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Hunger

izabella813
izabella813 Posts: 20 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone else find that they're still SO hungry after finishing their meal?

WHY is this? :(

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Lots do. What we perceive as hunger after eating, is just appetite that is awakened by eating.
  • izabella813
    izabella813 Posts: 20 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    Lots do. What we perceive as hunger after eating, is just appetite that is awakened by eating.

    Ahhh! Should I wait a while then? I feel like I could eat another two meals haha.
  • oreo_cookies_1992
    oreo_cookies_1992 Posts: 42 Member
    Yes.. makes me feel like I have a food addiction :/
  • izabella813
    izabella813 Posts: 20 Member
    oreo_cookies_1992 wrote: »
    Yes.. makes me feel like I have a food addiction :/

    Yes exactly! Me too :/
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    izabella813 wrote: »
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    Lots do. What we perceive as hunger after eating, is just appetite that is awakened by eating.

    Ahhh! Should I wait a while then? I feel like I could eat another two meals haha.

    Just make sure you are eating properly - if you follow MFP's suggestion, you'll never be far off. Yes, feeling of satiety often takes some time. I love to eat, and I can eat way more than I need. So I have to be a bit careful. I have figured out that if I eat until I'm full, I've eaten too much.
  • jayemes
    jayemes Posts: 865 Member
    izabella813 wrote: »
    Anyone else find that they're still SO hungry after finishing their meal?

    WHY is this? :(

    According to your diary, you're hungry because you're massively under eating. You've only logged 500-700 calories A DAY for the past few days. If that's actually what you're eating, you absolutely should eat another meal after you finish your first tiny meal.
  • izabella813
    izabella813 Posts: 20 Member
    jayemes wrote: »
    izabella813 wrote: »
    Anyone else find that they're still SO hungry after finishing their meal?

    WHY is this? :(

    According to your diary, you're hungry because you're massively under eating. You've only logged 500-700 calories A DAY for the past few days. If that's actually what you're eating, you absolutely should eat another meal after you finish your first tiny meal.

    I've been eating between 1100 - 1200 calories a day?! I wouldn't survive on 500 aha
  • angelb1983
    angelb1983 Posts: 160 Member
    1100-1200 is still very low especially if you are active at all.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    izabella813 wrote: »
    Anyone else find that they're still SO hungry after finishing their meal?

    WHY is this? :(

    @izabella813 at age 63 I finally learned I needed to consume less than 50 grams of carbs daily to keep from eating the legs off of the table

    3 years later I am down 50 pounds and maintaining under 200 for the first time in decades.

    Now it takes no real effort on my part and I am free of all Rx meds.

    Best of success in finding the way of eating that self manages your appetite. The same eating macro does not work for everyone.
  • xxzenabxx
    xxzenabxx Posts: 948 Member
    izabella813 wrote: »
    Anyone else find that they're still SO hungry after finishing their meal?

    WHY is this? :(

    Are you short? Because 1100-1200 is not a lot unless you are really sedentary or your short. Maybe you need to up your calories. How much do you have to lose? Maybe losing 0.5lb a week is more sustainable for you?
  • misnomer1
    misnomer1 Posts: 646 Member
    What's your height, weight and age?
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    jayemes wrote: »
    izabella813 wrote: »
    Anyone else find that they're still SO hungry after finishing their meal?

    WHY is this? :(

    According to your diary, you're hungry because you're massively under eating. You've only logged 500-700 calories A DAY for the past few days. If that's actually what you're eating, you absolutely should eat another meal after you finish your first tiny meal.

    I went back a couple of weeks. I agree, if you're logging properly, you're undereating. Get a realistic calorie goal and eat that--not half. Undereating will cause problems with your body. You don't want that.
  • izabella813
    izabella813 Posts: 20 Member
    misnomer1 wrote: »
    What's your height, weight and age?

    I'm 5ft 1, 133lbs and 21
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