Re: Ravenous, Insatiable Hunger

[Guest guest]

Sandi,

I think the answer is probably different for different people. Have

you kept track of the days when you have this ravenous hunger? Are

they tied to certain hormonal cycles or certain gym activites? Are

they tied to variations in your normal routine? I feel like you

have to play detective for some of this stuff.

When you get in this zone, is there something that distinguishes

from your usual level of hunger? Is intensity the only difference

or are there other differences in how you feel? Energy levels the

same, emotional state the same? Maybe if you can distinguish this

type of uncontrolleable hunger, you can design ways to deal with it

specifically.

Amy

>

> What causes ravenous, insatiable hunger? How do you feed the

beast?

>

> I had a typical breakfast and mid-morning snack and was fine until

> about 11:30 when my stomach started growling. My lunch is at

12:30 and

> I couldn't take it early today. By lunchtime, I was shaking with

> hunger. On a scale of 1-10, I was at a 12 or 13. I went to

Rubio's

> for a shrimp burrito which usually leaves me uncomfortably full

even

> when I'm very hungry.

>

> I ate my food at a normal pace and was still hungry. It's now and

hour

> later and my stomach is still demanding food. The only problem is

that

> I won't have any access to food for another 2 hours. And, I know

that

> feeding the beast probably won't work anyway. From past

experience,

> when I get to feeling like this, it seems like nothing takes away

the

> hunger. Thank goodness it doesn't happen often.

>

> As much as I want to respect my body and honor my hunger, my

hunger is

> being quite demanding and unreasonable. I don't even know what I

would

> be hungry for. I'm not craving anything. My stomach cries " feed

me "

> but doesn't say what it wants.

>

[Guest guest]

It used to happen a lot when I was on Ortho Tricyclen. It hasn't

happened in relation to my cycle since I changed my birth control

pills. It seems like my exercise class instructors have had it in for

me this week. Monday's Turbo Kickboxing class was as intense as it

always is. Tuesday's yoga class was really tough because the instuctor

thought we'd want to work on our abs after Thanksgiving. The

instructor for last night's Turbo Kickboxing class just whupped our

butts. She had a piece of pumpkin cheesecake over the weekend and

thought we all needed to work it off 5 days after the fact.

Okay, it's now a little over 2 hours since I finished lunch. I'm still

hungry (about a 7), but not as bad as I was an hour ago (about a 9).

If I'm still hungry when I get off in 1/2 hour, I'll grab a bite before

I do my errands. I just don't know what.

[Guest guest]

Sandi --

Eat.

You are hungry, so eat.

" A bite " is evidently not enough. Eat more than a bite.

OK?

You can blame me if this turns out to be bad advice. ;-)

>

> Okay, it's now a little over 2 hours since I finished lunch. I'm

still

> hungry (about a 7), but not as bad as I was an hour ago (about a

9).

> If I'm still hungry when I get off in 1/2 hour, I'll grab a bite

before

> I do my errands. I just don't know what.

>

[Guest guest]

LOL! I guarantee that I'll be eating a lot more than a bite.

[Guest guest]

Sandi, Are you overweight? I have this same problem but I am 60lb

overweight and if I'm not losing that must mean I'm eating too much.

My biggest problem has been prednisone which I may be on for the rest

of my life. My hunger gets so bad I can't sleep and get nauseous.

Recently I have started taking a fourth of a B6 pill twice a day and

it seems to help. I've never considered myself an emotioinal eatier

either. I just enjoy eating. But I do feel after years of dieting

that I'd be a normal weight if I hadn't dieted even fasted.

>

> LOL! I guarantee that I'll be eating a lot more than a bite.

>

[Guest guest]

Good girl.

And if you get back on saying that you ate a half ounce of grilled

skinless chicken and a quarter of a carrot and you were stuffed, just

stuffed --- I'm gonna kick you around the block!

>

> LOL! I guarantee that I'll be eating a lot more than a bite.

>

[Guest guest]

I just recently stopped dieting and I've been working out regularly.

I dropped 32 pounds before I quit Weight Watchers about two months

ago. I haven't gained any back, just fluctuated up and down the same

3 pounds. I'm not at the weight I wanted to be at, but I'm at a

healthy BMI and my bodyfat is a healthy percentage. I'd be thrilled

if I could lose my last 10 pounds, but I'm refusing to worry about it

anymore.

So, here's how the rest of the day went. After work, I went to the

bank and to Macy's. I was going to get something after I picked up my

presale item at Macy's, but the clerk took so long getting it, I had

to rush out to pick up my son from basketball practice. On my way

home, I realized that the insatiable hunger was gone even though I

hadn't eaten anything.

I did some exercise when I got home and was reasonably hungry by the

time I finished fixing dinner. I had some pot roast that I had put in

the crockpot this morning and some baby potatoes cooked in olive oil

with bell peppers and onion. I was comfortably full after dinner.

I'm starting to feel hungry again, but it's late and I'm more tired

than hungry. I'll take my vitamins with a glass of milk and go to bed.

> >

> > LOL! I guarantee that I'll be eating a lot more than a bite.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I've been on prednisone before & it makes me feel like I haven't eaten

for weeks. Good luck!

> My biggest problem has been prednisone which I may be on for the

rest

> of my life. My hunger gets so bad I can't sleep and get nauseous.

[Guest guest]

Does that mean that it wasn't really hunger...if it went away

without eating? I think I would be reall confused if that happened.

[sNIP] So, here's how the rest of the day

went. After work, I went to the

> bank and to Macy's. I was going to get something after I picked

up my

> presale item at Macy's, but the clerk took so long getting it, I

had

> to rush out to pick up my son from basketball practice. On my way

> home, I realized that the insatiable hunger was gone even though I

> hadn't eaten anything.

>

> I did some exercise when I got home and was reasonably hungry by

the

> time I finished fixing dinner. I had some pot roast that I had

put in

> the crockpot this morning and some baby potatoes cooked in olive

oil

> with bell peppers and onion. I was comfortably full after

dinner.

>

> I'm starting to feel hungry again, but it's late and I'm more tired

> than hungry. I'll take my vitamins with a glass of milk and go to

bed.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Gwen Shamblin used to say that hunger would go away and come back

later and not to worry about it, just eat when it comes back because

you would be ready then for sure. I quite often wake up really hungry

early in the morning but don't want to get up yet so go back to

sleep. I think I'm doing pretty good with IE but still not losing

weight. It's discouraging and it's been at least 6 mo. since I

started. Antenello who wrote Naturally Thin By Eating More

thought that nighttime was probably when you lost weight on IE because

you weren't aware of your hunger.

In IntuitiveEating_Support , " amytherrien "

wrote:

>

> Does that mean that it wasn't really hunger...if it went away

> without eating? I think I would be reall confused if that happened.

>