Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?

[Anonymous]

Yes. I'm short and even 5 pounds extra looks dumpy on me. I am hungry all the time. I drink seltzer water and eat vegetables to try and feel full.
My mother is tall and eats absolutely anything she wants. She's a little bit overweight but on a tall person it somehow looks fine. She gets annoyed with my portion sizes and refusing sweets but when I do gain a couple pounds she is the first to notice.

[Anonymous]

I'm 50 and have maintained my weight for the most part. I don't starve myself, but I avoid added sugar. When I do indulge in soda or dessert regularly, it makes me feel bloated and unwell for days afterward.

[Anonymous]

I'm 52. I guess not "thin" at 5'4 and 120, but I have a larger frame. I have no trouble maintaining without being hungry.

I eat 3 meals and snacks daily, more food than DH who weighs 110 pounds more. I've always been like this - I remember eating more than my teen brother when I was 8. I eat less junk and exercise more than I did when I was younger, but I'm the same size I was in HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's true. I'm 53 and honestly, it's just the past year that I couldn't outrun menopausal weight any more. I'd like to be 5 pounds lighter, but I'm not sure it's worth it. (I just don't want to gain 5 pounds this year, then 5 pounds next year, and so on and so on.)

That's where I am, too, at 51

[Anonymous]

I'm 50 yo, 5'7" and 125 lbs. I am usually not hungry but I know the food to eat that fills me up for lower calories and I lift heavy weights. I eat "healthy" most of the time and still have calories left to have treats.

[Anonymous]

At 58, having gone from 5 7 163 menopausal weight to 130, my experience has been, as others stated, that its all about a low carb and high protein lifestyle. Protein keeps you feeling full - although I do feel hungry on occasion, it's normal and a few nuts or some cottage cheese can take the edge off before my next meal. It's really that simple. I lost 33 pounds over a couple of years just by a few simple diet modifications and I also exercise and walk regularly. Things really kicked in when one of my kids was diagnosed with T1D so I modified our families diet for them which cuts lots of sugar and carbs. Our rule is around 15 carbs per meal plus lots of protein. I have never felt or looked better and this is easier and tastier than you may think. My husband also lost 30 pounds and we both see now how much we overate and ate poorly in the past.

[Anonymous]

The easiest way to curb hunger is to get a low dose of semaglutide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The easiest way to curb hunger is to get a low dose of semaglutide.

Yeah, but will any legit doc give this to you if you're not actually obese? I've read about fake GLP1's showing up at those medispas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wondering, for all you thin people. Does it take work to maintain your weight? Do you experience hunger daily? I'm 5'7 and 139; just lost 10 pounds and hoping to lose 7 more to get back into my clothes. Sort of went on a binge since Covid and became heavier than I'd ever been. I'm finding that to lose the weight, I have to be willing to endure hunger every day. Not all day, but certainly, for periods of every day - I go to bed a bit hungry and I spend much of my morning (like right now) hungry. I've been able to power through it because I'm seeing progress on the scale and it's motivating. But generally, I love the feeling of being full, even stuffed, and it's rather depressing to think that if I want to be at my goal weight, I'm going to have to eat less for the long term and thus, maybe, be hungry for a good portion of my life.

I'm a thin person (43 and size 2 for my entire life, minus pregnancies) and I guess I am often hungry? I don't really prioritize food and will forget to eat bc I'm doing other things. So I naturally lean towards eating protein since it will fill me up for longer.I would say I never, ever have three full meals per day -- I usually have two good meals and one very very light (like right now I'm eating maybe 4 slices of bacon, and that will be lunch.)

I don't associate the feeling of hunger with and kind of negativity. It's kind of nice, and food actually tastes better when you are hungry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At 58, having gone from 5 7 163 menopausal weight to 130, my experience has been, as others stated, that its all about a low carb and high protein lifestyle. Protein keeps you feeling full - although I do feel hungry on occasion, it's normal and a few nuts or some cottage cheese can take the edge off before my next meal. It's really that simple. I lost 33 pounds over a couple of years just by a few simple diet modifications and I also exercise and walk regularly. Things really kicked in when one of my kids was diagnosed with T1D so I modified our families diet for them which cuts lots of sugar and carbs. Our rule is around 15 carbs per meal plus lots of protein. I have never felt or looked better and this is easier and tastier than you may think. My husband also lost 30 pounds and we both see now how much we overate and ate poorly in the past.

What is atypical day for you? 15 carbs per meal seems low but maybe I can learn from you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The easiest way to curb hunger is to get a low dose of semaglutide.

Yeah, but will any legit doc give this to you if you're not actually obese? I've read about fake GLP1's showing up at those medispas.

A simple Google search reveals several telehealth companies selling GLP1. They are incentivized to sell their drugs. GLP1 seems very promising, and the so-called side effects are mitigated by eating a high-protein diet, lifting weights, and staying on a low dose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 50 yo, 5'7" and 125 lbs. I am usually not hungry but I know the food to eat that fills me up for lower calories and I lift heavy weights. I eat "healthy" most of the time and still have calories left to have treats.

Your 7lbs from underweight … lol

[Anonymous]

Remember some people will say they feel hungry which is a pang but others experience hunger as starving and lightheartedness.

Also some will say they eat healthy but mean 2500 calories and maintain a heathy weight.

Others eat 1200 and can hardly maintain a healthy weight.

[Anonymous]

I might try to figure out why you want to full stuffed, which is very different than satisfied and not hungry.

But, if you like volume, it's easy to eat a lot of lower calories foods. Greens, steamed veg, egg whites, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For a lot of people (especially perimenopausal/menopausal women) it is. It’s because rather than being where their body is most comfortable and they can eat normally - which is probably a size 8-14 - they will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to stay as skinny as they were in college or whatever.

OP. That's a really good point. At 47, I guess this is where I might be. Size 8 feels shameful to me, weirdly. I want my 6s to be comfortable. Accepting that I'm past the size 4 stage where I was in my 20s...at my age, I think too skinny doesn't look good.

Funny how bodies can be completely different at similar stats. I am 5'6" 144lbs but comfortably a size 2-4. I mostly need the 4s in tops because of my muscular shoulders. I would look unhealthy at low 130s and I am always perplexed at women of similar height weighing in the 120s trying to lose weight.