How Do You Know When You're Hungry?

I take Metformin and I eat carbs with most meals and never, well rarely ever, get hungry the only time It might happen is if I get tied up doing something so that I miss my lunch which I usually eat between 12 and 1 but occasionally I will be concentrating on a particular task or even sitting at the computer and get absorbed reading something and then suddenly realise that Ive not eaten.

I do occasionally snack when I am bored but thats not hunger is it, its just eating for eatings sake, which is why I like to keep busy :thumbup:

Since going low carb i only really experience real hunger, where as when i was eating high carb alot of my cravings made me think i was hungry, but in answer to the question when i'm hungry my stomach groans, i start to feel abit queasy/nauseas and i'm hungry for anything. I tend to be hungry first thing in the morning, then every 4 hours in the day (unless i've eaten a high protein/large meal then i can go longer)

I am on slow release metformin. They have definately affected how I feel hungry but in a odifferent. I often get a hollow feeling in my stomache which feels like hunger but I know it cant be as I have eaten a full meal within the last cople of hours. I juist try to ignore it and carry on with my normal eating pattern.

I have not felt hungry for a very long time (many, many years) and it really did not bother me. In the past 5 months my DSN and GP have been nagging me to eat. I have anaemia and apparently they are concerned about malnutrition. But my view is that I am overweight and not hungry. It is very, very difficult to eat when you are not hungry.

Dougal, there is evidence that eating too few calories can actually hinder weightloss.

This is a great nutrition calculator so you can work out exactly how much you should be eating for your current weight and height:

http://www.phlaunt.com/lowcarb/DietMakeupCalc.php

Best wishes,