Emotional Hunger

readyfredy · 05-06-2013, 02:19 PM

It's my first VLC day and I am HUNGRY!

I don't even think I am that physically hungry (I'm just used to the sweet comfort of food).

Agh. This is tough.

(It gets easier, right?)

onedimsim · 05-06-2013, 02:55 PM

It DOES get easier... and just about everyone just about is hungry first week. I also have "disordered eating" issues I am working on - lots of us do. Please see these two threads for suggestions:

Need Self-Help Book Regarding Overeating/Bingng

Comfort myself without food

HisParadise · 05-06-2013, 03:19 PM

Ha. And I haven't been hungry at all. The first four days I had my meals on a timer. Today, I forgot to eat until I realized it was almost 1pm. That is so not good. My challenge is water...hate it.

shelbyla · 05-06-2013, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by readyfredy

It's my first VLC day and I am HUNGRY!

I don't even think I am that physically hungry (I'm just used to the sweet comfort of food).

Agh. This is tough.

(It gets easier, right?)

Yes. It DOES get easier. This is one HUGE benefit of this plan--it makes us think about WHY we eat and WHAT we are trying to satisfy (boredom, stress, social pressure). The difference between real hunger and "head hunger" is huge and recognizing it is the first step in really controlling our weight. Eat to live--don't live to eat.

readyfredy · 05-06-2013, 04:10 PM

Thanks

walkingwoman · 05-08-2013, 11:35 AM

How's today going?

DivaHerself · 05-08-2013, 08:08 PM

Yes, it absolutely does get easier. Part of what you may be feeling is withdrawal, which can elicit very powerful sensations. The protocol is so limited in its choices that it's virtually an elimination diet. I found that the rounds I did where I was really, really hooked on gluten were much harder than this last one. So there may be a chemical component, as well as the very real emotional one.

The good news is that at some point those compulsions will lose their power over you. I recently have experienced two significantly stressful events and have not numbed myself with food, and was convinced that the pods have taken me over. I am cultivating an almost perverse enjoyment of making good choices in spite of whatever emotional turmoil is going on -- no matter what is trying to upset me, or what has gone wrong, I can do some things right and I can now choose not to react with self-inflicted food damage.

Hang in there!!

readyfredy · 05-09-2013, 08:18 AM

Yes, I think some of it is definitely addiction. I feel like I am a moment away from a binge but have been very determined and good.

I definitely used to use food as a way to relax (fatty, carby stuff).

I'm hanging in there but I definitely want that mouth feel of something hot and carby (sounds really weird lol)

05-06-2013, 02:19 PM	#1
readyfredy Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 407 Gallery: readyfredy Stats: 178.9/173.0/125 WOE: HCG Start Date: 4/4/13	Emotional Hunger It's my first VLC day and I am HUNGRY! I don't even think I am that physically hungry (I'm just used to the sweet comfort of food). Agh. This is tough. (It gets easier, right?)

05-06-2013, 03:19 PM	#3
HisParadise Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: New York Posts: 12 Gallery: HisParadise Stats: 214/196.2/150 WOE: Dr Emma's/ Rx Shots Start Date: April 2013	Ha. And I haven't been hungry at all. The first four days I had my meals on a timer. Today, I forgot to eat until I realized it was almost 1pm. That is so not good. My challenge is water...hate it. Last edited by HisParadise; 05-06-2013 at 03:25 PM..

05-08-2013, 08:08 PM	#7
DivaHerself Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Ninth Ring of Hell, cleverly disguised as Phoenix Posts: 37,673 Gallery: DivaHerself Stats: My ass is still big enough to kick yours WOE: Wedding Cake Martinis, Darvocet & frozen Twinkies Start Date: As if. Fix your own damn dinner.	Yes, it absolutely does get easier. Part of what you may be feeling is withdrawal, which can elicit very powerful sensations. The protocol is so limited in its choices that it's virtually an elimination diet. I found that the rounds I did where I was really, really hooked on gluten were much harder than this last one. So there may be a chemical component, as well as the very real emotional one. The good news is that at some point those compulsions will lose their power over you. I recently have experienced two significantly stressful events and have not numbed myself with food, and was convinced that the pods have taken me over. I am cultivating an almost perverse enjoyment of making good choices in spite of whatever emotional turmoil is going on -- no matter what is trying to upset me, or what has gone wrong, I can do some things right and I can now choose not to react with self-inflicted food damage. Hang in there!! __________________ . . Of all the martial arts, karaoke inflicts the most pain.

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05-06-2013, 02:55 PM	#2
onedimsim Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 721 Gallery: onedimsim Stats: 261/196/145 - 5'7" WOE: RxHCG Start Date: 01/24/3013	It DOES get easier... and just about everyone just about is hungry first week. I also have "disordered eating" issues I am working on - lots of us do. Please see these two threads for suggestions: Need Self-Help Book Regarding Overeating/Bingng Comfort myself without food

05-06-2013, 04:10 PM	#5
readyfredy Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 407 Gallery: readyfredy Stats: 178.9/173.0/125 WOE: HCG Start Date: 4/4/13	Thanks

05-08-2013, 11:35 AM	#6
walkingwoman Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sunny Arizona Posts: 19,196 Gallery: walkingwoman WOE: maintaining 124-128 range Start Date: 2/1/13	How's today going?

05-09-2013, 08:18 AM	#8
readyfredy Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 407 Gallery: readyfredy Stats: 178.9/173.0/125 WOE: HCG Start Date: 4/4/13	Yes, I think some of it is definitely addiction. I feel like I am a moment away from a binge but have been very determined and good. I definitely used to use food as a way to relax (fatty, carby stuff). I'm hanging in there but I definitely want that mouth feel of something hot and carby (sounds really weird lol)