Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Being hungry is my stumbling block. All the websites and books tell you what to do. Not ONE tell you how you go about it. <sarcasm mode>Oh, gosh, eat less. Why didn't *I* think of that!!!??!! Sure. No prob. Now that I know that's all it takes, I'll just dive right in.<end sarcasm mode> Being hungry is more than just a little uncomfortable to me. It frightens me. It makes me psychologically miserable. Sometimes I can deal with it for weeks, sometimes for months. The last 2 months I haven't been able to deal with it at all and I've gained 10 lbs. I doubt if there is a Final Answer to this one, but I'd be interested in how others deal with this problem. Susan -- --------- Please visit my website: http://members.cox.net/sbcogan Also, check out an excerpt of " Jubilee, " which will be published in the next few months: http://members.cox.net/sbcogan/writing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Susan, I feel strange replying to your posts.. kinda like taking to myself, but different. lol I have recently decided not to eat unless I actually get hungry. I'm kinda liking the feeling of an empty stomach. It is a feeling quite alien to me. When my tummy rumbles it doesn't scare me, it kinda intrigues me. I know that I can get food and that IM not going to starve to death (unlike some people on this planet) but I like the thought that I have not focused on food for such a long period of time that my body has actually used all that I have given it. Susan, a strange puppy in VA =o) " A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe. " Wayne Dyer, 1940 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 Hi, Susan! My name is Laura H and I weigh 180 lbs and my goal is to lose 40 lbs and keep them off over the next year while maintaining a healthy vegetarian lifestyle. One good way to ensure that you are getting enough to eat and always have snacks on hand is to eat a lot of veggies. While losing weight I try to eat a salad everyday and measure out my dressing. I have a 12 oz. salad at dinner time before my meal. I use a full fat dressing, but one that does not contain sugar!! 2 Tbsp only. I use Lily's Northern Italian (avoid creamy dressings) or make your own with Canola/olive oil, vinegar and spices. I find that weighing and measuring helps ensure that I am eating an acurate portion. Snack frequently on vegetables. Make sure you have them at every meal. Allow yourself good whole foods instead of concentrating on eating a low calorie diet. I have also switched from a lot of dairy to eating soy products. I allow myself veggie shreds in place of real cheese and don't have to worry about the fat. Try a 12oz. salad w/ two tbsp of dressing, a sweet potato w/ some cinnamon 1/2 cup of spicy beans and rice, and 8 oz. of steamed spinach for dinner and tell me you are not full! LOL! Good luck and don't starve!! Oh, yeah, don't forget to drink lots of water. BB. Laura H P.S. Read " Food " by Susan Powter , Susan Cogan <susan- brassfield@o...> wrote: > Being hungry is my stumbling block. All the websites and books tell > you what to do. Not ONE tell you how you go about it. <sarcasm > mode>Oh, gosh, eat less. Why didn't *I* think of that!!!??!! Sure. No > prob. Now that I know that's all it takes, I'll just dive right > in.<end sarcasm mode> > > Being hungry is more than just a little uncomfortable to me. It > frightens me. It makes me psychologically miserable. Sometimes I can > deal with it for weeks, sometimes for months. The last 2 months I > haven't been able to deal with it at all and I've gained 10 lbs. > > I doubt if there is a Final Answer to this one, but I'd be interested > in how others deal with this problem. > > Susan > -- > --------- > Please visit my website: > http://members.cox.net/sbcogan > > Also, check out an excerpt of " Jubilee, " which will be published in > the next few months: > http://members.cox.net/sbcogan/writing.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 Susan Here's a couple tricks I use: Are you having a serving of fruit 2-3 times a day? If I eat a meal and then a couple hours later eat a piece of fruit, it's meal time before I'm hungry again. And I never feel 'guilty'. Fruits are good for me and besides, they're easy traveling & I enjoy fruit. The key for me is just maintaining a variety of diff fruits so I don't get bored w/ the same old stuff. Here's something else I do from time to time although I prefer the fruit thang. A friend of mine has great success with this, but I usu wind up feeling like my busy schedule prevents me from continuing with this method. Instead of eating 3 meals, try eating 6 little meals. I never even feel hunger pains when I do this b/c you're eating a 'meal' so often. I end up eventually eating less this way as well b/c I never feel like I'm starving. Hope this helps or gives you a couple ideas about what might work for you! karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 And for those between-snack snacks ;=) carrot sticks and celery sticks, etc., are very portable in a ziploc bag- and then you don't even have to feel guilty about cheating on your meal and fruit regime ;=) Just *don't* let yourself get hungry. best, pat > a couple hours later eat a piece of fruit, it's meal time > before I'm hungry again. And I never feel 'guilty'. Fruits are good > for me and besides, they're easy traveling > -- PAT (In London, Ontario) Email List: townhounds- (townhounds/) Personal Email: SANTBROWN Personal Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " Don't be afraid. Just start the tape. " - Anne Rice * " I don't do pawprints. " -- Snoopy ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 > but I like the thought that I have not focused on food > for such a long period of time that my body has actually used all that I have > given it. > Yes, I kind of get a buzz off 'hunger' or an empty stomach too. But there were years when being 'hungry' made me feel nervy and upset and/or depressed - the whole gamut of emotions. When I was there I found it best to snack on something bulky - fruit, carrots, celery - to alleviate that. Of course, some people need a protein kick more often than others - a medical thingie . . . Y'know, we must be the only animals who panic at the idea of having an empty stomach. Some animals happily go for days without eating - then they go hunting again. best, pat -- PAT (In London, Ontario) Email List: townhounds- (townhounds/) Personal Email: SANTBROWN Personal Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " Don't be afraid. Just start the tape. " - Anne Rice * " I don't do pawprints. " -- Snoopy ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 , Susan Cogan <susan- brassfield@o...> wrote: > Being hungry is my stumbling block. All the websites and books tell > you what to do. Not ONE tell you how you go about it. I agree - there's not enough info. here's what i know: you can shrink your stomach, and therefore not need enough food to fill you up if you start to eat less. Don't begin by starving yourself because your body literally thinks your going to starve and slows down your metabolic rate so you hold onto fat etc for longer! Cut down the size of your meals very gradually, maybe so you'll hardly notice it at first, and you'll begin to get used to smaller portions. A way of helping this is to eat slowly. It takes about 10-20 minutes (according to different experts) for your body to register its full. What this means is that when your stomach is full, you will carry on eating for 10-20 minutes afterwards (think of how much food this could be!) until you " feel " full. What happens is, the stomach expands and sensors in the walls of the stomach feel the expansion and then, i believe, release hormones to the brain to say its full. The brain then responds by releasing hormones in response which trigger the stomach to produce the sensation of feeling full. This process takes a while which is why it helps to eat slowly. (i think i'm right about this, if i'm not feel free to chime in) Hope this helps, take care, Laura xx ------------- " Love is a simple practice yet it is very beneficial for the individual who practices it as well as for the community in which he lives, for the nation, and for the whole world " - The Dalai Lama, 1980 ------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 It has been proven that you can not physically "shrink your stomach". That is a myth that has been floating around for many years... you can as you indicated train yourself to eat better portion sizes but you cannot make your stomach smaller. >you can shrink your stomach, and therefore not need enough food to >fill you up if you start to eat less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Apologees for giving false information. I read this in a book, and i guess they weren't very well informed. Just goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you read! Thanks for pointing that out , <amurphey@p...> wrote: > It has been proven that you can not physically " shrink your stomach " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 I just worry when I hear people say that one because it's an old one that never seems to die. it's a very dangerous myths... something than many people with anorexia believe and live by... they think "if I can just get my stomach to shrink, I will been so full when I eat that 1/2 cup of applesauce that will be my only food today..." When was the book written? Allison MurpheyAdministrative AssistantPlanned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania(412) 434-8957 - Laura <child_of_the_80s Wednesday, January 15, 2003 12:10 PM Re: Being hungry Apologees for giving false information. I read this in a book, and i guess they weren't very well informed. Just goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you read!Thanks for pointing that out , <amurphey@p...> wrote:> It has been proven that you can not physically "shrink your stomach". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Well you might not be able to 'shrink' your stomach, but you can certainly shrink your appetite ;=) I usually take about three or four days to gradually decrease the amount of food I eat, then keep to the amount I have decided is good for me to lose weight. (I am a firm believer in smaller portions - although I am careful about oils when I am trying to lose weight too) If I cut down on the first day, as I have done in the distant distant past, I am maddeningly hungry. Doing it over time seems indeed to 'shrink' the stomach in that it certainly 'shrinks' my feeling of emptiness. Maybe that's what people who talk about and write about this mean . . . Anyway, the deal is not to 'starve' yourself - small meals more often work best for me ;=) I am aware there are other ways - and whatever works works ;=) best, pat -- PAT (In London, Ontario) Email List: townhounds- (townhounds/) Personal Email: SANTBROWN Personal Webpage: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer * " Don't be afraid. Just start the tape. " - Anne Rice * " I don't do pawprints. " -- Snoopy ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Why is it then that after I ate almost nothing for 4 days (surgery and then the flu), that I couldn't eat very much at all, and then I would feel extremely full. I thought you could " shrink " your stomache, because it's like a balloon,. ~Sara << It has been proven that you can not physically " shrink your stomach " . That is a myth that has been floating around for many years... you can as you indicated train yourself to eat better portion sizes but you cannot make your stomach smaller. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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