How's Your Appetite?

Chet

Chet

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When it was warmer I never had much of an appetite, but since the weather has cooled, the appetite is back big time and I think I'm overeating. It's taking a conscious effort to hold back. I don't think this aging body can process that much food as before. Et tu?
 

I have a food plan and try not to eat anything after supper. But if I lie in bed for a long time feeling hungry, I figure I am hungry, and I get up and have something.

It can be tricky trying to figure out whether it's hunger or something else -- stress, boredom, habit....

I put on 30 pounds in the year after moving here. Now I need to lose it again.

The weather can affect it too. Good luck figuring it out!
 
I recently got put on an added diabetes med. It is supposed to help your pancreas put out more insulin. It is also supposed to slow down your digestive system and make you feel full faster and longer so as to curb your appetite. It makes me want to eat more....:unsure:
 
For me my appetite has stayed similar all through life it seems. I've always
maintained a very assertive appetite, therefore always some extra pounds
all through life. I think the only time my appetite would fluxuate, is if I am
down ill with the flu or something likewise would be the only exception.
 
Chet said:
When it was warmer I never had much of an appetite, but since the weather has cooled, the appetite is back big time and I think I'm overeating. It's taking a conscious effort to hold back. I don't think this aging body can process that much food as before. Et tu?
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I pretty much eat the same quantities of food whether it's summer or winter. The types of food differ, but my weight remains within a few pounds. In summer, I often eat cooler, lighter foods, salads, etc., so I lose a few pounds. In winter, I eat more potatoes, roasts, and bake more, so I go up a few pounds. That's normal for me. When I say a few pounds that's exactly what I mean, I never let my normal weight creep up any higher than three pounds. Letting weight creep up little by litte is a recipe for disaster. It's always better to get hold of it before you wish you had.

I eat two main meals a day and rarely snack between them. I'm too full after dinner to eat any more at that time, so I usually have a little dessert a bit later in the evening with a cup of tea and/or snack on some roasted pumpkin seeds while reading or watching TV.

I think some people eat out of boredom. I have a friend who falls asleep watching TV. If she wants to stay awake, she eats. She's also a habitual snacker and constantly complains that she just can't lose weight. 🙄 I keep my mouth shut. 🤐
NorthernLight said:
I have a food plan and try not to eat anything after supper. But if I lie in bed for a long time feeling hungry, I figure I am hungry, and I get up and have something.

It can be tricky trying to figure out whether it's hunger or something else -- stress, boredom, habit....

I put on 30 pounds in the year after moving here. Now I need to lose it again.

The weather can affect it too. Good luck figuring it out!
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@NorthernLight - Thirst signals can be misinterpreted as hunger signals. If you're unsure if you're actually hungry, try drinking a glass of water and then see if you're still hungry. If so, then have a light snack. :)
 
I eat much less than I used to. I eat a granola bar for breakfast, a meal between 12-2 and then a snack in the evening.
 
For over a decade, I've stopped eating when my hunger is sated. I would rather do that than feel overly full. I fantasize about serving chocolate mousse for dinner,and would eat it until it was gone. There are foods for which I have no self-control.

Usually, I don't eat between meals.

I don't weigh myself at all. I can tell by the way my clothes fit that my weight is fine. I get weighed when I go to the doctor.
 
Chet said:
When it was warmer I never had much of an appetite, but since the weather has cooled, the appetite is back big time and I think I'm overeating. It's taking a conscious effort to hold back. I don't think this aging body can process that much food as before. Et tu?
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Back 50 years ago, in my twenties, I had one of those life changing moments. A visit to the lavatory resulted in a pan full of blood. It had to be bowel cancer of course, couldn't be a small rupture in the anal passage caused by a high protein diet, of course not.

At the hospital after all the intrusions and examinations, the rupture was explained and the cure was simple. Eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, avoid processed foods and eat at regular times. That has been my regime for the last fifty years. My weight has increased but only by a few pounds, more than likely due to slowing up.
 

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