Carbs and satisfaction

[Guest guest]

For the last two years or so, I have done my best to cut down on my

carb consumption and instead focus on eating lots of protein and tons

of veggies. Yet, I would always be hungry after 1.5 or 2 hours after I

ate even if I ate tons of string beans, carrots, etc. Turns out I

would eat till I was neutral, but not really full, so then I would

hate myself for being hungry because after all, " didn't I just eat? "

This would usually lead me to waking up in the middle of the night

after a seemingly " right dinner " of protein and veggies " and eating

what else: crackers, cookies and carbs!

Then I read the part in the book that said it takes three pieces of

bread (amount of carbs) to sustain yourself after running two miles! A

light bulb went off in my my head! No wonder I was always so hungry

and had so little energy even if I ate the " right foods! " I didn't

have any energy because I had cut carbs out, or only ate till I was

just barely neutral.

So I tried reintroducting a satisfying amount of real carbs back into

my diet. I had chicken and had some white angel hair pasta along with

it and some asparagus. I was excited about the white pasta. And guess

what? I wasn't hungry after lunch at all, and I made it to dinner

pleasantly hungry not raging! And, I ate the same stuff for dinner and

I slept through the night without waking up to eat!

Carbs! Who knew!?! Has anyone had a similar experience going through IE?

[Guest guest]

Yes, I have experienced that as well with both carbs and fat. It seems our bodies do need the carbs and fat to feel/stay satisfied. I had been so trained to believe that carbs and fat were "bad". Every diet I have ever attempted encourages and promotes low carb/low fat. It has taken alot of positive self-talk for me to really feel ok with carbs/fats. I used to only eat those types of foods during binges.

I definitely feel better and don't feel constant hunger now that grains/carbs/fat is a regular part of my intake. Who knew???

Kim

IE since Aug 08

Subject: Carbs and satisfactionTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 2:41 PM

For the last two years or so, I have done my best to cut down on mycarb consumption and instead focus on eating lots of protein and tonsof veggies. Yet, I would always be hungry after 1.5 or 2 hours after Iate even if I ate tons of string beans, carrots, etc. Turns out Iwould eat till I was neutral, but not really full, so then I wouldhate myself for being hungry because after all, "didn't I just eat?"This would usually lead me to waking up in the middle of the nightafter a seemingly "right dinner" of protein and veggies" and eatingwhat else: crackers, cookies and carbs!Then I read the part in the book that said it takes three pieces ofbread (amount of carbs) to sustain yourself after running two miles! Alight bulb went off in my my head! No wonder I was always so hungryand had so little energy even if I ate the "right foods!" I didn'thave any energy because I had cut carbs out, or only ate

till I wasjust barely neutral.So I tried reintroducting a satisfying amount of real carbs back intomy diet. I had chicken and had some white angel hair pasta along withit and some asparagus. I was excited about the white pasta. And guesswhat? I wasn't hungry after lunch at all, and I made it to dinnerpleasantly hungry not raging! And, I ate the same stuff for dinner andI slept through the night without waking up to eat!Carbs! Who knew!?! Has anyone had a similar experience going through IE?