I'm hungry.
No, really. that's my complaint. I'm ALWAYS hungry. I've paid attention. When I quit eating after a 'proper' meal, I'm still hungry. A half hour later - still hungry. I can make myself stop being hungry by eating approx 2000 cal at once. And then, 2 hours later? Hungry.
I ate breakfast this morning at 7. I ate an extreme sausage sandwich @ JitB. I don't know the cal content, but I assure you it's enough for breakfast.
10am, I'm starving. Bad enough I'm biting people's heads off.
This is why I keep failing at the dieting. Or food planning. Or whatever. I know I SHOULD.
BUT I HATE BEING HUNGRY!!!!!!!
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So I'm guessing that the obvious bases are covered:
1. you aren't eating out of boredom, you really ARE hungry.
2. you get enough liquid, since your body sometimes translates thirsty into hungry
3. You're eating HIGH FIBER foods when it comes to cards. That means BROWN rice, WHOLE WHEAT bread/crackers/waffles and so forth.
If you've covered all the bases, and are constantly hungry... I would see a doctober for sure. There are plenty of things that can make your hunger/fullness balance go out of wack. Our brain actually creates a chemical to tell us when we are satisified--long before our stomach gets stuffed and hurting.
You might also associate food with comfort. we fill that 'empty feeling' inside us with food, and temporarily feel better because of the resulting chemicals our brains product that says YAY FULL... but if the hunger is 'emotional' so to speak, it just comes back when the chemicals start dispersing.
Also note that if you drink a lot of tea, that could cause problems.
the american diabetes society did a study of sweetners (equal, spledna, sweet n low, etc) and they can give you that hungry feeling as well. Keep that in mind.
Until then, I would try packing a 2:1 protein:carb and see if it helps. Eating SLOWLY and every 2 hours ( i know that's going to be hard) will help with the bottomless pit problem.
I know you guys eat a lot of fast food on the weekends...you really really really should stop that. You can still eat out, but stay away from the burgers and fries (even arby's!)... there is practically NO fiber in this stuff, not to mention all the chemically enhanced flavors, and the blood sugar skyrocket....not to mention the grease involved.
It might also be helpful to keep a journal for a week. whenever you want to eat, write down what you are feeling (besides hunger) and see if you discover something!
Here's something else you can try. I know it sounds absolutely ABSURD, but for awhile there i was doing about 30 minutes of moderate exercise every other day. After about a week or two of doing it, I found myself less hungry than usual. I went and did a little research to see if it was in my head or not, but the body DOES produce appeitite supressents after exercising (this is after a week or two) PYY, GLP-1 and PP are increased.
Definately still visit your doctor. They will probably want a journal of what you eat, when you eat, and how you feel around that time...so you might want to make it ahead of time.
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