Undereating

[Pariste]

  Hello,

   So I've realized over time that certain foods such as most grains, sugars, and dairies set off a mental response (probably genetic) to overeat and that as long as I mostly avoid those foods, I don't have cravings. Therefore for the past three months my diet has consisted of soups, fishes, teas, fruits and vegetables, and white sushi rice. I have always been slightly overweight but when I record my foods, I always have -1,000 deficiency every day although I feel fantasticly satisfied with my diet with no hunger whatsoever. I feel absolutely healthy but in reality, do I need to eat more?

[SunsetRunner · Accepted solution]

@Pariste

When not having any cravings, or a urge for binge eating.. your body can be perfectly satisfied with less. It's possible to eat less calorie wise but more nutritient wise. Your body can have all nutritients it needs and be perfectly happy with less.

Your body strives to revert to be at a healthy weight range based on (genes, food choices, activity). Staying in a certain weight range when eating when being hungry (honor not having more when satisfied). Our bodies are clever, balance everything out on their own when listening to.

When not hungry, and a plan says to have x hundreds calories more, don't force your wonderful body with food. It tell you when it needs nourishment by sending appetite, hunger signals.. eventually when ignoring those signals to long, we get turned in a primal drive to eat everything in sight and go on a food hunt.

It's possible to not being truly hungry (being sick, not having a appetite), however when starting to eat, your body can say 'want to have a bit more of that, and more of that please', and eat like we've not seen food for a while, feeling like having a feast.

Trust your body, it will take care of you

Eat when being hungry, stop when satisfied (not stuffed). Not eating out of boredom, loneliness. Feel how your body feels like before, during, after eating. Basing portions on hunger, let your body guide if it wants more vegetables for example at dinner, a bit more meat, there can also be left overs on the plate, that last potato on the plate may not look appealing to eat any more.. or feeling not being satisfied yet, taking a bit more of everything..

It can be scary to let go, but your body knows the best. It guides with what it wants, when it wants, how much it wants, telling when having enough (satisfied).

It's possible to weigh once in a while (possible to use the food plan as guidance and change habits where desired, listen to your body when it's hungry or doesn't need anything more in the moment), see how it goes.

Enjoy

[Pariste]

Thank you! That's really comforting 🙂 Going into a new territory can be hard, I'm glad there's a community to provide help.

[LucyAP]

Hello Fitbitters, Great to see you here! @Pariste Just wanted you to know that I've gone ahead and moved your recent topic "Undereating" to the Get Fit board in an effort to tidy up the Forums. Also, this post may be helpful to other users with the same inquiry as you. For your reference, you had originally posted your question in the 'Getting Started in the Fitbit Community board, which is dedicated to discussion around how to use the community and its features.

Thanks for your understanding! 🙂

[Ukase]

If you're not hungry, no. But, I would perhaps try one of those scales that measures fat and muscle composition - I'd hate for you to lose a lot of muscle. It's hard to build it.