Re: What if you never get hungry?

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your replies. I never ever feel hungry in the

morning, and for years I have been eating breakfast religiously because

of the popular notion that it is the most important meal. This past

week I went for 3 days without breakfast. I found it very difficult to

find hunger signals on those days. I would start feeling sick, tired,

spacey and headachy, but not what I would call " hungry " . I think I

need to redefine what hunger means for me because I don't believe

waiting for that hungry feeling serves me well at all. I just did not

feel well, and that is signal enough. I do find that if I eat a good

breakfast my hunger comes on as normal (ie what I would normally define

as hunger) later in the day. I also find that my body will get into a

nice routine of three meals, getting hungry at those times. Of course

it does have something to do with how much I am eating at each meal.

[Guest guest]

, when I feel 'spacey and headachy' that means my blood sugar has

dropped way down and I have waited too long to eat. My hunger

signal(s?) are not like a flashing light or siren going off in my

body! Often its more like I notice I am THINKING about food rather

than feeling my tummy rumble or a pang of emptiness in my stomach

area. I still am not ace at sensing these subtle signs, but I did

experiment with what I ate (protein/carb/fat) and how long it was

before I felt I wanted to eat. So now I know that if I eat a small

breakfast (toast) with my morning coffee I am likely to be hungry (for

real) around noon. I hope you can and will experiment with your own

time vs. what eaten and how does your body feel too. Its turning that

focus back on to YOURSELF that is the best guideline you can do to

help IE get a toe hold in your life.

ehugs, Katcha

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> Thank you all for your replies. I never ever feel hungry in the

> morning, and for years I have been eating breakfast religiously because

> of the popular notion that it is the most important meal. This past

> week I went for 3 days without breakfast. I found it very difficult to

> find hunger signals on those days. I would start feeling sick, tired,

> spacey and headachy, but not what I would call " hungry " . I think I

> need to redefine what hunger means for me because I don't believe

> waiting for that hungry feeling serves me well at all. I just did not

> feel well, and that is signal enough. I do find that if I eat a good

> breakfast my hunger comes on as normal (ie what I would normally define

> as hunger) later in the day. I also find that my body will get into a

> nice routine of three meals, getting hungry at those times. Of course

> it does have something to do with how much I am eating at each meal.

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Katcha. This morning I got up and was going to eat

breakfast, but I just couldn't stand the thought of food. So I went

on to work, but I brought some food with me. When I got to work, I

already wanted to eat, so I did. I had an apple with some peanut

butter and a cup of decaf with half and half. Normally I would eat

eggs with spinach, and oatmeal with fruit (a lot of food). This

actually is working out well for me. I did get something in my

stomach, but did not eat a big meal because, well, I didn't want one.

I feel like I have been so brainwashed by the breakfast police. In

the back of my mind I can't help but remember certain programs that

predict dire consequences if meals are skipped. It is so hard to

know what is the right thing to do. I think eating a small meal is a

good compromise at this point.

Thank you all for your input.

> >

> > Thank you all for your replies. I never ever feel hungry in the

> > morning, and for years I have been eating breakfast religiously

because

> > of the popular notion that it is the most important meal. This

past

> > week I went for 3 days without breakfast. I found it very

difficult to

> > find hunger signals on those days. I would start feeling sick,

tired,

> > spacey and headachy, but not what I would call " hungry " . I think

I

> > need to redefine what hunger means for me because I don't believe

> > waiting for that hungry feeling serves me well at all. I just

did not

> > feel well, and that is signal enough. I do find that if I eat a

good

> > breakfast my hunger comes on as normal (ie what I would normally

define

> > as hunger) later in the day. I also find that my body will get

into a

> > nice routine of three meals, getting hungry at those times. Of

course

> > it does have something to do with how much I am eating at each

meal.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

,

"Staring at the clock to determine if I'm hungry has finally clicked for me as the idiocy that it is." I think that many, if not all of us, get to this same realization after working with IE for a while. I've still been "thinking" a bit too much about when to eat and your message made me realize even more the importance of having a balance between relaxing (going with the flow of my life) and "thinking" about how I should live me life...

I totally agree...there are no "absolutes" and my body has an intelligence in areas that I can't touch consciously. I haven't yet given up on trying to establish "a sort of a causal relationship between eating times, activities and hunger levels" A question about movement popped into my mind after reading your post. I have noticed that I get hungry now in the morning because I go for a walk everyday. I was wondering if you move less on those days that you don't get hungry most of the day (which is the case for me)? It was a sort of radical idea for me to think that there could be days that I didn't get hungry most of the day now that I've incorporated regular movement.

Latoya:)~Working with IE since January 2008

>> Great posts one and all. Staring at the clock to determine if I'm> hungry has finally clicked for me as the idiocy that it is. > > What I've learned (as least about myself) is that I don't have> "absolutes" when it comes to IE. Sometimes I want breakfast...but not> always. In fact most of the time I'm not hungry for breakfast. On> those days I pass on the oatmeal or toast and instead find myself> hungry sooner (10:00 am as opposed to noon). Fine - time to eat. I> remember that I've given myself permission to eat any time I'm hungry> (10:00 am, midnight, hourly...whatever).> > Some days I'm not hungry at all for almost the whole day. Why? I> dunno...and I don't really care, either. I've given up trying to> establish any sort of a causal relationship between eating times,> activities and hunger levels. My body is waaaay smarter than I am and> Ive finally accepted it.>