What if I just don't feel hungry?

ajsz033
ajsz033 Posts: 1
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Today, I ate two yogurts (my favorite thing), four potstickers, and a bowl of fried rice. I usually don't get hungry at night because I am used to eating early dinners. The calories from food only add up to 942. I know that's not enough but I just don't feel hungry anymore. Should I force myself to eat more?

I also ran a little more than 3 miles today, so my net calorie is currently only 605. =/

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  • sandrinamsilva
    sandrinamsilva Posts: 651 Member
    I think you should have something like peanut butter on toast or a couple of handfuls of nuts. I would try to get at least 1000 in. 1200 would be best.
  • santini1975
    santini1975 Posts: 175 Member
    The reason people get overweight is eating when their body doesn't need anymore food. Listen to your body.
  • RobinvdM
    RobinvdM Posts: 634 Member
    Yes, when in doubt eat walnuts, or almonds, or whole wheat toast with peanut butter. Anything with healthy nuts that have a high calorie count (yay for healthy fat!) 15grams of walnuts is about 100 calories. Fast way to burn them up and healthy too!
  • PayShi
    PayShi Posts: 55 Member
    I think I'll have to agree with Santini1975. If you're body isn't telling you are hungry then it's fine. Unless you're taking something that is confusing you to make you not feel hungry (such as adipex.) Now, if you're feeling hungry at ALL you should eat something even if it's very small. I would just ensure you are taking a multi-vitamin. The only concern here in my opinion is you may become malnourished.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    The reason people get overweight is eating when their body doesn't need anymore food. Listen to your body.

    That isnt necessarily true. You gain weight by eating more calories than you expend. Dont confuse high calories with quantity. Its the same thing as those who think high calorie = unhealthy. I eat 3000 calories a day and lose weight but i have a workout routine and muscle mass to support.

    The issue with very low calorie diets is a lot of the weight loss is muscle mass and not fat. People really want to lose fat and unfortunately with these vlcd you maintain fat and lose muscle. Musle loss means a slower metabolism which makes it even harder to lose weight. This is why so many of us push these 1800 + calorie diets with heavy weight training as its proven to make people cut fat and some weight.

    Op, if you have trouble getting calories, then you need to eat higher calorie foods. Eating less calories does NOT mean faster weight loss. So pick up a spoon and peanut butter and eat away. I do it all the time.
  • fairestthings
    fairestthings Posts: 335 Member
    I think it's smart to just wait it out. If during your workout tomorrow you feel weak, well hopefully that'll motivate you to eat more during the hours you are hungry.

    This can just be used as a lesson for you to eat more calories during the day, since, as you know, eating 900 a day isn't very good for you.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    I think I'll have to agree with Santini1975. If you're body isn't telling you are hungry then it's fine. Unless you're taking something that is confusing you to make you not feel hungry (such as adipex.) Now, if you're feeling hungry at ALL you should eat something even if it's very small. I would just ensure you are taking a multi-vitamin. The only concern here in my opinion is you may become malnourished.
    keep in mind hunger isnt a good indicator of nutrition or health as a body can surpress hunger signals. If you want to do test this, try interim fasting. In a weeks time you body will get used to 16-20 hours of fasting.
  • jleach
    jleach Posts: 38 Member
    I would be more concerned about the lack of balanced nutrition instead of the number of calories. Veggies? Protein? Fruit?
  • carld256
    carld256 Posts: 855 Member
    I'm in sort of the same situation tonight.

    MFP has my calories set at 1780, which is fine. I've eaten two meals and a couple snacks totaling 1189 calories, but I've exercised off 700. That leaves me with a net of 489 calories for the day. I know that's not enough, but it's 8pm. I'll probably do some stuff around the house till 9pm, and watch TV for an hour and it'll be close to bedtime, and I'll still need to eat almost 1300 calories to meet MFP's recommendation.
  • AFitJamie
    AFitJamie Posts: 172 Member
    The reason people get overweight is eating when their body doesn't need anymore food. Listen to your body.

    Not to be difficult, but just not "feeling hungry" isn't a great indication that your body doesn't needs more food... likewise eating when you do "feel hungry" may not always be the correct action to take. People have a variety of reasons for how they "feel" - particularly when it comes to hunger. Dehydration is often suggested as something that, for some, creates a feeling of need and people interpret it as "feeling hungry".

    So My $0.02 To the original post (and I always find it difficult to provide answers with only snippets of information - the overly analytical side of me):

    Depending on your day, the past number of days, and what you expect tomorrow, do as you see fit. Generally most people here would tend to suggest that 600 or so calories in a day is clearly insufficient, and isn't healthy; but in isolation a day is just a day. The key is you can't do it this way every day. :noway: People may answer you assuming this is a daily expectation of yours.... unless you have conditions we don't know about, It doesn't appear that you will do yourself any lasting harm by not eating more today, but you definitely shouldn't eat at such a low intake regularly.

    All I see is that you're 19 and female and looking to lose a 13 Lbs of weight (but I don't know if that is from a healthy or unhealthy starting point...) "Forcing yourself" to eat may not be the best approach to anything, but depending on how healthy you are and want to be - eating sufficiently and regularly is important. This can be particularly true depending where that 13Lbs of loss will place you on a body fat % - e.g. if you are particularly low on bodyfat% now... then you will need to be quite disciplined if you wish to lower it in a healthy manner...
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    Today, I ate two yogurts (my favorite thing), four potstickers, and a bowl of fried rice. I usually don't get hungry at night because I am used to eating early dinners. The calories from food only add up to 942. I know that's not enough but I just don't feel hungry anymore. Should I force myself to eat more?

    I also ran a little more than 3 miles today, so my net calorie is currently only 605. =/

    It's hard to say without knowing your height, bone structure, weight, weight history, etc. I assume you're healthy. Having said that, I'm with the people who say that you should listen to your body. You also may be eating more calories than you know.

    If your weight drops precipitously, or you feel weak, etc., or you feel that there's something abnormal about your lack of appetite you should see a doctor. It also couldn't hurt to add green vegetables to your diet, as well as a multivitamin.
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