Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 15:46     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:Haven’t read the whole thread but the title is stupid.

Eat six baby carrots and a cube of cheese every time you feel hungry.
Guarantee you will not be fat. Or hungry.


A cube of cheese is 100 calories. Just so you're aware. You can eat other things if you're hungry.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 15:45     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


This is why so many people go low-carb. Cutting carbs and sugar is Life altering for me. It makes a huge difference in feelings, satiated. I’ve personally found that a high protein keto diet works very well for me.


I would never eat meat to lose weight or for other reasons. It is against my morals and values. I have been veg for 35 years. I would love to lose 10 pounds but I respect my values more. I not skinny but I am small and muscular. Just cut the pasta and sugar down (not out, or you will binge) Walnuts and avocados are very filling snacks.





DP

I can’t agree more with this. If you eat satisfying, filling food at each meal, you won’t feel the need to graze all day long, like some kind of ruminant animal. But we’re talking making animal products center stage-I.e.-a salad with grilled chicken thighs or soup/stew full of meats and veggies for lunch, tuna steak or a braised beef dish for dinner. I think it’s difficult for most people to get that kind of satiety from a carb-laden, mostly plant-based diet. Hence the need to eat throughout the day.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 15:45     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.



OMG. I feel exactly the same way. Covid took me from my size 4-6 self to my current size 8 self. (I'm in my 50s) and yes, being a size 8 seems shameful and that my body shouldn't change.


Wow. Size 8 is my ideal size. Always has been — when I was a teen, in my twenties and into early 30’s before having kids. Never occurred to me it was a shameful size. I am 5’3” and weighed 115-125 when that size.


Size 8 is not what it used to be. I am 5’3.5” and at 125 I’m a Loft/AT/Banana Repubic size 2.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 15:33     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:Haven’t read the whole thread but the title is stupid.

Eat six baby carrots and a cube of cheese every time you feel hungry.
Guarantee you will not be fat. Or hungry.


more like 6 cubes of cheese and 1 baby carrot.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 15:19     Subject: Re:Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:
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


I read PP as a thin person explaining if hunger is a part of remaining thin, what are you laughing about?
Do you have anything to add to the conversation or are you just calling out "almost underweight" women? Don't be ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 10:56     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:The elephant in the room about body positivity and weight loss is that carrying excess weight of any type on your body is simply not good for your organs or your joints over the long-term of your body’s life. It’s not about being comfortable at the way you are. I too am on a weight loss journey, not only for vanity – although vanity is a big motivating factor – but for the health of my hips and knee joints overtime, and my internal organs, and generalized body inflammation. One thing I have noticed about the very thin and fit people that I know – yes, because the fittest people I know are usually very slim – they do not seek that feeling of being overstuffed or overly full on a regular basis, so eating below the limit of fullness is simply a habit they have developed.

That said, if you are hungry, I would double up on salads, protein, and check your hydration levels!


This is a source of stress for me as well in part because I have a very slight frame and already have joint problems. Like I already have hip misalignment issues from pregnancy and knee issues from childhood. Adding 20 lbs to that seems like a bad idea even if it looked okay (though I also think it would not look okay because of my frame) and I worry about hitting a point where I'm heavy enough that exercise or even just walking more is uncomfortable. That's what happened to my mom and that's when her weight spiraled because she didn't feel comfortable going to the pool and she wanted to drive instead of walk because the weight was hard on her joints. So that 20 lbs became 60 lbs. a lot faster and easier than she ever expected.

I at least have the benefit of her experience and know I have to stay active -- if she had it to do over again she'd fight through that desire to rest and find ways to keep moving. But I also just don't want to get to that point. Which means paying attention to my weight and making diet and exercise changes earlier in order to keep my weight down. Diabetes and heart disease also both run in my family. I had my DC at 37 and I want to live a long time.

It really is not all vanity.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 10:49     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.



OMG. I feel exactly the same way. Covid took me from my size 4-6 self to my current size 8 self. (I'm in my 50s) and yes, being a size 8 seems shameful and that my body shouldn't change.


This feels like classic disordered thinking. I hope you spend as much time improving your mind as your dress size (seriously).


I am not saying this thinking is healthy but I also think these snarky responses are pretty lacking in empathy. People understand their feelings of shame over their clothing size are not good. But it's so common. And I don't really even think it's about feeling shame over specific numbers. It's about the change and feeling like your weight is spiraling. Someone who has been a size 0 without thinking about it their entire life but who finds themselves fighting to fit into a size 6 will feel this way. So will someone who has alwaybe comfortably been a size 8 if they suddenly have to start buying size 12. It's not the size itself -- bodies come in different shapes and sizes and what will look healthy and proportional on one body can look really overweight on another body.

For me it's the transition from "well yeah my body is filling out a bit as I get older" and accepting that versus feeling like my weight is just on an upward trajectory and won't stop if I don't do something. It's not the number itself. It's watching the numbers tick up at middle age and feeling like I have to actively work just to get them to hold steady at a size that is already one or two sizes bigger than what was "normal" for me even at age 40.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 10:45     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
The elephant in the room about body positivity and weight loss is that carrying excess weight of any type on your body is simply not good for your organs or your joints over the long-term of your body’s life. It’s not about being comfortable at the way you are. I too am on a weight loss journey, not only for vanity – although vanity is a big motivating factor – but for the health of my hips and knee joints overtime, and my internal organs, and generalized body inflammation. One thing I have noticed about the very thin and fit people that I know – yes, because the fittest people I know are usually very slim – they do not seek that feeling of being overstuffed or overly full on a regular basis, so eating below the limit of fullness is simply a habit they have developed.

That said, if you are hungry, I would double up on salads, protein, and check your hydration levels!
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 10:45     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?

For all the people trying to eat better, lose weight and reduce their calorie intake, you need to know that eating clean with fewer calories is a habit that needs to be formed. It takes time to build a new habit psychologically, but also physically, for your stomach to shrink a little and your digestion to get used to pumping out fewer enzymes that make you feel queasy when you're hungry and used to high-fat meals.

During that time, yes, you'll be ravenous, especially if you're a woman on your PMS/period - that's when cravings hit hard.

So you need enormous willpower, and reasonable, not overly ambitious goals. But when you push past that habit-formation, you will attain a new equilibrium.

And since nothing is permanent, the new equilibrium will be challenged by stress, Holiday meals, travel, etc. But you will know what works and what to do.


Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 10:38     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:
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.



OMG. I feel exactly the same way. Covid took me from my size 4-6 self to my current size 8 self. (I'm in my 50s) and yes, being a size 8 seems shameful and that my body shouldn't change.


This feels like classic disordered thinking. I hope you spend as much time improving your mind as your dress size (seriously).
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2024 08:54     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:
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.



OMG. I feel exactly the same way. Covid took me from my size 4-6 self to my current size 8 self. (I'm in my 50s) and yes, being a size 8 seems shameful and that my body shouldn't change.


Wow. Size 8 is my ideal size. Always has been — when I was a teen, in my twenties and into early 30’s before having kids. Never occurred to me it was a shameful size. I am 5’3” and weighed 115-125 when that size.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 18:01     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:Haven’t read the whole thread but the title is stupid.

Eat six baby carrots and a cube of cheese every time you feel hungry.
Guarantee you will not be fat. Or hungry.


This sounds like a good hack - ty!
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 17:57     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:
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.


This is why so many people go low-carb. Cutting carbs and sugar is Life altering for me. It makes a huge difference in feelings, satiated. I’ve personally found that a high protein keto diet works very well for me.



DP

I can’t agree more with this. If you eat satisfying, filling food at each meal, you won’t feel the need to graze all day long, like some kind of ruminant animal. But we’re talking making animal products center stage-I.e.-a salad with grilled chicken thighs or soup/stew full of meats and veggies for lunch, tuna steak or a braised beef dish for dinner. I think it’s difficult for most people to get that kind of satiety from a carb-laden, mostly plant-based diet. Hence the need to eat throughout the day.
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 17:44     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Anonymous wrote:Haven’t read the whole thread but the title is stupid.

Eat six baby carrots and a cube of cheese every time you feel hungry.
Guarantee you will not be fat. Or hungry.


Do people really live like this?
Anonymous
Post 08/30/2024 16:39     Subject: Is hunger just a part of remaining thin?
Haven’t read the whole thread but the title is stupid.

Eat six baby carrots and a cube of cheese every time you feel hungry.
Guarantee you will not be fat. Or hungry.