Eating even if you're not hungry?

1RogueRunner1
1RogueRunner1 Posts: 21 Member
edited November 14 in Health and Weight Loss
The day is almost over but I still have about 300 calories out of the 1200 I haven't eaten. I'm not really hungry though. Should I eat anyway to make sure I'm getting enough calories or is it okay to end the day without eating more?

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  • 1RogueRunner1
    1RogueRunner1 Posts: 21 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    Occasionally being under is fine. Being under every day is an issue.
    I used to under eat a lot so I'm trying to stay away from that. I'm hoping my body will adjust to eating more without feeling like I'm forcing myself to eat. I want to lose the weight but in a healthy way.
  • tasaiar1
    tasaiar1 Posts: 79 Member
    I don't know what's right but I've been trying to get at least 1000 calories in a day. Just to make sure I don't liar it in anything

  • tasaiar1
    tasaiar1 Posts: 79 Member
    Loose out on anything*
  • jelleigh
    jelleigh Posts: 743 Member
    I run into this sometimes too. I find its better to incorporate some calorie dense foods earlier in the day. Have a tbsp of peanut butter with breakfast or a handful of nuts. Or an avocado on your salad. Then leave yourself a few less calories for dinner and it will be easier to cross the 1000 threshold or hot your 1200. But like others said, not a big deal if its once in awhile. I mostly look at my weekly nutrition now instead of just daily.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Eat anything you want that totals 300 calories. At 1200 calories, you really shouldn't be eating under your goal!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Are you weighing your food? I can't imagine anyone not being hungry eating 900 calories.
  • susanbateman123
    susanbateman123 Posts: 1 Member
    I have this same problem, for me eating low calories is just my regular habit and has been for years and years, I don't intentionally eat low calories but it was always the processed/fast-food crap. Now I am trying to change my lifestyle by eating better and getting active and get rid of this skinny fat body!

    My suggested calorie intake is 1300 calories, but to eat this amount of HEALTHY food makes me want to throw up, it just feels like too much food! I have been researching this a lot, when you eat healthy food it actually fills your stomach more so you feel full faster versus unhealthy crap. However, you MUST eat the suggested calories or you will hinder the weight loss and your muscles will take the beating. Otherwise you end up being skinny fat, like me.

    You might want to try some of the things that I am trying to incorporate -
    1/4 cup chia seeds per day (200 calories)
    1 scoop of protein powder mixed with water (110 calories)
    2 tablespoons of peanut butter (180 calories)
    --total calories is 490. These are great for protein as well (a total of 35 grams protein from the above)

    All of these things are very easily incorporated because they are not filling on their own but they add the needed calories. For the chia seeds I mix them up throughout the day, for example I add a tablespoon into the protein shake, I pour some on my oats, etc. You could even throw the peanut butter into the protein shake - a drink is a lot easier to slam back then pecking away at a plateful of food, when you already feel full!


  • nomorepuke
    nomorepuke Posts: 320 Member
    edited January 2017
    You must eat, or your metabolism will slow down. Your body will start to hoard as much as fat possible as a survival mode and won't let go of that fat because your body is taking a signal that you're in desert starving. Eat 5-8 times a day. Or you will lose muscle mass which is more dangerous than gaining weight
  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    You must eat, or your metabolism will slow down. Your body will start to hoard as much as fat possible as a survival mode and won't let go of that fat because your body is taking a signal that you're in desert starving. Eat 5-8 times a day. Or you will lose muscle mass which is more dangerous than gaining weight

    Only the bold's correct, the rest's a myth!
  • nomorepuke
    nomorepuke Posts: 320 Member
    DeficitDuchess wrote: »
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    You must eat, or your metabolism will slow down. Your body will start to hoard as much as fat possible as a survival mode and won't let go of that fat because your body is taking a signal that you're in desert starving. Eat 5-8 times a day. Or you will lose muscle mass which is more dangerous than gaining weight

    Only the bold's correct, the rest's a myth!


    If it's a myth, can you explain why our metabolism slows down when you don't eat enough food? What you're saying doesn't make any logical sense
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    DeficitDuchess wrote: »
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    You must eat, or your metabolism will slow down. Your body will start to hoard as much as fat possible as a survival mode and won't let go of that fat because your body is taking a signal that you're in desert starving. Eat 5-8 times a day. Or you will lose muscle mass which is more dangerous than gaining weight

    Only the bold's correct, the rest's a myth!


    If it's a myth, can you explain why our metabolism slows down when you don't eat enough food? What you're saying doesn't make any logical sense

    It takes many months of very low calorie dieting for your metabolism to "slow down", if at all.. I honestly can not imagine eating 5-8 times a day, that is a completely uneccessary and pointless rule. There are many people who only eat once a day, and lose or maintain their weight just fine.

    The hoarding and survival mode thing is most certainly a myth. Anorexics, prisoners of war etc continue to lose weight until they eventually die of malnutrition /organ failure.

    I'm on my phone, so don't have any links handy to post here right now. But I'm sure someone will be along soon to help clear this up for you.

  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    edited January 2017
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    DeficitDuchess wrote: »
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    You must eat, or your metabolism will slow down. Your body will start to hoard as much as fat possible as a survival mode and won't let go of that fat because your body is taking a signal that you're in desert starving. Eat 5-8 times a day. Or you will lose muscle mass which is more dangerous than gaining weight

    Only the bold's correct, the rest's a myth!


    If it's a myth, can you explain why our metabolism slows down when you don't eat enough food? What you're saying doesn't make any logical sense

    You post was that our body holds on to fat, it only stores fat if we consume more than; we burn but anytime we consume less than, we burn it; doesn't! Our bodies use that, fat as; a fuel replacement because we, simply're unable to; live without burning calories!

    Sort of like driving a vehicle, without the heat or air conditioning on; it uses less fuel to get you to your destination but it's still using fuel & once the, vehicle runs out of fuel it; isn't operational!
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    You must eat, or your metabolism will slow down. Your body will start to hoard as much as fat possible as a survival mode and won't let go of that fat because your body is taking a signal that you're in desert starving. Eat 5-8 times a day. Or you will lose muscle mass which is more dangerous than gaining weight

    No. If this were true...
    1. All anorexics would be overweight and in "starvation mode"
    2. I wouldn't be losing weight eating 1 large meal with intermittent fasting
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    OP if this is a pattern as other posters have advised try adding some more calorie dense foods to your diet. Your body needs fuel to function properly. If you are under once in awhile it shouldn't be a big deal.
  • nomorepuke
    nomorepuke Posts: 320 Member
    Body stores fat on an emergency mode that doesn't mean body is not burning calories. Prisoners of war camp have gotten very thin but they stayed alive for a month or two. If their bodies burned calories at its normalcy, they would have died in a couple days.
  • nomorepuke
    nomorepuke Posts: 320 Member
    edited January 2017
    Also, if you think eating 5-8 times a day sounds impossible to you then I feel very sorry for you. How you're losing fat, at least on that part, is tremendously wrong.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    @nomorepuke Have a read of this, which explains your theory better than i can.

    http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode/
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    Also, if you think eating 5-8 times a day sounds impossible to you then I feel very sorry for you. How you're losing fat, at least on that part, is tremendously wrong.

    What? I eat when i'm hungry, i have no need to force feed myself.
  • nomorepuke
    nomorepuke Posts: 320 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    Also, if you think eating 5-8 times a day sounds impossible to you then I feel very sorry for you. How you're losing fat, at least on that part, is tremendously wrong.

    What? I eat when i'm hungry, i have no need to force feed myself.


    Sometimes you do have to force yourself to eat. I'm not saying you should over eat. Your brain doesn't always give you the correct signal.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    Also, if you think eating 5-8 times a day sounds impossible to you then I feel very sorry for you. How you're losing fat, at least on that part, is tremendously wrong.

    I'll pass that along to all of the trainers and nutritionist from you lol. Intermittent fasting is not wrong. It's an eating plan that works great for some. I'd recommend looking into it and knowing what it is before you say it is wrong. I am never under my calories either.

    Plus I'm not just losing I'm also toning up and getting into better shape. I'm down from 32% bf to 25%. What's "wrong" with that?
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    If you want in depth info, watch this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5wsrWX_wkg
  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    edited January 2017
    nomorepuke wrote: »
    Body stores fat on an emergency mode that doesn't mean body is not burning calories. Prisoners of war camp have gotten very thin but they stayed alive for a month or two. If their bodies burned calories at its normalcy, they would have died in a couple days.

    A body's unable to store something, that it isn't; being fed! It's just feeding off of, what was already stored; when it was fed! They stayed alive because their metabolism lowered, which means they were burning less than; when they were healthily eating but they weren't storing it, just rationing; what was stored before they were starving!
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    edited January 2017
    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/meal-frequency-and-energy-balance-research-review.html/

    "Human metabolism simply doesn’t operate that quickly and various research into both fasting and intermittent fasting show, if anything, a slight (~5% or so) increase in metabolic rate during the initial period of fasting. The idea that skipping breakfast or a single meal slows metabolic rate or induces a starvation response is simply nonsensical."

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