weird question

Last night I was at a concert and had just eaten about an hour and a half before that point and got EXTREMELY hungry to the point where it made me feel nauseous so I ate a Kashi GoLean bar, and it helped for about 10 minutes then the feeling returned. There wasn't anymore food around so I had to wait til I got back to my apartment and ended up crashing before I got to eat again. This morning I was awoken with this same hunger?/nauseous feelings so I ate an omelet with soy cheese/turkey (about 300 cals) around 7 but I'm already feeling this weird sensation again. I'm guessing its hunger, but the nausea feeling is weird. It feels like I haven't eaten in days. My calorie intake has been OK recently I think (I don't really count) and people keep saying I'm looking progressively better (Getting weighed tomorrow though) so I'm not sure if this is actual hunger or some sort of weird other issue. Has anyone experienced this kind of feeling during recovery or anyone have advice? I don't know if this means I need to up my eating or what. I seriously feel right now that I could eat a cake (well not a cake ;)) and still be hungry. Help!

 

note. im also a bit sleep deprived if that matters at all

I have felt this. To the point where I almost got sick. This happens in recovery when you start to feed your body a bit more than before and then it WANTS more. This is the speeding up of your metabolism!!!

There is nothing wrong, but you should give into the feeling. I snack all day which satisfys this feeling for me. My nutritionist says that eating every hour or two something small is the best way to handle this. Since you are finally not starving yourself your body is wanting what it has been deprived of for so long. Listen to your body and don't give into those ed thoughts. Next time that you feel this way, have a piece of fruit or crackers or something to tie you over before bed....this could also be another reason why you can not sleep as well.

Congrats on the burger.....you are doing so well. Keep pushing!

Could this mean though I'm not eating enough?

 

And today, since it's Sunday, I'm able eat all day while I study so I'm taking your advice, positivelinney!

Could this mean though I'm not eating enough?

 

And today, since it's Sunday, I'm able eat all day while I study so I'm taking your advice, positivelinney!

I agree. I think your body really needs food. In high school I would usually not eat breakfast (I was just too lazy) and wouldn't really have a large lunch (again...too lazy to pack a big one) and when I would get home I wouldn't usually eat much until dinner (my mom never let us have snacks before dinner when we were kids... so a habit really). Anyways, I never really ate that much during the day and so I could pretty much go a full day without even feeling hungry. I think that would probably relate to how you would have been when you were restricting.

In the past five years (I guess) I've been eating a lot more regulary and I get really nauseous if I don't eat a decent breakfast. When I was recovering from surgery in the hospital, I hadn't eaten (literally anything) for about five days and I would get really hungry, but so nauseous that I couldn't even handle thinking about food.

Anyways, my point is I'm pretty sure that your body is just really really hungry. So eat lots! 

Yeppers doll, it means you are not eating enough. Your body is wanting more! Your metabolism is kicking into high gear! Appreciate that one babe.....and keep eating!

I sometimes wake up early in the morning feeling really naseous, sometimes to the point of wanting to throw up but its before I eat anything so it doesn't really work. sometimes it's just like a passing 10 minute wave of sickness. for me it might be the thyroid meds but I'm not sure because it was happening once in a while a few months before that too, though back then I was still not eating much. Not sure what to tell you other than I've experienced the same thing. A friend of mine said it might be too much acid in my stomach which kind of makes sense because first thing in the morning my stomach might start producing more acid but won't have any food in there to balance it out.

I also get hungry ALL the time, and it's not normal person "I could really go for some food right now" it's mad woman, ravenous, irritable, I need food that very second or I might die kind of hunger. And it comes on really suddenly too so I always make sure my purse is full of snacks.

stay away from the cake!

ive felt something similar to this... for me its kind of a light headed feeling that attacks out of nowhere.  but no matter how much i eat at the moment it hits  i cant get it to go away.  i know that personally i have very low blood sugar/pressure which can zap my energy like no other until ive restored it.   sounds like everyone is right with the faster metabolism.  try to eat alot more frequently, its not going to stop unless you nourish yourself properly and very regularly.  and just on a side note... had you taken any over the counter meds recently?  nyquil gives me that feeling too all the way into the next day too...  

You need to eat more protein, your body will last longer on protein than something like fruit, which will tie you over for 30 min, but then you crash, you get the nauseous feeling like you want to throw up.

If it makes you feel any better, Tori, everything that you just described sounds remarkably similar to me during recovery at many points. I would become ravenous, ESPECIALLY after eating large amounts, I couldn't sleep well and often become even hungrier because of it, and I was scared to death that i was developing BED and would turn into a gigantic pig.

Guess what? Shortly after this happened, I would lose weight. I'm not talking about a pound of two, I'm talking about 5 pounds just flying off to goodness knows where. I eventually noticed this cycle and decided to listen intently to when my body was hungry, feeding it even if I just ate a ton of food or I was over my calorie needs for a day. And come on, in all logic, I was severely underweight!! It's not like I was about to gain back all of my needed body mass overnight if I ate an extra snack when I felt hungry! It was when I lost my rigid, I-can't-eat-too-much, I'm too hungry, I don't need more food mentality that i stopped having spurts of weight loss. I'm not saying that you necessarily are feeling liek this, but I know that there are plenty of people that feel this way and don't want to admit it. It's a real, horrifying, and pretty darn logical fear, as there ARE people whom develop binge eating problems after severe restriction. There is a fine line between binge eating and fulfilling your body's needs. When you are receiving signs like lightheadedness, stomach rumbles, and weakness...signs of hunger, than no matter how much you eat, you are simply fueling your body. It is when you stuff yourself mercilessly despite already being full to bursting that binging is a problem.

One other thing...you say that you don't count. Whenever I tried doing this, I ended up losing weight because I grossly over-estimated calories and thought that I'd been eating plenty when I really wasn't. You certainly don't NEED to count--it's often a good idea not to--but when your body asks for food, you need to accept that it's hungry and feed it. Even if you're tired and just want to sleep, it's best to grab a handful of SOMETHING before crashing into bed. Otherwise your body will once again feel starved and it'll be harder to reteach it to trust that you'll supply nourishment.

I hope that this made some sense...In the end, your metabolism is likely skyrocketing since you've reintroduced food so quickly. From what I've seen, adding a ton of calories to one intake rather quickly often results in a wicked metabolism. You'll likely end up needing 3000 or more calories each and every day to gain! Don't stop trusting your hunger levels; if you want your body to trust you again, you need to trust it, too.

-hugs-

Original Post by dawndebra:

You need to eat more protein, your body will last longer on protein than something like fruit, which will tie you over for 30 min, but then you crash, you get the nauseous feeling like you want to throw up.

 That is a good point--are you getting protein with each meal/snack? This isn't always the cause of problems, but sometimes too many carbs at once can mess with the blood sugar and make you feel awful. Protein if very importantright now anyway, as is fat. You need both to recover the weight that you've lost in a  healthymanner--especially if you need to restart your period.

Thanks for all the kind words and advice, everyone! Yeah, I hadn't been counting exactly since I have to eat in the dining hall but I had been doing some rough estimates and was able to count on some days (I was going for around 2000). But now I'm really trying to up it and I've been getting a lot more healthy fats, etc. Also, I do eat a lot of protein. That was the one thing the doctor was actually impressed with (ha) but I am going to try and continue to eat even more. My breakfasts are like a big protein fest and I try to get something good in for every meal. My backpack is literally stuffed with food now and I'm determined to be successful.

 

That's a great point missmagill about just listening to your body, I think after going for so long NOT listening to it, I really need to right now and thats more important than counting calories, etc. Hopefully next weight update will be a gain. Thanks again!!