A "hungry" day....

[Domane]

Been on SW for 6 weeks now and have lost 13lbs so far. Prior to this I had a bit of an epiphany and recognised that I had over-eating tendencies so I've really changed my eating habits too, swapped to green tea, wholewheat pasta and brown rice - a real diet overhaul and lifestyle change. Through reading on here, I realised that my mostly green days were bloating me so about a month ago I swapped to mostly red days and feel a lot less sluggish and more energetic because of it. I've reduced my portion sizes and stuck to the plan, allowing myself 10 syns a day and I've not found it difficult at all up until now, but today I've had a really "hungry" day and I wondered why this may have happened? I've not been tempted to cheat but I have really struggled with a lingering feeling of hunger. It's not like it's been a day when I've sat around all day feeling bored, which can induce boredom-hunger, it's just been a usual Sunday for me, a morning and evening visit to my horses. Very odd.... Any ideas?

 

[Barbette]

I think everyone has a "hungry day" every now and again regardless of which plan you're on. I think the trick is to snack on free food to keep the hunger at bay so you're not tempted to junk. I know I have days like this and nothings seems to fill me Are you exercising more or been more active, it could just be your body's way of saying it needs more fuel.

 

[MissNix]

I get these days too - I call them my "bottomless pit" days as it doesn't seem to matter how much food I stuff into myself, I just cannot get that full switch to flick to on!! I tend to have a carb-heavy meal with pasta and cheese, and the combination of carbs and fat seems to sort me out. Otherwise I just take myself to bed early haha! x

 

[Safia]

When i have these days i try and have more carbs and more water as i bloat up with carbs too and water seems to help with the bloating x

 

[Fionacc11]

I had one today..! I was within my syns limit, but I ate loads of carbs, which - even though they were free carbs - has me worrying about WI on Thursday. Just going to be extra good this week!

 

[hexe]

I get those hungry days before my 'inconvenience week'. It's awful, the mixture of feeling hungry, but feeling bloated and retaining excess water
I usually go for meals containing more carbs and treat myself to lots of super free fruit. Fills the stomach and keeps the psyche happy.

 

[OpalLilyEats]

I hate days like that!

I drink litres and litres of water and like MissNix, I go to bed early!!

 

[lardylady]

If you're hungry, eat! That's what free foods are for.