fwiw that's actually why I think I'm healthier when I have those meal replacement shakes in the house somewhere. People always are like "ew why would you replace meals with that?". But they actually don't. They replace NOT having meals. Because when I have that "one more thing to do", if don't eat something super low effort right when I think about it, I'm just gonna power through and forget again.
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The secret is to be incredibly neurodivergent and unlock the secrets to extreme hyperfixation. The more you lose track of time, the better, as this is also the threshold where hunger ceases to exist.
-source, one incredibly autistic fuck (me)
The secret is to smoke weed every day. Once you've built up a sizable tolerance, the only time you'll get hungry is when you have cannabis in your system. Trust me, it works.
The trick is to have an undiagnosed illness that constantly upsets your stomach and threatens to regurgitate any food you eat. Once I realized it hurts less to not eat at all, I started regularly skipping on meals. What's really annoying is that I still have a pudgy tummy, even though I'm stuck on a diet some people would dream of being able to commit to.
If you're not already, give medical cannabis a try. You won't have any more upset stomachs and you'll be able to eat again.
"pudgy" as in bloated? I never even knew what "bloating" was before I actually got properly rid of it.
I too skipped meals and still do (because it kinds stayed as a habit) but i don't need to anymore. I went on an exclusion diet to see if it was some undiagnosed food allergy. Rice/potatos and fish/meats basically, with some basic veggies. Even at one point I avoided all allium plants, meaning all onions, leeks, garlic, etc. It's kinda basic, but if it works, then you can start adding things back and see what you react to.
I still haven't got a diagnosis, but I've lost the bloating and stomach pain and about like 20% of bodyweight even though I was never even overweight. I'm still kinda wondering what it exactly is which triggers that sort of horrible inflammation in me, but I can very clearly feel a difference. Like night and day. I couldn't even enjoy red wines before, stomach just didn't fucking handle them. I even had heart palpitations most days. Them and burping and eveything; gone (I'm not on a not too restrictive but gluten and casein free diet, meaning no gluten and no dairy.)
I very often only remember to eat when I start feeling hyperglycemic.
I grew up glued to my PS1/PS2 playing until I was dehydrated with a headache and my eyes burning.
If I could, I'd never have to eat again. I hate having to eat all the time. Hunger always throws you off what you're doing. Sure, I love delicious food, but giving it up and never having to think about "what am I going to eat today, when am I going to cook it..."? Anytime.
That is what led me to about a year of Soylent and pho. I couldn't be bothered to cook for myself often, I was single, had a long commute, worked near a pho restaurant. So I drank a Soylent for breakfast and lunch then had a large beef and brisket pho every day.
It helps when you realize you won't make it to retirement age with enough dough and also can't afford anything even now. Hope this helps!
One thing that gets me about TV and movies is when people dramatically storm away from the dinner table. I don't think I've EVER seen anybody IRL stop eating and leave just because they were mad. But forgetting to eat is on a whole other level. It's like oops, I forgot all about breathing in and out - better write that on a Post-It.
Mental illness is a bitch
I'm really fat, so as long as I have water, electrolytes, and a multivitamin I could probably go for several months without food before really bad stuff started happening
As it stands, a day or two barely registers
Im just extremely depressed :3
Yeah, and then I remember to eat something when the shaking starts
It's usually the lightheadedness for me
It varies so much from day to day, if I even notice that I skipped a meal (not breakfast, mkay? I literally can't skip breakfast). Sometimes I'm in the zone and don't notice that lunch time was like 4 hours ago. Other days I can get really irritated that I haven't had lunch yet and it's another hour until I'm supposed to take that lunch break.
No one wants to hear it, I suspect, but eating very low carb is how this is done.
No sugar and no grains for one month and the cravings are gone. You can easily go 48 hours on water alone, if you need or want to.
What nearly everyone calls hunger is actually cravings for carbs. True hunger is painful and consumes every thought. Likely no one you've ever met has been truly hungry.
I don’t think there is a single fix for this. My diet is pretty carb heavy and I forget meals all the time. You just get focused on something and it’s…why am I lightheaded?…oh yeah. Food in the last 12 hours might have been nice.
Background…it’s not just me but our genetics are bonkers. There are four other people in my family 35-75 years old and 5.5-6ft tall. Not a single one of us is over 130 pounds. We all struggle to gain weight. Doesn’t matter what we eat…good food or absolute garbage. Absolute garbage has other consequences…like also feeling like garbage but weight gain isn’t one of them. Cravings for anything are rare…drove my college roommate nuts that I could have candy around for like 6+ months.
You probably think no one wants to hear it when they disagree, but more likely what works for you doesn't work for everyone. As the person replying to you exemplified. There isn't a one trick for everyone in these kinda of things, and anyone who claims there is is either ignorant or scamming.
Ate without table -3
I don't get hungry often, at least not the way I think normal people do. I usually go from 'fine' to 'more than mildly queasy' in a couple minutes, then I have to rush to find something to throw in my stomach. It's like flipping a light switch. This usually only happens when I have some project I'm focusing on.
don't want to armchair diagnose, but i had the exact same thing and prozac gave me the ability to feel hungry again. I used to feel exactly how you would.
I’m actually on an SNRI (like SSRI but also inhibits dopamine reuptake) as part of my adhd treatment so sadly that won’t do it for me. I think my brain just ignores hunger when I’m too busy to think about food, then eventually it just yells YO FEED ME.
Yeah it felt like reading ADHD symptoms. I get it completely.
Worse yet, there are people who don't eat breakfast. Do they photosynthesize their food instead?
What's even worse is people who don't understand that we are a hunter-gatherers. Our ancestor's first meal came much later in the day and we have evolved as such. Not eating a lot for breakfast is extremely comon and burned in our DNA. Don't know where you are going with this.
I don't. I feel it takes a few hours (4-5) for my body to wake up enough to feel hunger, and if I force myself to eat breakfast I feel queasy. So I just eat black coffee and move on.
So I just eat black coffee and move on.
Great, now I have this mental image of you waking up late, going "NO TIME TO WAIT FOR THE KETTLE!" and just eating spoonfuls of instant coffee straight from the jar before running out of the house.
It's a very handy routine when you're a bit short on time in the morning
Have tried it, wouldn't recommend it.
Same, a large breakfast makes me feel queasy too. I never met another person like this. I usually don't eat until noon.
But, 10AM and later, I'm not queasy.
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I literally feel sick if I eat breakfast. Only after a couple hours do I get hungry. I only really eat breakfast if I know I am going to be physically active and will need the energy like if I went cycling or hiking.
Most of the days I just have one meal, at like 4 or 5 pm. While being up since like 3-5am cause of work.
And I still maintain 80-82kg weight.
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If this resonates with you, please check for sugar related health issues. (I am not saying you have them, but it is time to check.)
Most of my family has this problem, but at least diabetes appears not to be the cause.
That is great! Could be no big deal.
Could be nondiabetic hypoglycemia (controversial if it exists). Could be another thing.
Those aren't mutually exclusive (send help)
I work from home, IT, 8-10 hours sitting, programming. If I ate five meals a day I'd weight a ton in few months.
Fasting helps me keeping the callory intake down. First meal at 3-6pm then some snack in the evening, keeping sugar intake low. If I eat in the morning I feel bloated and sluggish + at around 2pm I feel tired.
Not eating keeps me fresh.
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Not everybody is blessed with a super metabolism CATE. Check your privilege.
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I used to think I was the same way but started omad to lose weight and you do get used to it. As long as there’s enough protein and fiber and the meal is big enough then I’m completely fine for 24 hours at a time.
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