What if Im not hungry?

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July 21st, 2011, 01:19 PM
Flava

What if Im not hungry?

So we have to eat to keep our blood sugar up nice and even. We talked about that when you start feeling hungry that is when the BS is starting to go down and we have to eat something then to keep it up.
But what if Im not hungry for a long time ? Like hours or so? The I don't have to eat ,my BS is ok or what? Just because most of the time Im not feeling hungry at all for a long time .I just eat something , because that's what we "suppose to do".
How often we have to eat even if we are not starting to feel hungry ? Or can we just wait till we do feel it?:think:
What do you do?
July 21st, 2011, 01:32 PM
zanacal

I would eat anyway - I've said this before but I never let myself get hungry in the past, even when losing weight. If it's breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper/snack time then I eat out of habit and not out of hunger!
July 21st, 2011, 01:39 PM
purplepoet20

You don't have to eat a big meal just add several snacks... like a handful of wonderfully salted chips, a banana, or a handful of salted nuts.

If you wait until you are hungry you may burn calories or loose weight and you don't want to burn/loose anything.

My blood sugar used to go up and down before.... you need the cereal in the morning to raise the sugar levels from the night and something sweet before bed so your sugars are not super low by morning. For me sugars were 50-70 in the am, over 100 after cereal, 89 before lunch, 115 after lunch, 105-110 before dinner, and 130-140 a little while after icecream.
July 21st, 2011, 01:54 PM
Flava

Zanacal-so I have to eat anyway? yuck..lol ok I try. I was just not sure because there was a talk that our BS is starting to go down when we start feeling hungry.
July 21st, 2011, 01:59 PM
gizmo77

i think if youre feeling hungry its has already started going down somewhat. me and dh have found thatif we are feelinghungry and start feeling low blood sugar its already too late. even if we eat a whole bunch it still takes up to an hour for our body to start to feel normal again...i would just munch on something tiny..one chip or one carrot, etc..maybe every 2hrs at the LEAST (butthats just how my body is). but i know what you mean, esply with all the drinks we're doing (or WILL do), sometimes the drinks makes us feel NOT hungry...so i wonder if you should still eat even if you are full from drinks..?
July 21st, 2011, 02:01 PM
Flava

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If you wait until you are hungry you may burn calories or loose weight and you don't want to burn/loose anything.

yes I do:rofl: I hate to put on fat . But of course I can't really loose weight now...:sigh:
The problem is no matter how little more I eat I start getting bigger from it already!:hair:
I just want to keep my BS ok and don't want to look like barney!:mad:
And what sweet I suppose to eat at night? I thought sweet is not for ttc blue.
usually I eat nuts at night :worry:
July 21st, 2011, 02:02 PM
gizmo77

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Originally Posted by Flava

yes I do:rofl: I hate to put on fat . But of course I can't really loose weight now...:sigh:
The problem is no matter how little more I eat I start getting bigger from it already!:hair:
I just want to keep my BS ok and don't want to look like barney!:mad:
And what sweet I suppose to eat at night? I thought sweet is not for ttc blue.
usually I eat nuts at night :worry:

dark chocolate, banana, cereal...? i eat nuts and dark choc or nuts and raisins..
July 21st, 2011, 02:03 PM
Flava

Quote:

Originally Posted by gizmo77

i think if youre feeling hungry its has already started going down somewhat. me and dh have found thatif we are feelinghungry and start feeling low blood sugar its already too late. even if we eat a whole bunch it still takes up to an hour for our body to start to feel normal again...i would just munch on something tiny..one chip or one carrot, etc..maybe every 2hrs at the LEAST (butthats just how my body is). but i know what you mean, esply with all the drinks we're doing (or WILL do), sometimes the drinks makes us feel NOT hungry...so i wonder if you should still eat even if you are full from drinks..?

I was thinking about the drinks too!! Also atomic said juice can be a snack too. So what's up with that? I also drink the gelatin in PA juice. omg there is just so much place in my tummy!:mad:
July 21st, 2011, 02:06 PM
Flava

Quote:

Originally Posted by gizmo77

dark chocolate, banana, cereal...? i eat nuts and dark choc or nuts and raisins..

Oh yeah I eat dark chocolate too!:agree: But only 1 banana/day Im so sick of it...and where is Sept? omg I will hate banana by then!
July 21st, 2011, 02:09 PM
purplepoet20

I used to eat 3 large scoops of icecream everynight.... there is one with salt in it and it is so good!

Dark chocolate is the best stay away from milk chocolate.

If you start with very small handfulls of snacks it will build up over the next few months. How much sugar are you getting a day? Try to spread your sugar out. Soda is great for this because you can have 4-6oz of soda every few hours, if you are able to handle a 12oz can every 2-3hrs then that will help.

Also if you are eating to much salt your body will react to eat and can either increase your thirst or increase your diagestion.
July 21st, 2011, 02:17 PM
gizmo77

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Originally Posted by Flava

Oh yeah I eat dark chocolate too!:agree: But only 1 banana/day Im so sick of it...and where is Sept? omg I will hate banana by then!

youre lucky sept! i have till oct. ill be happy if i never see meat and vegies again! ;-)
July 21st, 2011, 02:20 PM
gizmo77

Quote:

Originally Posted by purplepoet20

I used to eat 3 large scoops of icecream everynight.... there is one with salt in it and it is so good!

Dark chocolate is the best stay away from milk chocolate.

If you start with very small handfulls of snacks it will build up over the next few months. How much sugar are you getting a day? Try to spread your sugar out. Soda is great for this because you can have 4-6oz of soda every few hours, if you are able to handle a 12oz can every 2-3hrs then that will help.

Also if you are eating to much salt your body will react to eat and can either increase your thirst or increase your diagestion.

i agree, small handfuls a day. the 1st few nights i tried eating 'large' snacks before bedtim ei couldnt sleep all night had stom cramps..but after day 2 i was fine but i also adjust the amount (less) to what ic ould handle. i used to eat that amount of ice cream too but i was preg and/or breastfeeding. if i ate like that now, id be 700pounds. but would enjoy it!
love your sig!!
July 21st, 2011, 02:29 PM
Flava

originally I was going to start in Oct. too but now we will try in Sept.
1-because we hate doing this so long (started in end or Apr.)
2- who said we get a bfp first try right? I only want to try for 4-5 months top .If no pfp I stop in Jan. and try to bury the dream forever.
Other thing is I don't really like ice cream much...especially not at night lol.
July 21st, 2011, 06:29 PM
purplepoet20

How about some cherries before bed!
July 21st, 2011, 10:08 PM
Hobbermittens

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flava

I was thinking about the drinks too!! Also atomic said juice can be a snack too. So what's up with that? I also drink the gelatin in PA juice. omg there is just so much place in my tummy!:mad:

I am having this problem too. I feel stuffed all the time and totally gross. I hate stuffing my face constantly!
July 22nd, 2011, 12:31 AM
jane

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Originally Posted by Hobbermittens

I am having this problem too. I feel stuffed all the time and totally gross. I hate stuffing my face constantly!

me too,i never ate this much unless i was pregnant! im always full:rolleyes:
July 23rd, 2011, 04:08 PM
atomic sagebrush

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flava

So we have to eat to keep our blood sugar up nice and even. We talked about that when you start feeling hungry that is when the BS is starting to go down and we have to eat something then to keep it up.
But what if Im not hungry for a long time ? Like hours or so? The I don't have to eat ,my BS is ok or what? Just because most of the time Im not feeling hungry at all for a long time .I just eat something , because that's what we "suppose to do".
How often we have to eat even if we are not starting to feel hungry ? Or can we just wait till we do feel it?:think:
What do you do?

No, you still need to eat, I'm sorry! Even though hunger is a sign of low blood sugar, you can have low blood sugar without feeling hungry. Everyone should eat 3 meals and at least 2 snacks a day.
July 23rd, 2011, 04:16 PM
atomic sagebrush

Quote:

Originally Posted by gizmo77

i think if youre feeling hungry its has already started going down somewhat. me and dh have found thatif we are feelinghungry and start feeling low blood sugar its already too late. even if we eat a whole bunch it still takes up to an hour for our body to start to feel normal again...i would just munch on something tiny..one chip or one carrot, etc..maybe every 2hrs at the LEAST (butthats just how my body is). but i know what you mean, esply with all the drinks we're doing (or WILL do), sometimes the drinks makes us feel NOT hungry...so i wonder if you should still eat even if you are full from drinks..?

I totally agree with this! Thanks!!

When I am eating in my normal way, I have a period of time where I'm not hungry but I find myself thinking about food. If I don't eat at that point, I do start to get hungry, and then if I still don't eat I may end up with a blood sugar crash (this doesn't always happen, just sometimes...sometimes I just stay regularly hungry).

If it gets to the point where I have a blood sugar crash, it takes a really long time for me to feel normal again. Like, I have to eat quite a bit and then I feel jittery and weak for the better part of an hour until I feel better again.

For TTC a boy, you jsut don't want to get to that level very often. So eat early before you even think about getting hungry.