I just ate a healthy snack maybe 5 minutes ago and im hungry...again! Why?!!?!?
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It takes about 20 mins for your brain to realize you ate and to stop from being hungry. This is why you shouldn't eat your meals quickly, as you may continue to eat even though you're full.\n\nJohn
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im in exactly the same position, 12 weeks pregnant, and snacking on crap. I spend ages trying to think of something a fancy for dinner and end up having a sandwich, because everything makes me feel ill. I hate fruit and veg but i try get my 5 portions a day by drinking 100% fruit juice (pineapple) and forcing an apple or 2 down. Ive asked my friends who have had babys and asked whether they ate healthy during pregnancy and they didn't either, and their babies are fine, so try not to worry to much! (although i know its hard)
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I think your blood sugar probably drops and maybe you should eat before you take a nap...or go to bed...and you probably won't wake up hungry...sometimes though, after a nice rest..it is good to eat..you body must need nourishment, and so you aren't doing anything wrong...enjoy...cold pizza always tastes especially good at the wee hours of the morning lol
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Try to eliminate all sugar to beat the sugar cravings.\nSomething I saw on Oprah which makes a lot of sense....\nYou need to be comfortable with that uncomfortable nagging feeling you get when you want to nibble.  That is when people sabotage their diet.  When you get that feeling, don't eat - that is when your body is losing weight.  \nI am trying to lose my pregnancy weight now too - I joined a gym with a daycare, and am trying to make better choices.  You can have snacks when you hit your goal weight. Your weight loss should motivate you to keep going, I love it when I fit into jeans I haven't worn in a while.  I lost 23 lbs and have 40 left to go.
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When I got hungry it seemed like my body did not give me the polite tap tap tap on the shoulder "uh could you get something to eat in an hour or two?"  It was like a body slam "Feed me now, #@$#$%$#"   I was always tired and always wanted sweets.\nIt sounds like a stupid faddy diet but the high protien low carb stuff straightened all that out.  Drs say it can lower cholestorol and blood pressure and I know it straightens out blood sugar.    Check everything you eat for carb count, start at less than 20 carbs per day and add 5 a week until you quit losing and back up a little.\n  My new diet is something like this,  I ate a sugar free candy when I woke up because I was a little munchie.  Later on I'll eat 3-4 eggs and some sausage.  If I feel like it I might make pancakes (lo-carb) instead or to go with it.\n   I'm rarely hungry at lunch time but if I am I get a low carb burger at hardeee's or just take the bun off of something from somewhere else.  Dinner tonight will be BBQ because it's too hot to cook inside.  I've got some cole slaw already made up and I'll get some broccoli out of the garden and microwave it with some cheese sauce. Tonight me and my BF will most likely eat lo-carb chocolate peanut butter ice cream or nachos made with pork rinds.\n   I used to be so worn out I would cry on the way home from work.  Now I think about going for a swim at the river.  I've lost some weight, BF has lost 60 lbs.  I feel so much better now that I would keep on with this way of eating even if I knew I would never lose another pound.  Contact me if you need more detail and /or look up Atkins diet\noddmom3@yahoo.com
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That can cause you to gain weight.  I would at least try to eat something.  If you don't eat, your body stores fat becasue it thinks its being starved.  Your metabolism will slow and then when you do eat again, it will continue to store fat because it doesn't want to be deprived of food again and your metabolism will still stay low so you wont burn the calories as fast.  If you aren't that hungry try to at least have some fruit or yogurt or nuts for protein.
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I am in the same predicament you are in. My doctor is telling me stuff I already know and i have no will power. like tonight i ate 3 bags of m&ms and a king sized twix but i will start tomorrow a new and try not to eat that crap.  what I do is excersice with a friend always because if I didnt i would do it. Its motivation. and I use a smaller plate so it can look full for the eyes and when I cook I only cook enough for 1 serving so when I want some more its none so I have to drink water to get full. Yeah, sometimes I dont always follow my rules but I wake up everyday and try again and harder. I havent weighed myself in a while because when i do and see that I have lost weight, my mind goes " what are you doing? lets eat more" and i gain it back but the best thing is to Wake up everyday and start brand new each day. if you break a day, its ok, try again. What I have learned is to not stop eating what you eat(as long if its not too much junk)just eat less of it. and excercise like crazy. oh, I also have been eating alot of fruits. I really dont like all the fruit thats available to me locally but i eat what i like apples, oranges, grapes, watermelon, strawberries, i just eat a different one a day.its called food rotating. Lucky with my job, one of my clients love to walk so 2 days out the week i have a good walk and my other client has to excercise more, so i motivate her by excercising with her and get strength training incorparated into those days. oh, i try to eat at least 6 times a day. breakfast lunch and dinner and 3 snacks but i dont always succeed, but i am losing weight, something i am doing is right because i can feel it in my feet and legs and sides where my bra is. hey, if you want a person to talk to about your days to give you motivation to keep trying im here for you sweety. so good luck. if you want to eat fast foods, try nuggets instead of burgers. and eat tacos. the whole point is to burn more calories than  you eat. good luck.
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You need to lessen your portions. You are on a road to an unhealthy disaster if you keep this up. Stay active and eat less.
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Your age is a tough passage in terms of social and psychological orientation. \n\nYou might feel some kind of stress and try to relieve it with food. \n\nThere are much worse cases than the amount you described here.\n\nAlso sodas usually make you want to eat more. \n\nI would reccomend trying to relax and feel good about yourself. \n\nDon't question eating too much though you may try slightly lowering the amount you eat just a bit, by giving a couple min breaks and check if you're still hungry and hold yourself. Having fun with your ability to control your apetite. \n\nThe point here is to see that you are able to control yourself without being a control freak ABOUT yourself.\n\nIf you can't, don't worry. You're not weak. You can try next time\n\nCheers\n\nPS: and also such food elevates your blood sugar level fast and it falls back fast too, so you feel hungry again.\n\nChips, non wholegrain bagels, white bread, white pasta, white rice, potatoes, candy (anything with glucose in it) make your blood sugar level go high fast. \n\nSo try eating protein, salad, veggies or whole grain products before eating candy.\n\nGood luck
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Thats a really hard thing to do because your body is probably programed to think "time to eat" at night. When your body starts to kick in and do that drink some hot tea or make some popcorn. Drink or eat something that is light but will make you feel full. Eat less and less each night and hopefully the feeling will stop.
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You're hungry four hours later? That's no surprise! That's a long time to go without food when you are growing. And you are still growing. You need more calories.\n\nI used to get embarrassed when my stomach would growl in class when I was in high school, too. Everyday in algebra. I know it's embarrassing now, but, you know what? In a few years no one will remember. Besides, everyone knows that people get hungry. And you are not the first person whose stomach has grumbled. :-)\n\nHaving 5 small meals a day can curb your hunger better than having the traditional 3 meals a day. Do you have some time in your schedule for a midday snack? Is there any chance of having a quick snack between classes? \n\nSomething fibrous and filling might help: an apple, granola bar. Or something that will give your stomach something to work on for a while: cheese, meat.\n\nI'm glad to hear that you are eating breakfast. You might also try something more filling for breakfast: oatmeal, peanut butter on your toast...\n\nDon't bother with appetite suppressants. That's crazy. Also, you have a condition. I don't think you want to mess with medications that might affect your metabolism.\n\nYour dad also probably doesn't get hungry because he is older and doesn't need as many calories as you do. Talk with your parent(s). Maybe you'll get some ideas from them.\n\nGood luck. I hope that you won't let this affect your life too much. It will pass. You won't be in high school forever. Keep the big picture.
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You've got a mineral defficiency, and like a headache signalling to you to take action to heal your body, your behaviour pattern is an expression of your mind signalling to you that you are not well. The need to keep on eating is because your body isn't getting what it really needs, so it craves for more and more, and you keep feeding it sugars and fats - all acid forming, which in turn craves for even more. What your body needs is to become balanced with more of an alkaline intake - more greens and vegies. Although becase you're craving for sugars, etc, it's highly unlikely you'll opt for spinach over a slice of chocolate cake. So  we need to get you on some colloidal minerals - fast! I recommend you take 10mls a day, alongside multivitamins and antioxidants. You can by them wholesale from Neways (www.neways.com.au) - please feel free to email me for more product info and advice. I also recommend you have a minimum of 3 litres of water a day with fresh squeezed lemon juice to alkalize and flush out your system. Doctors and psychiatrists/psychologists are not trained in nutrition; they only cure the effects, not the cause of the problem. If you don't take action now, you'll go on and continue your BS story that you tell everyone, when in truth you are undernourished and misinformed - as are the majority of the population. Why do you think there is so much illness/disease? Because everyone keeps blaming the problem as some disorder that they have no control over. Choose LIFE.
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OMG! !! That is what you ate today? PIZZA AND NOODLES??? I would gain weight SO SUPER FAST if I ate like that!!! I used to weight alot but I lost 54 lbs by changing my diet!  In two and a half pizza's, there are probably OVER 3000 calories...okay...im going to take a breath...let's see...there are 270 calories in ONE SLICE and their are 8 slices in a pizza...you had two and a half, that is 8+8+4=20 slices...that is 20slicesx270cal= *heart attack* OMG it's 5400 calories okay okay...maybe you mean 2 and a half slices..hopefully you do that is only 675 calories...but if you really did eat two and a half FULL pizzas and they were ONLY cheese mediums, then that is 5400 calories.......and guess what...there are 3500 calories in a pound.  Read my article on calorie conservation here http://www.healthandstrength.net/qofweek.htm and you can check out my before and after pic here http://www.healthandstrength.net\nIf you ran on the treadmill for 45 minutes and burned 500 calories...it would take you 10 WHOLE days JUST to burn off that pizza...imagine if you didnt eat all that pizza and burned 5400 calories! That is about a pound and a half.\nPLEASE EAT MORE VEGGIES!!! Did you know that going more than 3.5 hours without eating anything puts your body into starvation mode and everything is stored as fat?! Thats why they say to eat 5-6 small meals a day all consisiting of healthy veggies and lean proteins.  I would get sick for a week if I ate what you did!  (I can't imagine ever eating 20 slices!!! you should have entered a contest)
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Tired after Eating and Not Sure Why \nwww.whydoifeeltired.com - E-book by health practitioner. Reasons, solutions and prevention.\n\nTired All The Time? \nwww.puristat.com - Expert Information on Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue, Toxicity and Low Energy.\n\nTIREDNESS AFTER EATING \nTIREDNESS AFTER EATING. View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums) ... without any problems but recently after eating these foods especially pasta I am ...www.muscletalk.co.uk/m_201580/tm.htm - 69k - Cached - More from this site \n\nhttp://www.muscletalk.co.uk/m_201580/printable.htm\n\nNutrition & Dieting: Tiredness, Exercise & food intake. \nMake sure you are getting enough calories and eating every 3-4 hours. ... increase my energy & wondered how long after I start to exercise will I feel those benefits? ...experts.about.com/q/.../Tiredness-Exercise-food-intake.htm \n\nhttp://experts.about.com/q/Nutrition-Dieting-939/Tiredness-Exercise-food-intake.htm
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dude the munchies are going to happen. there is nothing you can do about it. even if you eat before, you will eat later.........you will eat everything that is easy to make. lol. yeah im an army wife now, but back in the day i smoked my share of weed but back then i would give millions to have it perscribed to me. lololol but about the munchies, i havent smoked in like 2 years and when i go grocery shopping, for some reason, i still get munchy foods, dont ask why. but the funny thing about the munchies is that you are not hungry until you think about eating and then when you go in the kitchen, youre like an ethiopian in a grocery store. lol no offense
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If you find that you're eating because food is all around and you're bored, find things to occupy your time! Whether it's your job, some new hobbies, hanging out with friends, or spending some time at the gym - which might be good if you want to lose weight - it will take your mind off of eating and help you change your lifestyle. Also, if most of the food where you live is not healthy food, you might consider doing some of your own shopping to purchase healthier options for yourself. Finally, if you have any friends who are also trying to lose weight, use them for support! If the two of you do it together and hold each other accountable, it might help you to stick to it! You can do it, don't give up!
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I had many clients tell me that when I worked at a weight loss center. We highly recommended a multi-vitamin daily. Lots of people are not affected like this. I always explained it to you having more energy which actually can make you feel hungry. Fuel for the fire so to speak.