hunger? Could there be a medical reason?

[hvactech]

For nearly most my life I have been plagued with hunger , it doesn't matter how many calories I eat whether it's a surplus or deficiency I'm always hungry 24 /7... As a child I was fairly overweight and all the medical testing that was done led to no results. I have also not been able to find anything that decreases the hunger so I'm wondering if there are possibilities that there could in fact be something medical related

 

[T-Bone]

Have you ever tried going really low carb?. How about psyllium husk?

 

[Driven2lift]

Few neurological causes as well, while I was put on an SSRI my appetite vanished in a week (though in some cases these kinds of meds increase it)

 

[grinnell27]

I'm the same and it sucks when dieting the most! I can eat a huge meal, be full and bloated for maybe an hour tops... Then want to eat again.

 

[hvactech]

Have you ever tried going really low carb?. How about psyllium husk?

I ran keto for 6 weeks...

 

[T-Bone]

I ran keto for 6 weeks...

So how'd that go?. Less hunger?.

 

[hvactech]

So how'd that go?. Less hunger?.

It sucked terribly...

 

[Jiigzz]

Hunger and cravings are quite separate and the body is perfectly capable of craving something EVEN if they are not actually hungry. Overcoming it unfortunately, is not very easy...

 

[T-Bone]

It sucked terribly...

Really?. I feel amazing when I eat low carb. Better mood, better sleep, more energy, less gas. Everything is just better. I may loose a tiny bit of strength but that is easily overcome by eating more.

When I eat carbs regularly my hunger is pretty much out of control. I don't consider it real hunger though and only "hormonal hunger". I have to eat at least every 2 hours or I get dizzy, light headed and weak. Stomach problems with increased gas, mood is all over the place. Doesn't even matter the type of carb. So called "slow carbs" or straight glucose gives all the same reaction. Screw carbs. I can carb up every 4 weeks or so and be perfectly fine. A day or two of carbs is nice to get over the monotony of low carb eating. Still get the "side effects" of eating carbs on carb ups but I can deal with it for a day or two but that's it...

 

[Jiigzz]

I ran keto for 6 weeks...

Maybe try low carb non keto. Like <30% of carbs

 

[hvactech]

I think im going to try and run the anabolic diet again with a higher fiber count..

 

[T-Bone]

I think im going to try and run the anabolic diet again with a higher fiber count..

I take 1 heaping Tablespoon of Now Foods Whole Psyllium husks combined with 1T of store brand Metamucil powder per day.

 

[EMPIREMIND]

I have also experienced all these positive effects of keto. Once my body was fat adapted it was much more preferable. I recently went back to carbs and felt like S**t, plus my appetite skyrocketed. Now I back to anabolic diet, mostly no carb, and I'm feeling much better and the high fats keep me full. Most people are afraid of fats on low carb... You can't be.

 

[T-Bone]

I have also experienced all these positive effects of keto. Once my body was fat adapted it was much more preferable. I recently went back to carbs and felt like S**t, plus my appetite skyrocketed. Now I back to anabolic diet, mostly no carb, and I'm feeling much better and the high fats keep me full. Most people are afraid of fats on low carb... You can't be.

Yeah I went off for a while too. Sometimes I just get sick of it and say screw it and go off for a little while. I've been on and off the Metabolic Diet since 2002 and definitely feel much much better when on it.