Hunger - how do you cope?

[Flumes]

So, you're saying there's no way to cope with hunger? I should just give in and eat until I'm full, even if it's 5000 calories? That's not very good advice. And you call yourself a ninja turtle....

Being Catholic, I can sure appreciate that Christ took less time to die than this thread.

 

[KaraCooks]

While many people do experience some type of emotional hunger, not EVERYONE does. There are conditions such as Prader-Willi syndrome which can cause immense hunger. I'm not saying this guy has it but it is POSSIBLE that he does have an underlying condition that isn't necessarily emotional.

That's true and many of us have suggested that he talk to his doctor in depth - not just saying "I'm always hungry" but actually describing the symptoms and feelings and so forth. He's refused. He's said that his doctor has only suggested weight-loss surgery ... which means his doctor is a moron. That also has been suggested, and he refuses to seek a 2nd opinion or visit a different doctor or elaborate to his doctor on what he's feeling to determine if what he's feeling is hunger or some other issue.

Why can't there be a condition that could cause an increase in appetite? Oh wait, hyperthyroidism can cause it.. not saying he has that though. But I am saying it's possible to have something going on in your body such as a hormone imbalance. He has type 2 diabetes which can increase hunger. He is on medicine for the diabetes (i think) which can also result in hunger.

Absolutely. See above.

He didn't ask why he is hungry. He just asked for ways of dealing with the hunger.

The problem is that many things can't be dealt with until you understand WHY they are occurring. If you are dealing with emotional hunger, then eating more isn't going to assuage the hunger. If you're dealing with an actual physical hormonal deficiency, then you have to know the WHY of that before you can be treated for it. Again, the OP doesn't seem to want to explore the why ... and therefore be able to find a solution. He seems to want to whine about being hungry and have someone offer him a magic bullet.

When people actually gave him some coping strategies he acknowledged them.

No, he told everyone they were wrong, said he wasn't going to pursue it further with his doctor, said that the solutions offered "wouldn't work" (despite the fact that he hasn't actually tried them) and insisted that there's no such thing as emotional hunger.

Yes, this thread is ridiculous. Because the OP wants a particular answer (god knows what) and he's not getting it. And he keeps arguing with people who are trying to help him. It's very apparent that he doesn't actually want help in coping with his hunger. I don't really know what he wants ... but it's not help.

 

[Kayshiz]

Jack, completely serious question.

What kind of answers were you hoping to get? (not what answer, I know you wouldn't have asked if you did) but just exactly what kinds of things did you expect people to say?

 

[ChefChiTown]

So, you're saying there's no way to cope with hunger? I should just give in and eat until I'm full, even if it's 5000 calories? That's not very good advice. And you call yourself a ninja turtle....

Where are you getting this from? Where do you get that I'm saying "there's no way to cope with hunger" from? Seriously...where in the HELL are you getting this from?

You don't want help...you just want the attention. And, you will no longer be getting it from me. I suggest that others follow suit and leave this attention whore alone.

 

[Jacklinger]

Jack, completely serious question.

What kind of answers were you hoping to get? (not what answer, I know you wouldn't have asked if you did) but just exactly what kinds of things did you expect people to say?

I'll list you answers I got from another forum when I made essentially the same post, keep in mind the below reply was from a girl, and the text in parenthesis are my thoughts on each suggestion:

• Read a Book that you love. (bought 3 new books online, theyre in the mail)
• Exercise until your limbs hurt (this usually makes me hungrier than normal but it apparently works for her)
• Brush your Teeth (not a bad idea, but I'm afraid of hurting the enamel on my teeth if I brush too much, so sometimes I use mouthwash instead)
• Take a Nap. (my personal favorite)
• Do something different with your makeup. (don't wear makeup but if I did, I would so do something different with it)
• Do your nails (can't find my hammer)
• Play with your pets (I have a cat that can haz cheezburger)
• Go outside, jump on a trampoline, or go for a walk. (I would break the trampoline so I go for walks instead)
• Talk to someone you truly love. (working on that)
• Write your own story. Come up with character names, and their personality. You can make it anything you want. A vampire love story; anything. It's all up to you. You can share it with people who support you. Chapter by Chapter. You can even make your main character have the same issues as you. (I do this in my head, too lazy to write it down)
• Learn to play an instrument. (I liked this one, I'm trying to learn the ocarina atm)
• Write your own music. (no...)
• Clean your house or your room. (I do this a lot, love having a clean apt)
• Take a relaxing shower. (works sometimes)
• Get on the computer. Look for support in your decisions. (like going to other forums and asking how they cope with hunger and then getting bombarded with a lot of very angry posts... check!)
• Hang out with your brother or sister. (my brother is in WA but I'm going to get to see him this summer)
• Make your own crafts. (... nah)
• Weigh yourself. If you've gained weight, you won't want to eat. If you've lost weight, you'll still won't want to eat. (this is pretty effective actually)
• Drink ALOT of water to make yourself full. (so is this, except I use diet soda instead of water)
• Write a huge novel, for your eyes only. (I did this once, 200 pages of crap, but it was fun)
• Keep a journal. (check)
• At night time, if you're hungry, take some sleeping medicine. If will make you sleepy, and you won't want to get up. (I use benadryl because I also have allergies)

I said those were some great tips and that was basically the end of the thread. So then I came here to weight-loss.fitness.com and asked the same thing. Amazing how different forums get you different reactions. You guys are pretty high strung. I'm not really sure why you're so dead set on convincing me that I'm emotional and in need of serious medical help. The people on the other forum seemed to think I was doing OK and were full of suggestions. But I don't want to rely on just one source for ideas.

 

[Jericho]

You know. That's good. See you have the answers you are looking for. Since this thread is only causing more fighting going any further, I'm closing the thread.