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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm someone who naturally has a big appetite. [b]If I were to eat pizza I could absolutely eat 4 slices and not feel stuffed. I could have 2 eggs and 2 pancakes and bacon and hash browns and feel just fine. [/b]
I am 5'6 and weigh 147 right now. I was at a high of 158 a few years ago, got down to 136-138 but got sloppy on my eating and here I am.

This week I decided to try to dramatically reset my appetite and food intake. I have been skipping breakfast and eating very clean and light. For example I had about a half cup of chicken breast and raw vegetables for lunch and about 8 boiled shrimp, half a cup of black beans and broccoli (cooked in a bit of olive oil) for dinner.

Surprisingly though I am eating probably 1/3 of the calories I normally eat, I am only slightly hungrier than I was before. (I wasn't eating the huge meals I referenced before. I did try to stay away from simple carbs and sugar). I was often hungry before, and I was eating healthy fats and lots of protein. I think I am just a hungry person!

I know what I am doing now is not sustainable. It isn't enough fuel. But how do I transition into eating a more normal amount? I am actually finding that skipping breakfast is good for me because I eat less through the rest of the day. Even when I eat a high protein breakfast I am hungry again by 10:30 am and am not satisfied with a normal sized lunch.

Any advice on what to do next? Can I keep eating like this? Should I slowly transition to eating more? Skip breakfast? [/quote]

You're likely hungry because your body is lacking nutrients.  Also carbs aren't as satisfying as fat.

Do you normally order pizza? If so, it's all processed and is usually made up of fake shit and has few nutrients.  At the very least, if you are having a pizza hankering, make it instead. You can buy pizza dough for $1 from Trader Joe's.  Put in your own ingredients, and try to get some veges in there like zucchini or eggplant.  Use real cheese.  Pay attention to the labels. Some cheeses aren't even made from cheese nowadays - like the stuff that says sandwich slice.[/quote]

No, I don't normally eat pizza. I think I have pizza once a year. I was just using it as an easy to understand example of how much I can eat. I eat a very nutrient rich diet, actually. Typically eggs with vegetables in them in the morning. Lunch is usually meat and vegetables (like from whole foods bar) or a salad with some kind of protein and low-fat dressing. Dinner would be something like salmon and black beans and broccoli or other vegetable. I eat fruit pretty regularly too. I could just eat a lot of everything -- like a big steak with a big serving of brussels sprouts and strawberries. And then could still eat dessert, which for me would be sugar-free ice cream or very dark chocolate.[/quote]

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