Comments on: Tolerating Hunger For Weight Loss http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:28:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: letty http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-17645 letty Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:32:13 +0000 http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-17645 there seems to be so many definitions of hunger!! to me, hunger is when my insides feel like they're being chopped up in a blender and i feel dizzy. sounds extreme, but it's the only way i can tell if i'm hungry. i've always wondered if there's some other way of knowing? because my friends always claim that they're hungry but they never seem to be in any kind of pain. and if i ever mention how in pain i am when i'm hungry, they seem surprised. weird! so these days, i try to eat only when i am hungry...which is pretty often haha. but, of course, in my preteen years i spent a great deal of time sitting on my butt in front of the TV, mindlessly shoving food into my mouth and consistently going back for more even though i was nowhere near hungry. and that, i believe, is why i have my weight problem today. aah!! i'm glad i've finally learned to differentiate between hunger and boredom. there seems to be so many definitions of hunger!! to me, hunger is when my insides feel like they’re being chopped up in a blender and i feel dizzy. sounds extreme, but it’s the only way i can tell if i’m hungry. i’ve always wondered if there’s some other way of knowing? because my friends always claim that they’re hungry but they never seem to be in any kind of pain. and if i ever mention how in pain i am when i’m hungry, they seem surprised. weird! so these days, i try to eat only when i am hungry…which is pretty often haha. but, of course, in my preteen years i spent a great deal of time sitting on my butt in front of the TV, mindlessly shoving food into my mouth and consistently going back for more even though i was nowhere near hungry. and that, i believe, is why i have my weight problem today. aah!! i’m glad i’ve finally learned to differentiate between hunger and boredom.

]]> By: Todd29 http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-17111 Todd29 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:27:35 +0000 http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-17111 Over eating is a modern day affliction. The only way to lose weight is to take responsibility for yourself! Our health is our most important asset. For many people, being overweight is associated with being uncomfortable in their own skin. To assist with weight control; keep a daily food journal and every time the urge to snack is felt, first drink a large glass of clear water. This simple act will help you to eat less. Water will soon become one of your best friends. The major reason so many people in America are overweight is because we eat too much for comfort! It does not hurt to treat ourselves with something special once in a while, what is necessary is that we limit our portions and do not overeat! It is also necessary to keep our body properly hydrated, so drink a full glass of water with each meal or snack. Being overweight ******, but after reading a book, I lost 85 pounds! Words can not express how good I feel! This is a comment which I recently received about the book Lose Weight Using Four Easy Steps Over eating is a modern day affliction. The only way to lose weight is to take responsibility for yourself! Our health is our most important asset. For many people, being overweight is associated with being uncomfortable in their own skin. To assist with weight control; keep a daily food journal and every time the urge to snack is felt, first drink a large glass of clear water. This simple act will help you to eat less. Water will soon become one of your best friends. The major reason so many people in America are overweight is because we eat too much for comfort! It does not hurt to treat ourselves with something special once in a while, what is necessary is that we limit our portions and do not overeat! It is also necessary to keep our body properly hydrated, so drink a full glass of water with each meal or snack. Being overweight ******, but after reading a book, I lost 85 pounds! Words can not express how good I feel! This is a comment which I recently received about the book Lose Weight Using Four Easy Steps

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]]> By: julie http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-16362 julie Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:39:11 +0000 http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-16362 I think the thing that has most helped me lose my weight is waiting until I get hungry to eat. Mildly hungry. It's kind of a necessity, it seems, if one likes to practice intuitive eating. I like to hike, and sometimes I misjudge steepness, and won't have enough food to last. Hungry enough to consider chewing on my shoelaces is something I like to avoid, and used to cause strange eating behavior, but now, even if I'm that hungry, I wait and just eat how I always eat anyway. I tolerate it better. I will go to bed slightly hungry, but if my stomach is growling, I'll eat a little. Not a meal, but a fruit, date, carrot, handful of cereal, 2-3 cashews, glass of milk. I am never hungry in the morning, but eat anyway because otherwise the Splenda in my coffee irritates my stomach. .-= julie´s last blog ..<a href="http://justjuliebean.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/on-the-cusp/" rel="nofollow">On the cusp</a> =-. I think the thing that has most helped me lose my weight is waiting until I get hungry to eat. Mildly hungry. It’s kind of a necessity, it seems, if one likes to practice intuitive eating. I like to hike, and sometimes I misjudge steepness, and won’t have enough food to last. Hungry enough to consider chewing on my shoelaces is something I like to avoid, and used to cause strange eating behavior, but now, even if I’m that hungry, I wait and just eat how I always eat anyway. I tolerate it better. I will go to bed slightly hungry, but if my stomach is growling, I’ll eat a little. Not a meal, but a fruit, date, carrot, handful of cereal, 2-3 cashews, glass of milk. I am never hungry in the morning, but eat anyway because otherwise the Splenda in my coffee irritates my stomach.
.-= julie´s last blog ..On the cusp =-.

]]> By: Hunger: a gamechanger? « Working Out Wellness http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-16037 Hunger: a gamechanger? « Working Out Wellness Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:46:44 +0000 http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-16037 [...] sticking through it despite my hunger pangs. A Merry Life recently wrote on the topic of hunger (here and here), its role in weight gain, and the difference between physical and emotional hunger. She [...] [...] sticking through it despite my hunger pangs. A Merry Life recently wrote on the topic of hunger (here and here), its role in weight gain, and the difference between physical and emotional hunger. She [...]

]]> By: Kat http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-16031 Kat Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:45:45 +0000 http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-16031 I'm starting to learn better, too. It used to be that I'd get a teensy hungry and vastly overeat, causing a terrible stomachache. I'd go through those peaks and valleys and brutally mess up my system. I think I agree with that "need to feel a bit hungry all the time" assessment. That doesn't mean that we're starving ourselves or always have gnawing, stomach-growling hunger. It means stopping just short of being FULL and it means always keeping those fires burning, so to speak, instead of cramming the entire engine full of fuel and then letting it run out to empty. It's always a continuum, and if it means there's a hint of hunger back there (behind a bigger feeling of satiety), then that's just something I'll have to live with. Kudos for being honest with yourself and experimenting and keeping track of how you feel - I'm learning, too, that it's a huge learning curve to re-teach yourself how to eat! .-= Kat´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lowfatkatherine/LVad/~3/PfptyHggnwE/rebelling-against-sugar.html" rel="nofollow">Rebelling against sugar</a> =-. I’m starting to learn better, too. It used to be that I’d get a teensy hungry and vastly overeat, causing a terrible stomachache. I’d go through those peaks and valleys and brutally mess up my system. I think I agree with that “need to feel a bit hungry all the time” assessment. That doesn’t mean that we’re starving ourselves or always have gnawing, stomach-growling hunger. It means stopping just short of being FULL and it means always keeping those fires burning, so to speak, instead of cramming the entire engine full of fuel and then letting it run out to empty. It’s always a continuum, and if it means there’s a hint of hunger back there (behind a bigger feeling of satiety), then that’s just something I’ll have to live with. Kudos for being honest with yourself and experimenting and keeping track of how you feel – I’m learning, too, that it’s a huge learning curve to re-teach yourself how to eat!
.-= Kat´s last blog ..Rebelling against sugar =-.

]]> By: asithi http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-16026 asithi Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:12:25 +0000 http://amerrylife.com/2009/12/18/tolerating-hunger-for-weight-loss/#comment-16026 I always done to bed slightly hungry. But my husband always snack in the evening after dinner. I notice that if I stay up with him, he would start whipping fries or some kind of sanwich for the both of us. I always gain weight when I adopt any of his eating habits. Now to say that it is necessary a good thing for him to be eating that late. But the scary thing is that I now cannot stand hunger during the day. I used to ignore my hunger until it is a meal time. I run to the vending machine more often than I would like. I think it is the cold winter days. .-= asithi´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmallStepsToHealth/~3/dgY80OzP8WA/" rel="nofollow">Wii Fit vs. Wii Fit Plus Review</a> =-. I always done to bed slightly hungry. But my husband always snack in the evening after dinner. I notice that if I stay up with him, he would start whipping fries or some kind of sanwich for the both of us. I always gain weight when I adopt any of his eating habits. Now to say that it is necessary a good thing for him to be eating that late.

But the scary thing is that I now cannot stand hunger during the day. I used to ignore my hunger until it is a meal time. I run to the vending machine more often than I would like. I think it is the cold winter days.
.-= asithi´s last blog ..Wii Fit vs. Wii Fit Plus Review =-.

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