Eating When You Are Not Hungry.

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Eating When You Are Not Hungry.

by Carol Stevenson
(Coffeyville,Ks. USA)

My doctor has told me to eat 5-6 small meals a day due to health issues I have.

Also, I'm on aprox. 20 different medications & at least half of them say to take with food. I have Colonic Inertia (They are planning to do a Total Collectomy on me). Due to the Colonic Inertia (inability to have a BM) most of the time I do not feel hungry.

I always believed that you shouldn't eat when you are not hungry. I would dearly love to lose weight but I do not know how much of me is fat & how much is retained poop. I am guilty of skipping meals & only eating when the medicine causes me to be nauseated. Sometimes my husband will cook & bring me a plate or bowl of food when I'm not even hungry & I feel obligated to eat it for 2 reasons:

1.I was brought up not to waste food. To eat everything on your plate.

2.He went through the trouble to fix the meal & make me a plate & bring it to me. I don't want to hurt his feelings or make him mad.

So.... bottom line is..... I'm not sure exactly how much I weigh (without excess baggage)or how much weight I need to lose. However, these sound like some excellent & logical weight loss tips & I will try them. I'm so... tired of looking like I'm 8 months pregnant.

Thank You,

Carol Stevenson

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Jun 06, 2011
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small, frequent meals
by: Steve

Hi Carol,

Nice to hear from you.

I completely understand how you feel and you're absolutely right! You should not eat if you're not hungry, period!

Whilst having 5-6 small meals a day is a great goal to aim for if you have a fast metabolism and you do get hungry every few hours throughout the day, it is not necessarily something that everyone needs to do or should do.

If someone has a sluggish metabolism and they have 5 or 6 meals a day, they are very likely to put on weight! It simply doesn't make sense for these people to eat that frequently.

However, hypothetically, if you start off having your standard 3 meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner, and then, over time, as your metabolism speeds up as a result of your regular exercise habits, etc. you can then slowly increase your meal frequency.

I think this is a far better approach than simply giving everyone a broad recommendation to have 5 or 6 meals a day.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Steve.

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