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by Sarah Cherry
on December 5, 2009
HUNGRY!! It has been about a month since I became a vegetarian. And about 2 weeks ago I just felt hungry, hungry, hungry! No matter what, I was hungry. I tried really hard to not eat anything bad for me, and I didn't cave in for any meat but I just felt soooooo hungry. And now I feel that way about once a week. Is this normal?? Is it just my body adjusting?
Hey Sarah, it's me again! Yes! I totally have felt that way. I still do a bit, I am new vegan as well. I just try and make sure I am getting enough protein in each meal, and eat more filling foods (like peanut butter or whole grains). I think in Alicia's book it says to eat more slowly - that it should help.
Hope that helps;)
Good Idea. Maybe it is the lack of protein, I'll have to try and include that in my diet more. More peanut butter and soy milk and such. Thanks for the input, glad I'm not alone!
Amen to that, Meaghan! I think it takes....I think I've heard 20 minutes or so?...from when you begin eating a meal for the body to process that it's getting full.
No such thing as a dumb question here! (Ooops, that's from your other post, Sarah, but true anyway so I'm leavin' it - LOLOL) :) I'm afraid I'm have the opposite problem, though! With eating more whole grains and fiber-y veggies, fruits and legumes than I ever have, I'm waaaaaay satisfied - but it's because I'm covering all the bases - balancing things out way more than I did before by hitting several food groups every meal. Lord knows I didn't do that before The Kind Life!
This was one of my main concerns when I thought about changing to a vegan diet. As an adult, I have experienced many effects from low blood sugar. It used to happen to me in just a few minutes. I would go from being hungry to breaking out in a cold sweat and shaking literally within five minutes. I was worried that without animal based proteins that I might experience that more. But from all the suggestions I have found here, in vegan cookbooks and vrg.org I have not experienced that drastic drop in blood sugar at all since I changed my diet. Not even once. I think it has a lot to do with choosing those nutrient packed foods and conciously eating rather than the mindless eating I used to do. I have found that I actually have to remind myself most of the time that it is time to eat again because my body just doesn't feel like it used to when I was hungry. I think I am learning to read the signs of actual hunger as opposed to emotional hunger. I do, however, experience those times when I feel ravenous and my go to food is some kind of nut butter, usually peanut or almond on a brown rice cake. Awesome! Makes me feel satisfied and so happy!
Also try eating a salad with at least one meal a day.
That usually helps to keep me feeling full :)
Add fiber supplement powder to your drinks to help fill you - I use Arbonne fiber powder (12 grams a serving!!!) -fills you up, mixes without flavor or texture and does not give you gas or bloating!!
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