Are You Hungry ?

[LC_Dave]

Before I found the Atkins Diet, I was a Weight Watcher. I remember that I would be extremely hungry, even though I was barely keeping within my 'points'.
By about 3pm in the office I would be absolutely famished. Using Diet Coke to get me through
My tolerance level would be really low. Someone would ask me something and I would ROAR at them like some sort of big wounded animal.

Anyways, fast forward to December last year and I am fully doing Atkins and loving every minute.

Well, some workmates and I went to a Christmas function. I had eaten my lunch at the normal time of 12pm.
We were playing lawn bowls and having a great time. We had a catered dinner being prepared.
Dinner was late and it was getting past 6pm and close to 6:30pm.

A couple of my work mates kept asking me "Are you Hungry". Different ones asked a couple of times. Oh course I answered 'No' as food was not the least in my mind.

I was starting to get a bit bugged by these questions and pondered to myself 'why are they asking me that ?'

then it hit me - They were famished! There tummies were really rumbling!

That really made an impact in my mind about the power of this diet. Prior to this WOL I couldn't go 3 hours without eating and turning into a growly bear!

[changing]

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Hahaha Dave. This diet really does have a dramatic effect on most cases of "the crankies". I love how that happens to me... my friends are starving, starving, starving, and I'm smiling and feeling fine. I remember feeling almost feral on WW.

I also find that sometimes I'll eat lunch at noon and then be totally shocked when I get a hunger pain many hours later, such as 6:00 or so. I know that it can be important to eat every six hours, but now my stomach is so quiet, it's hard to know how much time has really passed.

[Richt]

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And Dave, that is one of the reasons I love this diet so much. It takes my mind off food completely and doesnt make me feel hungry.

If I feel hungry, i eat something without feeling the need to starve myself like other diets. Its great!

Rich

[Deblynn]

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My stomach used to growl so loud it was embarrassing.I dont seem to be so hungry anymore that i want to eat everything in site .Im able to make wiser choices now .

[sadie147]

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My stomach used to growl so loud it was embarrassing.I dont seem to be so hungry anymore that i want to eat everything in site .Im able to make wiser choices now .

LOL oh do I know that feeling...and it's always in a business meeting, when there's a lull in the conversation

[BlueSkies]

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i'm with ya there dave,

before atkins if my blood sugar crashed i was quite the evil queen - think i could go about an hour without a snack lol or really sugary tea...

the best benifit to me in this wol has been my very even temper!

[ladyinred]

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That's the best thing about this woe. You aren't starving all the time so you can get on with your life instead of just thinking about food. I also find that the foods are more compatible with my system so, how do I say this.....there are no windy days. So basically, things are a lot quieter all around. Hee

[penniedo]

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That's the best thing about this woe. You aren't starving all the time so you can get on with your life instead of just thinking about food. I also find that the foods are more compatible with my system so, how do I say this.....there are no windy days. So basically, things are a lot quieter all around. Hee

I'm with you Lady, since starting Atkins I haven't had any "windy" days!! Not even after eating a cup of cooked cabbage!! That's gotta mean something!!

[Kate113]

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I'm hardly ever hungry anymore. Sometimes when I need food, I feel a little nauseated, but not hungry. Then I go get a low carb snack and after 3 bites that feeling is gone. My family tells me they're starving and yet I'm not. Go figure.

[sombersusie]

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i guess my problem was i always thought i was hungry, one snack at night couldn't satisfy, it was usually ice cream, then maybe some cookies and chips...it could just go on and on. Now i'm hardly ever hungry!

[BabyDreamer]

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Well, I am back after being off the wagon for a while and I can tell you that I am not hungry today. I tried the Weight Watchers plan the past couple of months and just had to stop. My blood sugar levels were threw the roof, I was moody, I was hungry, my skin was breaking out and I was hungry all the time. So, whether I lose one pound on Atkins or not, I know it at least makes me feel better. I cannot wait to get back into the groove!

Deb

[Elizellen]

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Welcome back Deb (babydreamer)

[Analog6]

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Isn't it great not to be hungry. Our trips out were always dominated by I had to eat, otherwise I would get a migraine. Now, I don't even think about it, just make sure I take my water bottle(s) and a little container of nuts 'just in case'. But I can go 8 hours now before I start to feel growly. (I eat every 6 or so, but one day it got strung out due to circumstances and I was NOT hungry!)

And not one migraine since finishing Induction's first 3 days!

And I lost another kg today (changing ticker as we post)!

Good to see you back Deb. This is MUCH better than WW! You can do it!

[didy]

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YEP! that's the reason I'm here. Only WOE that I'm not hungry on. I lost 50 pounds on low fat one time. Hungry every single day (if not hour).
I could skip lunch most days and it wouldn't really bother me. And I don't have to go to the fridge as soon as I walk into the house at 4pm. However, I'm careful to eat something for lunch-because I find that if I save up and eat too many carbs at supper I get some cravings a couple of hours later.
didy

[SusanQsan]

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"Free at last, free at last! Thank God Almighty we are free at last!"