Reminder PSA - Hunger is not the enemy!
I have seen a disturbing trend of posts and lately, they seem to be getting worse. Things like:
- "What am I doing wrong? I got hungry."
- "I am chasing that feeling I had when I only ate 600 calories a day - that was glorious!"
- "Why aren't the meds working? I am hungry every day!"
HUNGER IS NOT THE ENEMY. A healthy hunger for nutrient-dense food every 4 hours or so is normal and healthy. It's food noise that is the enemy. Food noise leans closer to obsession, where even if you just ate a meal that left you satiated, you are craving/obsessing about that extra comfort food snack and you can't stop thinking about it.
You are *supposed* to feel hunger. The meds lessen the food noise but you still need to eat a decent amount of calories per day. I know that's tougher in the first few days after the shot, but if you eat less then, then eat more later in the week. This glorifying 600 calories per day is insane. Stop veering into anorexia territory and eat within your calorie range.