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Hey,
In my never-ending quest to try and keep my weight down, and now that I'm back at work after a week off I'm finding the 6am starts are kicking off the old hunger pangs yet again.
My diet is a tricky one as I'm coeliac (and currently being investigated for Crohn's/Colitis but that's another story) so my breakfast is fresh pineapple/yoghurt/coeliac-friendly cornflakes/pink grapefruit juice. I can't drink coffee as it makes me vomit, and usually have my main meal at lunch and soup with Ryvita in the evening, however when I'm up so early I get vicious hunger pangs in the mid-morning from about 10am onwards and from 3.30pm in the afternoon.
I've tried doing the whole grapes/carrots & hummus stuff but that seems to make things worse. The cold also doesn't help, when it's crisp and cold I seem to get an almost painful hunger.
Any tips on what helps you stave off hunger? I drink 2/3 litres of water a day too but it's like it washes my stomach empty too. Thinking of trying that cayenne pepper/maple syrup drink as it's so disgusting it puts me off eating for a while but want to watch my sensitive digestive system......
In my never-ending quest to try and keep my weight down, and now that I'm back at work after a week off I'm finding the 6am starts are kicking off the old hunger pangs yet again.
My diet is a tricky one as I'm coeliac (and currently being investigated for Crohn's/Colitis but that's another story) so my breakfast is fresh pineapple/yoghurt/coeliac-friendly cornflakes/pink grapefruit juice. I can't drink coffee as it makes me vomit, and usually have my main meal at lunch and soup with Ryvita in the evening, however when I'm up so early I get vicious hunger pangs in the mid-morning from about 10am onwards and from 3.30pm in the afternoon.
I've tried doing the whole grapes/carrots & hummus stuff but that seems to make things worse. The cold also doesn't help, when it's crisp and cold I seem to get an almost painful hunger.
Any tips on what helps you stave off hunger? I drink 2/3 litres of water a day too but it's like it washes my stomach empty too. Thinking of trying that cayenne pepper/maple syrup drink as it's so disgusting it puts me off eating for a while but want to watch my sensitive digestive system......
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You don't even need to eat that many - about a handful. They're also very good for you...lot of vitamins, fibre etc.
Oh and ignore people who tell you that they're high in fat because it's a) good fat and b) only if you're having them by the bucketload. Trust me, you won't have room for that many!
Used to use those, but alas nuts upset my stomach too.
I'm hard work, I know. I loathed fussy eaters for years and now I am one
Ryvitas are a good suggestion though. Them & salt & vinegar rice cakes are my go-to munchie snack but usually the rice cakes aren't quite enough......
*does Cookie Monster impression*
Drinking liquids such as water seems to help too.
That's quite a good idea actually, eating slowly and spreading things out.
BTW please don't use my crap digestive system as the guide for answers on this thread - general hunger pang avoiding tips are welcomed for folks of multiple & diverse digestive systems
Yeah, got into a habit when in the office of having soup at 12noon and then lunch at 1 but I think I got used to that. Hot drinks are generally good to quell stomach "anger" for me, but alas coffee/tea can't be amongst them.
PS I would hope that you've discussed the fact you are dieting with your GP as you're undergoing investigations?
I've heard that too but I don't find they stave off my hunger pangs at all. Bananas work best for me.
Have done, yup, but considering they barely know anything about Crohn's and I have to suggest the next steps to them they're even more confused when confronted with my diet!
Have you tried Marigold Bouiilon (Swiss Vegetable). It's low calorie vegetable drink, I sometimes use it and think it's a nice change from tea/coffee on a cold day.
Oh not good.
Have you tried asking on a crohns or coeliac web forum?
Ooh, no I haven't but that does sound very good. I'll give that a go, ta! I have been known to use Oxo cubes in hot water as a quick hunger pang killer when I was on my short-lived 5:2 diet earlier in the year.
Not so much about hunger pangs, but there was a very helpful thread I started earlier in the year here about Crohns where people were most helpful about the symptoms, living with it etc. but the annoying thing is, like IBS, different triggers affect different people. What's all the more worrying is that raw veg & salads (which I actually really do like) apparently seems to make it much worse in me and others, and stodge is the "safe" option, which is also the case with me but it's not making me any thinner!
Or you should try those Special K sweet chilli cracker crisps. Those are yummy and low calorie. They have other flavours as well.
can't do either of those because of the coeliac thing, but they are good methods for others
I avoid gluten although I'm not Coeliac.
Suggestion for hunger pangs (generally available from local health food shop):
Clearspring Japanese rice crackers
Orgran buckwheat crispbread
Rice cakes
Corn crackers
Nut mix - I have peanuts & raisins, almonds, pistachos, brazils
Seed mix - sesame, sunflower seeds, hemp & pumpkin seeds
Dried fruit mix - blueberries, cherries, cranberries, apricots & prunes
Miso soup
Superfood shakes: Spirulina, Barley grass & Wheat grass (look for gluten free) mix that up with some spinach & cucumber for nutritious snack.
Dehydration sometimes masquerades itself in the form of hunger pangs so make sure you drink 2ltrs a day.
Brushing teeth helps as well using mouthwash. Note that, you shouldn't be starving yourself for 5 hours or more.......
Soup needs to be homemade soup - not a cupa-soup.
Potato and leek in a pan with vegetable stock and add fresh herbs - then blend to as fine or chunky as you like. Take to work in a flask if there is no microwave. Loads of other veg work the same - there is no need to add fat to a soup.