I think I'm broken!

Hi Amber,

I don't know who gave you that information. But for someone with 100 plus pounds to lose, I don't agree. My opinion (and it's only my opinion, but it's based on careful research and lots of medical studies), is that people who are obese and have been eating badly and not keeping up with general health have body chemistry issues.

The hunger mechanism is based around chemicals and hormones released by the body, when we abuse our metabolism for a long time, many times it throws off our chemical outputs. A good example of that is ghrelin, the chemical that causes us to feel hungry. A person that is obese will produce ghrelin even when eating a sufficient amount, many times causing them to think they are hungry even when they aren't.

What does this mean? It means my advice is to create a food plan, stick to it, and realize that you are eating what you need to be eating, if you are hungry and you know you have eaten enough, then push through that hunger, eventually, as you continue on your healthy journey, your body will re-adjust and correct the chemical imbalances. Drink some water, have something high in fiber but very low in calories (like some cucumber or celery), but don't just eat because you are hungry.

Also, examine WHAT you are eating, there are certain foods that take longer for the body to digest, complex carbs, good fats, and meat protein take longer generally then processed foods like white bread, or white pasta to digest. This keeps you feeling full longer, and is better for you health wise.

So to sum up, ask yourself: Am I really hungry? Or is my body just out of whack and telling me that I'm hungry? It's an important distinction.

regards,

Banks

I'm one of the ones who told her to eat. In the morning I suggested it because it was a few hours after breakfast but not lunch time. Most of us have a morning snack. I was when I replied.

She said she got busy and did not have the snack but had lunch later. I did not see any mention of an afternoon snack. Then dinner, then popcorn. She said even after the popcorn she was still under her calories for the day. My uneducated guess was that she was hungry because she had not feed her body enough for the day. That is why I suggested she eat.

I agree that for many of us we need to learn what true hunger is versus eating out of habit, feelings or any of the other reasons we overeat. But we also need to learn to feed our bodies. I agree with Banks that she should make a food plan and follow it. It will lead to learning to fuel the body without hunger and without overeating. And success in not only losing weight but having a healthier lifestyle.