Feeling Wierd.

Does anybody else feel really bloated after eating. Then like 30 minuted later you feel hungry but you are still bloated.

Its a feeling I cannot explain it makes me feel horrible and it makes me feel like puking.

Yes, I feel likethis all the time.  It makes it hard to know wether I'm hungry or full, as I feel both.

I know what ya mean : i feel pregnant!

I know what ya mean : i feel pregnant!

i get this all the time but i have a hiatus hernia and acid reflux so i thought it was because of that

MY GOODNESS, SAME HERE! Will someone please shed some light on this; I too cannot figure out whether its hunger or being full, it's sooooo weird.

I get that acidic hungry feeling, but I always thought it was because my body was producing too much stomach acid to digest more food than it's used to? I don't know though.

i used to feel like this, but then i realized that the hungry-bloated feeling was a lot less strong after having something really fatty, so i just increased the fats at each meal and snack. i hardly changed the amount i got over the course of a day, but i spread it out more so each time i ate i got a minimum of 10 grams (i used to concentrate fats into breakfast and lunch and leave snacks and sometimes dinner low-fat for comfort). it's really satisfying so i don't get that weird "is it hunger?" feeling and it's dense so it doesn't really contribute to bloating. not sure if this will help you at all but i thought i'd share what worked for me.

I would place money on the fact you're probably having lots of low calorie foods to make up your meal plan - I don't mean you're not eating the amount you say you are, rather that you're making up your calories with low fat, high fibre things like vegetables. I used to do this - I guess in a sort of 'As much food for my calories' mindset - it's a tough habit to break but it results in exactly the sort of symptoms you're describing. Am I right? Sorry if I'm not - it just sounded familiar!

Ughhh!!! I hate that! I used to do that. ("If I have to eat this amount of calories anyway, then at least I'll stretch it out. I won't have more calories than necessary by mistake." In the beginning of recovery I actually managed to get my 1800 and then calories in on the lowest things in the world. (Ex: I avoided carrots because they were too dense with the sugar.) But when I had to start eating 3500, 4000 calories, no more. :)

I agree also about wanting to get as much food for minimal calories - it is tough to change!

blueberrylips - how much did upping your calorie intake help with your putting on weight ie how quickly were you able to notice an increase in weight?? what did you have to eat? do you have an example meal plan?

I gained 11 lbs the first week (I was NOT thrilled) but I didn't make the jump very gradually, as I maybe should have. But FYI I am sooo glad I gained so much at first now. After that it was 1 lb or less per week.

Um... here's an average-looking day from a while ago. I don't count precisely, but it's in the 3000-3500 range I think.

Breakfast: 2 c. granola with 1 c. frozen blueberries and 2 c. soymilk, and 1 c. OJ
Snack: Myoplex Carbsmart bar
Lunch: Sandwich on WW bread with 2 Morningstar patties, 1 Tbsp. mayonnaise, some spinach and tomato, and baby carrots with 2 Tbsp. hummus.
Snack: 2 c. plain yogurt with 1 c. wheat germ and 1 c. frozen blueberries
Dinner: 1.5 c. WW pasta with 1 Tbsp. olive oil, 1/2 c. veggies with 1 Tbsp. olive oil, and 1 veggie hot dog.
Snack: 1 apple with 2 pieces of Dove dark chocolate.

It's pretty typical I think if you look at the "What did you eat today?" forum, but at first I wouldn't eat any refined sugar (not even in granola), nuts, avocado, cheeses, or dairy milk. Eventually I branched out some. I'm still working on it, of course.

I get like this all the time. It sucks especially when im out