Always hungry!!

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Ok, soooo I have another dilemma! :)
I know you have to 'eat less' (along with good ole' exercise) to lose weight, buuut while I am doing that..so far I feel like I'm always hungry. I eat breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner.. to keep my blood sugar from going crazy. I've always eaten very healthy, (I actually get made fun of for how healthy I eat!) so to lose the weight I'm trying to lose now (about 5-10lbs), I've just been eating less of what I usually eat. However, I find myself hungry! :( Now, yes I know, I'm probably going to be a little extra hungry btwn meals, but how do you get over that? Relying on websites that tell me my daily calorie intake, I try to eat within that range (2,000). BUT, I'm still hungry! :( Is it because my body is telling me to eat more? IDK! Any advice would be greeeaaatly appreciated! ;) :hat:
Thanks!!
 
OOppps...aaactually, those websites tell me I should be eating, like 1,700 or so...thats not alot at all! My body would be screaming for food! :) So, what gives if I'm still hungry at 2,000-2,500? (And I promise you it's not "emotional hunger"! lol )
 
I know the feeling. I'm always hungry as well. But even when I was overeating I was still hungry most of time. I have just learned to live with it.

Protein helps some for me.
 
You will probably be hearing from a handful of people here that will try to convince you that you have emotional problems.

Maybe you do and maybe you don't. But it seems to me, even if you do, hunger is hunger whether it's emotional or not, right?

Do you like diet soda? When I feel hungry sometimes I will drink diet soda, or coffee, hot tea. I will also listen to music or go for a walk. There's some other things I do but those are the three main things I try and so far I've not binged or gone over 1500 calories in months.

But you have to get used to it. Restricting mostly just takes willpower and cultivating willpower is sort of like building muscle. You have to start light and work out every day. But if you can get through a week on a reduced calorie intake then you will feel different and it will get easier. You won't feel any less hungry, you will just be more accustomed to feeling hungry all the time and be less moved by it to eat.
 
You will probably be hearing from a handful of people here that will try to convince you that you have emotional problems.
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Oh for Christ's sake.

Saying someone is eating emotionally, not out of true physical hunger does NOT mean they have "emotional problems".

Now I see why you're so resistant to the idea. Because you are one of those ignorant people who thinks that anything emotional means you're mentally unstable and equates "emotional" issues with being some kind of crazy person. You probably think that anyone who sees a psychiatrist needs to be locked up in a mental institution and that if you take meds for a mental issue, you're a weak idiot who can't control yourself.

Of course when you refuse to actually attempt to eat a healthy balance of foods and would rather just complain that you're hungry all the time, that's it's own kind of mental issue.

hunger is hunger whether it's emotional or not, right?
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Wrong.

Maybe you should do some research and educate yourself.
 
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To the OP - make sure that your hunger is truly hunger and not just a desire to eat. Many people eat "emotionally" - in other words they eat to hide feelings, to make themselves feel better, to avoid dealing with other issues, as an unconscious reaction to stress. Some people also eat when they're happy - in our culture food=celebration in a lot of cases.

Also some people eat out of habit. When I sit down in front of the TV, I begin to *think* I'm hungry, because in my family it's a habit to eat snacks in front of the TV. In that situation, I'm not really hungry, I'm just conditioned to want food - which is different from true hunger.

So try to determine if what you're really feeling is HUNGER or just a desire to eat (emotionally, mentally, or out of habit).

Aside from that, make sure that you're eating foods that are satiating. Making sure that you have some protein and some healthy fat every time you eat something will help. Those things stay in your system longer and keep your hunger receptors from triggering.

If you're still hungry, try eating things that are low calorie but high in bulk. Raw veggies in a low-fat/low-cal dip can provide a lot of bulk for not a lot of calories and help you fill up.
 
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Oh for Christ's sake.

Saying someone is eating emotionally, not out of true physical hunger does NOT mean they have "emotional problems".

Now I see why you're so resistant to the idea. Because you are one of those ignorant people who thinks that anything emotional means you're mentally unstable and equates "emotional" issues with being some kind of crazy person. You probably think that anyone who sees a psychiatrist needs to be locked up in a mental institution and that if you take meds for a mental issue, you're a weak idiot who can't control yourself.
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I should hope not. I've seen psychiatrists and been on medication myself.

But you did say the eating problem, can be emotional, ergo: emotional problem. I did not mean to imply something on the magnitude of a full psychotic breakdown. There's no need for such anger and indignation.
 
KaraCooks said:
Oh for Christ's sake.

you are one of those ignorant people who thinks that anything emotional means you're mentally unstable and equates "emotional" issues with being some kind of crazy person. You probably think that anyone who sees a psychiatrist needs to be locked up in a mental institution and that if you take meds for a mental issue, you're a weak idiot who can't control yourself.

when you ... would rather just complain that you're hungry all the time, that's it's own kind of mental issue.

Wrong. Maybe you should do some research and educate yourself.
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Oh my gosh are you serious...as a mod you shouldn't be assuming what he thinks and going at a member like that just for posting his opinion. He said hunger is hunger the same way people say a calorie is a calorie (it's all opinion so what?). I know you guys had a debate in the other thread but was it really necessary to find him and go at it again in this newbie thread?? Way to make the site unfriendly and hostile.
 
Hunger isn't just hunger. Hunger due to a physical need to eat is a lot different than hunger due to emotional situations.

It's not all about eating cause you are sad or needing to feel good, it's also out of stress, boredom and the link. When you eat due to this above reasons, you tend to over eat and eat the wrong foods. It's something most of us have done and a cycle you have to break if you want to really lose weight. It is one of the reasons that when I suggest to write a food journal that they should say their mood when they eat as well.

As for the comment to Kara, she is blunt. She has been that way since I've joined and I don't think that is changing. She gets frustrated about saying the same things to the same person several times. Jack made the backhanded comment first so I totally expected her to answer how she did.

Mod doesn't mean hand-holding, it doesn't even mean gentle. We are here to give advice and accurate information (if you think what she says isn't accurate, dispute it with proof) and to stop spammers and the like.
 
Oh my gosh are you serious...as a mod you shouldn't be assuming what he thinks and going at a member like that just for posting his opinion.
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Given that there is a thread he started on hunger that's been going on for 5+ pages of him saying the same thing, I'm not "assuming" what he thinks. I know what he thinks. He's said it over and over again and then he decided to bring it to someone else's thread with a backhanded slap at the valid information he was given by more than one person.

was it really necessary to find him and go at it again in this newbie thread??
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Was it really necessary for him to to go at it again in this thread and say that we were all going to accuse the OP of having emotional and mental problems? Who brought it here in the first place, huh?

My response to Jack has nothing to do with being a mod. It has everything to do with the fact that he brought something unnecessary into this thread and it pissed me off.
 
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As for the comment to Kara, she is blunt. She has been that way since I've joined and I don't think that is changing. She gets frustrated about saying the same things to the same person several times. Jack made the backhanded comment first so I totally expected her to answer how she did.

Mod doesn't mean hand-holding, it doesn't even mean gentle. We are here to give advice and accurate information (if you think what she says isn't accurate, dispute it with proof) and to stop spammers and the like.
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Jericho you also tend to be blunt but you're cool because you're not rude about it. And you encourage people. The only time Kara ever posts is to tell someone they're wrong. I've NEVER seen a simple, encouraging post from her.

And I totally agree that mod doesn't mean hand-holding. But it also doesn't mean dispute everything you disagree with. As for disputing with proof...to be honest I just don't care enough lol. Besides, they say when you argue with an idiot, people watching can't tell the difference ;)
 
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I've NEVER seen a simple, encouraging post from her.
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Really? Of the 3,924 posts on this site, you've never ever seen me say something encouraging or helpful? Ever? Really?

Like the one I made above in this thread to the OP, giving him some thoughts and advice:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/40058-always-hungry.html#post692914

Or this one where I gave some helpful information and encouraged someone to include non-fat diary in their diet:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/nutr...ods-such-cheese-cut-your-diet.html#post692911

Or this one where I told the OP that their plan looked reasonable, but I'd enter it into a meal planner just to make sure:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/nutrition/40025-meals-advice.html#post692452

Or this one where I offered some suggestions and advice on making smoothies:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/nutrition/40014-smoothies.html#post692451

Or this one where I offered advice on why raw spinach might cause tummy trouble:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/nutrition/39930-raw-spinach-vs-cooked-spinach.html#post691607

Or even this one in Jack's thread where I suggested a healthy meal plan that involved protein and fat at every meal to help assuage hunger (and which he rejected out of hand):
Hunger - how do you cope? - Page 3 - Weight Loss Forum

Or this one in which I referred someone back to the sticky threads for weight lifting and muscle building:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weig...p-how-get-rid-upper-body-flab.html#post691407

Or this one in which I answered a question someone posted on health after weight loss:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/club/39912-question-others-who-lost-lot-weight.html#post691242

Or this one in which I reasurred a poster that overnight fluctuations are normal and not to freak out about them:
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/club/39904-why-did-i-gain-weight-overnight.html#post691218

Or every post I've answered where someone has said this is my eating plan and I've taken the time to respond and answer line by line and give alternatives and suggestions.

Or every post I've made in the newbie forum welcoming people and giving them advice for getting started.

Wow. You're right. I'm a stone bitch and don't deserve to post here. God knows why I give so much time to this freakin' place when I could be doing other stuff.
 
Umm...

SO ANYWAYS I'm probably not going to post in this thread, I got my point across. I think i said things a lot of people were thinking but were too afraid to say. Didn't mean to sound rude but just think of it as constructive criticism to make the site even better. :)
 
Umm...

SO ANYWAYS I'm probably not going to post in this thread, I got my point across. I
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Translation:

Ummmm.... so anyways it looks like I was wrong and really insulted someone who puts in lot of time and thought to this site to help people. But I don't have the guts or the integrity to apologize and say so, so I'm just gonna pretend that it didn't happen.
 
KaraCooks said:
Translation:

Ummmm.... so anyways it looks like I was wrong and really insulted someone who puts in lot of time and thought to this site to help people. But I don't have the guts or the integrity to apologize and say so, so I'm just gonna pretend that it didn't happen.
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Okay you're lucky it's the weekend and I have a little spare time so I can entertain your comments.

You need to stop telling people they're wrong for no reason. Just because I think you're rude doesn't mean I'm wrong. You are sort of immature because instead of being the bigger person, you try to egg on an argument when I clearly didn't care. Debate club was over in high school.

And did you really get insulted? Sorry I hurt your e-motions.
 
Jacklinger said:
I should hope not. I've seen psychiatrists and been on medication myself.

But you did say the eating problem, can be emotional, ergo: emotional problem. I did not mean to imply something on the magnitude of a full psychotic breakdown. There's no need for such anger and indignation.
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Best be careful. Bring logic and facts into a discussion here is pretty much futile. KaraCooks is the mod and what she says goes. In fact, that part about "Or for Christ's sake" was a self reference.
 
Wow, this is totally off topic, but I have to say, I joined this forum hoping to find helpful tips, maybe I will find them.

The only other forum I am actively a part of is an equestrian forum, which is frequented by many professionals in the field, veterinarians, olympic riders, trainers, in addition to amateurs, its a real wealth of information!

They also have professional moderators on that site... who NEVER post and create arguments on threads, if there is an issue, it is handled "behind the scenes".

I am a bit surprised at how involved and "personal" the mods on this board are. Guess things are very different here, but my "horsey" board is also made up of industry professionals who have to worry about how online persona affect their professional lives.
 
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