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Hi!

Well, I'm one or two kilo's underweight ( used to be more underweight), and wish to gain weight. Sometimes I get upset about this and actually over eat. Last night I did and i felt bloated and my stomach hurt a bit. The next morning after 10 minutes of waking up, I felt a horrible hunger pang. I had to eat, right there, right now. So i ate:

100g Organic cultured natural yogourt 50g ( i know D:) of macadamia nuts a small handfull of cherries 130g coconut cream (dense-ish) with a handfull of frozen raspberries, blended. a bit of fetta cheese.

and I stopped myself and after about 20 minutes the hunger has sort-of subsided.

Is this my bodies natural way of wanting me to gain weight, or does it have to do with something out of balance because I stuffed my face the night before?

flag	asked Dec 4 2011 at 21:53 CoconutChick 63●4

Nance · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-04 22:02:31Z UTC

As a binge eater, I always said, "The more I eat the more I need to eat."

Although you are not a binge eater, you may have triggered a similar metabolic reaction. Even if this was healthy food and you are underweight, you wouldn't normally be so hungry first thing after a huge meal the night before unless you have been on a starvation diet--in which case you probably would be very hungry still.

So, this is just a guess but I'm thinking your GI tract may be saying ouch and it feels like hunger. If you return to you normal pattern hopefully it won't last long.

AndyM · Answer 2 · 2011-12-04 22:47:49Z UTC

If I eat a lot before bed, then I almost always feel it the next morning. But since I tried fasting I learnt that it's not hunger I'm feeling, just an empty stomach - possibly excess acid after the big meal which isn't needed any more. So now if I feel like that in the morning, I take it as a signal that I should probably consider skipping breakfast because I'm definitely not hungry. So I'd say it's something out of balance.

Stick to eating good things (and a good balance/variety) and don't worry too much about if you 'should' be eating.

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