should i eat when im hungry?

[dudecar123]

i no it sounds like a dumb question, but even if i like just ate should i eat if im hungry. my body is telling me it wants more food but whether that excess food will just turn me into a fatass or not. if i didnt need the food would my body not be hungry? or is it just based on the size of ur stomach?

[MikeBlitz]

Hunger has to do with hormones and other complicated stuff (look up ghrelin). But what you need to worry about in your metabolic rate (look up BMR, and TDEE).

[MikeK46]

my body is telling me it wants more food but whether that excess food will just turn me into a fatass or not.

or it might just be ur brain f*cking with you. that's why 70% of americans are overweight and 35% are obese. clearly they choose to constantly overeat even though their body doesn't need it, right?

[KasaraBrianne]

This may be odd, but I usually try and drink at least three cups of water with my meals so that I become full for a decent period of time.

[Rodzilla]

Judging by your looks/stats, yes. You should eat when you're hungry.

For someone completely oblivious to all aspects of nutrition, eating by hunger isn't so simple - what you're eating, etc. can influence hunger.

however, I'm guessing (as you're posting in this section) that you have at least a rough idea of calories/etc. Say you've met what you had as your target, and you're still hungry. Go ahead and have some more. Especially when you're trying to gain muscle.

[psychodiver9]

This may be odd, but I usually try and drink at least three cups of water with my meals so that I become full for a decent period of time.

Not odd at all

[moxinyourbox]

For someone completely oblivious to all aspects of nutrition, eating by hunger isn't so simple - what you're eating, etc. can influence hunger.

Anybody else hear some specific ingredients can make you hungry as well? Like hydrogenated oils, for example. That would be the least of the many detriments to that mess of a chemical but...

By always giving in to hunger immediately aren't you conditioning yourself to eat more and more unnecessarily? However, I'm with Rodzilla that if you are trying to gain muscle you have to keep your macros up and eating the right things won't turn you into a fatass. Keep in mind you are hitting the gym which isn't exactly par for the course compared to your average American.

[Christiffer]

This may be odd, but I usually try and drink at least three cups of water with my meals so that I become full for a decent period of time.

This^ can definitely help. I've read you can mistake thirst for hunger. I don't have scientific proof but I beleive it.

[Scooter4]

Judging by your looks/stats, yes. You should eat when you're hungry.

For someone completely oblivious to all aspects of nutrition, eating by hunger isn't so simple - what you're eating, etc. can influence hunger.

however, I'm guessing (as you're posting in this section) that you have at least a rough idea of calories/etc. Say you've met what you had as your target, and you're still hungry. Go ahead and have some more. Especially when you're trying to gain muscle.

This hits the nail on the head.

You are 5'-11", 140lbs, 15 years old, and a growing boy. Eat when you are hungry.

[DanTheManB]

if people listen to their bodies more hunger is what self regulates us...

[AllFapInsurance]

i no it sounds like a dumb question, but even if i like just ate should i eat if im hungry. my body is telling me it wants more food but whether that excess food will just turn me into a fatass or not. if i didnt need the food would my body not be hungry? or is it just based on the size of ur stomach?

Age: 15

Weight: 140

Dude, eat when you're hungry.

[dudecar123]

Judging by your looks/stats, yes. You should eat when you're hungry.

For someone completely oblivious to all aspects of nutrition, eating by hunger isn't so simple - what you're eating, etc. can influence hunger.

however, I'm guessing (as you're posting in this section) that you have at least a rough idea of calories/etc. Say you've met what you had as your target, and you're still hungry. Go ahead and have some more. Especially when you're trying to gain muscle.

yea this helps thanks. i was wondering mainly because if i give into my hunger and eat a ton then it goes away and im not hungry like that for like a week or something.

[AlwaysTryin]

I'm different, I can't physically get full it's s*** so I'm hungry 24/7 so I can't just eat when hungry

[Terrano]

Go eat.

[Rodzilla]

yea this helps thanks. i was wondering mainly because if i give into my hunger and eat a ton then it goes away and im not hungry like that for like a week or something.

if you're talking about some obvious overeating - that is often is a sign from our bodies that we've been undereating for too long.

as for "giving in" - that sounds like you're restricting your food intake. Try to change your perspective to to "listening to you body". If you're hungry - eat. It doesn't have to be candy and french fries (though there are certainly room for those foods as well) but you need to be fueling your body properly, and if your body is telling you you're hungry - you should listen.

[BookMonkey]

Having been a past sufferer of true dehydration (and boy is it painful), I keep myself rather hydrated throughout the day. This also has the side effect of me never confusing hunger for thirst (which is something a lot of people do).