but honestly I find MyNetDiary to be far superior for tracking. Just tossing that out there.3
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@jassnip , @Karlottap , @caromarie1 Thank you so much for your kind words.
@Phrick, thanks for the MyNetDiary tip.0 -
@NonnaTurtle: Thanks for sharing your story. You are not alone on this forum, and probably helped a lot more people than have shared on this thread. Some people prefer to read and not post, therefore consider yourself a winner for helping them as well. Merci beaucoup 4
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thank you @ supergal30
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I eat out of habit sooo much. I am struggling with this 'hungry" thing as well. I recently got the Stupid Simple Keto tracking app. So far I like it. MFP is just not geared toward keto, and I found it hard to use. the SSK app has a piggy bank that keeps up with your under calories banks them for days you go over. I like that. Being a former WW person, I always missed the flex points to use for special occasions that WW incorporated. This is working for me so far, and I can more easily see what I need to eat the rest of the day. I will warn you, however, it is an estimated calorie count. It is not exact, and says so right up front.3
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@missippibelle -
Any calorie count is approximate, so no prob there.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10412095/gastropod-the-end-of-the-calorie
I'm not quite so sure about the concept of banking approximate calories for cheat rainy days, though... at least if you're insulin resistant.
(Better to get points to blow on LC treats, a visit to your local bordello, etc.....)0
