Hungry again!

meoklmrk91

I am currently making an effort to eat healthily, about an hour and a half ago I had a stir-fry, chicken,loads of veggies and some noodles. I was pretty hungry and finished the plate, it wasn't a very small portion either. Now I'm feeling hungry again. I got a decent amount of protein so can't understand why I am hungry again. Anyone help here? What should I do in this situation?

Stench Blossoms

It's all in your head.

Have some water.

cabb8ge

Tin of salmon if really hungry but water a good idea.

Need mind to tell body you had food, no more, feeling hungry not kill you in this circumstance, need to train body to be ok at times like this

meoklmrk91

Thanks guys, I just worked through it, had some water and I was fine.

3rdDegree

cabb8ge wrote: »

Tin of salmon if really hungry but water a good idea.

Need mind to tell body you had food, no more, feeling hungry not kill you in this circumstance, need to train body to be ok at times like this

And how long does it take to train the mind? Currently cutting out all junk, brisk 4 mile walk (in one hour) each night and almost always hungry - even straight after eating. I recon its a craving for junk, which I have to break. Hope it doesn't take as long as quitting the fags. Still craved for them a year and a half after I quit!

nice_guy80

I always eat when I feel hungry

I just make sure its not junk so I eat fruit, nuts, seeds etc

3rdDegree

nice_guy80 wrote: »

I always eat when I feel hungry

I just make sure its not junk so I eat fruit, nuts, seeds etc

But if you are trying to lose a bit of weight, this can be a problem. Nuts in particular are very high in calories. I do eat a lot of fruit.

j@utis

fruit is very high in carbohydrates and should be avoided or at least limited if you're trying to loose weight. non-starchy veg is way better option. and don't forget to eat more fat. fat is far more satisfying than sugar and you'll feel full for longer.

SunnyDub1

have a hot drink.

Herbal tea, tea, green tea, coffee. Works for me!

runawaybishop

3rdDegree wrote: »

And how long does it take to train the mind? Currently cutting out all junk, brisk 4 mile walk (in one hour) each night and almost always hungry - even straight after eating. I recon its a craving for junk, which I have to break. Hope it doesn't take as long as quitting the fags. Still craved for them a year and a half after I quit!

Drink water, it'll fill you up

SuzieQZ

Defo mind over matter! I find when I am not really busy at work I am constantly thinking of food and then when I have a really busy day at work I eat barely anything. I do believe drinking some tea or water helps fill the void for a bit but usually when I have chocolate on the brain i find it impossible to get out of my mind till i run to the shop and boom ive eatin a golden crisp and a packet of m n ms Super hard and fruit is so unattrative ha

rubadub

It can take a while for your body to register that you have eaten. If you were hungry maybe you wolfed it down, and it was not fully registered after 30mins.

You can eat slower, or have a starter to stop this.

If I get chinese/indian takeaways I put out a half portion and eat it and rest a while, I usually end up saving the rest for the next day. Otherwise if its all on the plate I would scoff the lot.

Some bodybuilder types who want to eat lots of calories will do the opposite, and scoff as fast as possible to get as much in as possible before feeling full.

Soup is meant to be very filling, so a good starter.

rubadub wrote: »

I saw a program about soup before, people staying fuller longer and found it easier to restrict calories. Apparently it sort of tricks your stomach into thinking it is full of food, i.e. you would not get the same effect eating the same veg whole and drinking a half pint of water. Found some studies on google scholar

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T0P-4DS8F68-3&_user=10&_coverDate=01%2F17%2F2005&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1565231970&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=7db289e46d24d4e77aa6d413a814e6e6&searchtype=a

Energy-yielding fluids generally have lower satiety value than solid foods. However, despite high water content, soups reportedly are satiating. The mechanisms contributing to this property have not been identified and were the focus of this study. A within-subject design, preload study was administered to 13 male and 18 female adults (23.7±0.9 years old) with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 23.0±0.7 kg/m2. At approximately weekly intervals, participants reported to the lab after an overnight fast and completed questionnaires on mood, appetite, psychological state, strength, and fine motor skills. After administration of motor tasks, participants consumed a 300-kcal preload in its entirety within 10 min. The test foods included isocaloric, solid, and liquefied versions of identical foods high in protein, fat, or carbohydrate. Single beverage and no-load responses were also tested. The same questionnaires and motor skills tests were completed at 15-min intervals for 1 h and at 30-min intervals for an additional 3 h after loading. Diet records were kept for the balance of the day. The soups led to reductions of hunger and increases of fullness that were comparable to the solid foods. The beverage had the weakest satiety effect. Daily energy intake tended to be lower on days of soup ingestion compared to the solid foods or no-load days and was highest with beverage consumption. Thus, these data support the high satiety value of soups. It is proposed that cognitive factors are likely responsible.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WB2-45K187F-1D&_user=10&_coverDate=04%2F30%2F1998&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1565236243&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=1909d8f63890c4db37ec32a444034179&searchtype=a

We compared the influence of three solid/liquid preloads to a no-preload condition given at lunchtime on hunger ratings and energy intake of the lunch and subsequent dinner in 12 lean and 10 overweight young men. The preloads (vegetables and water, strained vegetable soup, chunky soup) were of the same composition and volume but differed in distribution of nutrients between the liquid and the solid phases, and in the size of solid particles. Hunger ratings were reduced by the preloads; there was a significantly greater suppression of hunger after the chunky soup than after the vegetables and water. In both groups, the soups reduced energy intake at lunch, although the chunky soup had the most effect. In the overweight subjects, a reduced lunch intake was also followed by a reduced dinner intake. The benefit to weight control of large particles in soup should be evaluated.

When I was dieting a year or so ago I was eating tins of soup at lunch and was surprisingly full considering the minimal amount of calories they have compared to what I might usually eat in one sitting.

In the TV program I think they said the soup spent more time in the stomach, while liquids pass though you, so the veg & water combo might lead to the water just passing though and a small amount of veg remains to be digested, so you feel less full and tend to eat more.