The opposite of not being hungry!

[shay85]

ok guys i was reading all the posts in this thread and i was wondering to my self, how come i have the complete opposite reaction to this diet.
dont get me wrong i absolutly love it, but i find my self hungrier than ever after everything i eat. i never seem to be fully satisfied, regardless of how much i eat and how fatting the meals and snacks are
i dont get it. my weight stays the same, maybe just a slight shift every once in a while, but no major weightloss or gain, which is ok too.
but i would like to eat less. any suggestions?

[Elizellen]

Is there any particular food that gives you the 'hungries'? Feeling hungry between meals or having cravings are some of the blood-sugar symptoms Dr Atkins talks about in DANDR.

I have found that one of my favourite snacks (chopped celery in mayo) seems to affect me by making me want to keep nibbling other foods, so I have stopped preparing that for a while to see if things change.

[shay85]

nope not at all. for example, i eat half
rotisserie chicken with butter...and i can still go for more and more after
and i usualy make lunch at home so i can take it to work, but i end up eating it around 10:30 am. so i end up buying lunch lol
i mainly lots of meat, fish, chicken with skin, tuna, butter, olive oils and some vegies
so this is why i dont understand why i get such cravings

[not2late]

Post your menu, including the amounts, in the "Review My Menu" forum!

[Asclepius]

Originally Posted by not2late

Post your menu, including the amounts, in the "Review My Menu" forum!

SHAY: Perhaps you can post your menu and continued concerns in another thread like you have a couple other times so people are better able to help you. Using rhiannonwins' or other members' threads not only makes your questions slip between the cracks, but also confuses 2 very polar topics. It's harder for you to find the advice you seek this way. Additionally, I'm sure some people feel it a more polite gesture when a fellow member avoids unintentionally or intentionally hijacking a thread they originally designed to address their own concerns. Just a bit of forum etiquette, I suppose.

I know you've been advised to increase your vegetable intake a couple times before. Were you able to accomplish that?

Good luck and as I've mentioned in your previous threads on the topic - people here are full of good and reliable advice. If you take it, you'll be likely to succeed.

[Elizellen]

Originally Posted by shay85

nope not at all. for example, i eat half
rotisserie chicken with butter...and i can still go for more and more after

Many commercial rotisserie chickens have sugar solution injected into the meat to make them more tasty which could contribute to cravings.

[Elizellen]

Originally Posted by Asclepius

SHAY: Perhaps you can post your menu and continued concerns in another thread like you have a couple other times so people are better able to help you. Using rhiannonwins' or other members' threads not only makes your questions slip between the cracks, but also confuses 2 very polar topics. It's harder for you to find the advice you seek this way.

Good point, Asclepius
I have therefore split the posts and responses into their own thread to avoid confusion.

[Asclepius]

Great! Your post got moved into a new thread. Should be much clearer now.

ELIZELLEN: I had NO IDEA about the rotisserie chickens! I picked one up 2 nights ago and of course could find no blatant nutritional information and just figured, "Eh - it's chicken. How bad could it possibly be?" Boy, the one night I don't cook at home and I was tricked!! Looks like I need to find a way to make that garlic & herb seasoned goodness on my own.

[IrishSarahHB]

I notice taht when i dont drink enouh water i get hunger feelings that i think are actually just thirst feelings.. I know that kinda sounds weird but try drinking a bottle of water when you get hungry right after you eat...

[zoewmu]

I was reading on another low carb site that eating too much protein and not enough fat can cause you to be hungry. I've been suffering from hunger too and then I, as I was reading this info, I realized that I have cut back on butter and cream cheese, both fattening and filling.