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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

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 lun

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.[/quote]

I can't concentrate and be high energy at my job and while raising my kids if I'm hungry. It's all about energy level and not getting headaches. If your kids are older and you don't have an intellectually or physically demanding lifestyle I could see it. I can never ever imagine not prioritizing energy giving calories.[/quote]

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