I never feel 'full'

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  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    I'm never full or satisfied either. You have to get use to it.
    Increasing fiber helps a little.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    When i feel full and happily stuffed is when i know I've eaten too much. Stopping eating when no longer hungry or just satisfied is still a foreign concept for me, and one that i have to constantly work at.
  • Traveler120
    Traveler120 Posts: 712 Member
    tarynopolis wrote: »
    ... I find when I'm eating a meal, I never feel satisfied. It normally gets to the point that I eat until it hurts and I don't know how to fix this. ........
    How do you "eat until it hurts" but at the same time are not full? Sounds like you're getting so full that it hurts. You're getting past the point of fullness and cramming more and more in. The way to fix it is to stop doing that.
  • OhMsDiva
    OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Learn to accept hunger? There's nothing wrong with feeling hungry - you don't need to be full 24/7.

    I have found eating more mindfully helps a lot, I no longer eat in the car on the run, or when I'm in a rush - I sit down properly, take time and enjoy my food. I choose foods for volume so I get big meals and eat less often - continuous grazing or small meals makes me hungry a lot.

    That part
  • OhMsDiva
    OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
    I eat tic tacs or chew gum
  • quartknee11
    quartknee11 Posts: 141 Member
    I just started tracking again and I notice that after falling off the wagon, the first few days that I get back on are tough. I'm always hungry! I have a few suggestions for you.

    Start eating later in the day around 11 or 12. Fight that hunger before then by keeping a strong mind and staying busy. Drink loads of water. Drink a diet soda (the bubbles fill me up). Chew on gum.

    As for mindlessly snacking - I have a rule that I don't eat something unless I track it first to make sure I'm not eating too many calories. Maybe you could try that? Get into that habit it will help.
  • Reaverie
    Reaverie Posts: 405 Member
    I only feel that way at night. I have issues with forcing myself to eat before 3pm. Then when I do, I over do it. Trying to train myself to eat on a more regular basis so I wont feel starved by the time my system kicks in and rudely reminds me we need subsistence to function.
  • ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken
    ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken Posts: 1,530 Member
    Yes, I also had this very problem. It was so hard because logically I knew I wasn't actually hungry but my body just did NOT get the message. I eventually discovered that carbs were at the root of this problem for me. I did not eliminate carbs entirely, but I did lower them a great deal. Maybe it would help you.
  • Kullerva
    Kullerva Posts: 1,114 Member
    I had this problem for a long time (check out my diary--food volume is hugely important with me). Logging in advance does help. I'd also like the plug the book "Brain over Binge," which can help with this problem whether or not you suffer from emotional eating (been there) or are just trying to stop/prevent overeating. Once I got a handle on why I always felt so hungry, I learned to get past it. You aren't doomed to be hungry forever. (Your stomach will shrink...eventually. :) )
  • quartknee11
    quartknee11 Posts: 141 Member
    I just thought of another tip!

    An entire pack of sugar free jello is only 40 calories. Try having that in the fridge at all times. Whenever you can't keep your hunger under control, try snacking on that instead of high calorie snacks
  • tracefan
    tracefan Posts: 382 Member
    More protein Stop eating the carbs.. they make you feel full initially then you're starving soon after. Drink more and trust me I have a really hard time drinking water so I get sparkling water and drink a lot of tea.
  • zamphir66
    zamphir66 Posts: 582 Member
    shadowfax_c11 wrote: »
    Traveler120 wrote: »
    tarynopolis wrote: »
    ... I find when I'm eating a meal, I never feel satisfied. It normally gets to the point that I eat until it hurts and I don't know how to fix this. ........
    How do you "eat until it hurts" but at the same time are not full? Sounds like you're getting so full that it hurts. You're getting past the point of fullness and cramming more and more in. The way to fix it is to stop doing that.

    Because what she is trying to fill; is not her stomach. Only she doesn't know that yet. I have the same problem. ... ...

    Count me in!

    I think I've more or less gotten it sorted now.

    But I used to eat an entire bag of snyder's pretzel chips, then start in on another. When the sicky-full feeling cranked up, I actually got MAD that I couldn't keep eating. Another time, I ate so much cheddar jalapeno cheetos that I woke up in the night to be sick. Lemme tell ya, you don't want to puke jalapeno cheetos, like ever. It's like I turned into a human chernobyl.
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    I think handling emotions, or too many carbs, or not enough protein or combinations of these are the likely culprit.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    tarynopolis wrote: »
    I have a big problem with overeating and I have such a hard time tracking calories because I snack a lot and lose track... I find when I'm eating a meal, I never feel satisfied. It normally gets to the point that I eat until it hurts and I don't know how to fix this. I drink plenty of water every day, I could just eat forever.

    The key is not to try to feel full, but to measure what a portion size should be. Your body will adjust if you stick to it long enough.
  • ModernRock
    ModernRock Posts: 372 Member
    edited January 2017
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    When i feel full and happily stuffed is when i know I've eaten too much. Stopping eating when no longer hungry or just satisfied is still a foreign concept for me, and one that i have to constantly work at.

    Same here. It's not a knowledge problem, but rather an emotional/psychological one. I've tried to intuitively "only eat when hungry" but this leads to missing entire meals knowing I won't have a chance to eat when I finally do get hungry. Then, for me, "stop eating when no longer truly hungry" could mean a few bites (even though it takes far more to feel "full"), which then leads to grazing, which can be more calories than just eating. The only thing I've found to work is to set a healthy calorie goal, count calories, and trust you're getting enough to eat. Eventually you'll find that bloated, full feeling is actually rather uncomfortable. But, if the emotional issue, it can be easy to have a bad day and overeat. Accept it, deal with the emotional stuff head on, and move on.
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    TonyB0588 wrote: »
    tarynopolis wrote: »
    I have a big problem with overeating and I have such a hard time tracking calories because I snack a lot and lose track... I find when I'm eating a meal, I never feel satisfied. It normally gets to the point that I eat until it hurts and I don't know how to fix this. I drink plenty of water every day, I could just eat forever.

    The key is not to try to feel full, but to measure what a portion size should be. Your body will adjust if you stick to it long enough.

    I'm the opposite. The key for me is to get full each day. I do IF so I can save up the food and get full. Makes it sustainable for me in the long run because there are periods of time I'm totally satisfied.
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