Ever have one of those days where you feel like you’re basically eating non-stop? Welcome to my yesterday. To be honest, it was just a strange day overall. In addition to spending the better part of the day feeling tired and cranky, I also couldn’t seem to fill the black hole that decided to form in my belly. It’s been a while since I’ve had a day where I’ve felt this ravenous, but yesterday more than made up for the absence…
Things started out reasonably enough… I woke up early and set about making my morning tea…
I usually spend a little bit of time on the computer before making breakfast, but my stomach just wasn’t having it, so I ended up having needing breakfast around 6 AM…
Plain Greek yogurt – banana – Kashi Cinanmon Harvest – Puffins – applesauce – roasted almond butter.
I finished that bowl still feeling a little bit munchy, but decided to wait it out for a bit. You know… stomach to brain lag and all. Turns out lag wasn’t the issue, but hunger definitely was, so I followed things up with a quick snack before running out the door…
Work was rough. Cranky and hungry definitely don’t make for a good combination, and I ended up having my daily capp in the morning as opposed to the afternoon in an attempt to keep myself civil.
It worked. I’ve [probably] said it before and I’ll say it again… there’s nothing coffee can’t fix; but my relief was short lived – it wasn’t long until my mind began to wander to thoughts of lunch…
1 cup milk – 1 banana – ½ cup frozen blueberries – ½ scoop vanilla protein powder – 1 spoonful of AB
It’s been a while since I’ve had a smoothie in place of a meal, but nothing else sounded remotely appealing – strange considering I probably would have eaten cardboard if you spread a little bit of honey on it. I used to laugh shake in my booties at the idea of ‘eating’ a smoothie, terrified that it would leave me hungry again in no time, but this actually managed to hold me over pretty well. And then the afternoon snack monster hit…
Annie’s Snack Mix.
Greek yogurt and applesauce.
Rye bread with almond butter and molasses.
Blueberries.
Yup. Afternoons are definitely snacky around these parts, and I found myself constantly in the kitchen in an attempt to keep myself sane. I may have mentioned this before, but I don’t do so well when I’m hungry. I also may have mentioned that I’m trying to add a little bit of variety to my eats, so I got [semi] creative with dinner…
WW noodles – broccoli – eggs scrambled with spinach and pasta sauce – hummus – avocado.
… which I later followed up with one of these…
… before finally calling it a day. Phew. Thankfully, things seem to be back to normal today – no ridiculous appetite [yet] and I’m feeling back to my old self in terms of energy and mood. Here’s hoping it sticks around!
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Ever have a smoothie for a meal?
What time do you usually eat breakfast?
When was your last ridiculously ravenous day? Tell me I’m not alone!
today was def one of those days for me !! i had pretty much 2 breakfasts because i was not full at all and then snacked all day.. ive been having smoothies alot lately as meals after avoiding them for so long and its a great way to get some fruits/veg easy and very filling !
You definitely are NOT alone in being a ravenous beast yesterday. I was in a crappy mood yesterday too & with that comes some extra PB before bed… because PB makes everything better (along with coffee of course). 😉 Glad you’re feeling more like yourself again! Me too!
Haha I feel like I’m always eating! #runnersproblems
Ugh, hungry days are THE worst! I mean, they’re good because then you can eat more without getting full (being full is still something that bothers me, so I tend to stick to smaller meals too!) but they’re also so weird because it’s like, where is this insane hunger coming from?
I’ve been eating breakfast pretty late over Christmas break. The past two days, I haven’t started eating until around 10 even though I woke up 2 hours earlier because I usually check emails and stuff before breakfast and then I’ve had some breakfast mishaps lately so I had to start all over. I generally eat breakfast between 7:30 and 9:30 though depending on when I have to wake up.
I def have days like that girl!! story of my life! I can’t eat smoothies for a meal. I am left starving after and shaky! Even if I add a protein and fat… it doesn’t do anything for me!
Smoothies NEVER fill me up. They last for about 20 minutes and then I want something that has some weight to it. I feel like I’m almost “eating” air with a smoothie. Unless you get one of the fancy-pants one at a smoothie shop or something lol.
Those cupcakes look so cute and delicious! And I love your morning mug, it resembles me before my coffee 🙂
Same here…
Smoothie for a meal? Negative. they don’t even satisfy me as a snack!
I usually eat breakfast between 8 and 9. Unless I have work early, then I eat it at 7!
My last ravenous day(s) were the past 2 days! NOTHING would satisfy me, but I attribute it to my workouts, and my food choices. I’m sure my muscles would be a lot more satisfied if I had a burger and fries….but a turkey sandwich and pop-chips just weren’t cutting it. Quality matters, and if there isn’t enough quality it turns into quantity!
Breakfast = whenever I’m hungry. I usually wake up pretty hungry, so I’ll try to eat something first thing. Other than that, I totally relate to the bottomless pit thing. I actually feel more hungry on my rest days when I’m lounging around watching TV. Snacking + TV = the best combination.
Sometimes when the hunger monster attacks, you just got to give in to it. I’m due for a ravenous day I think. :\ Though are your meals looked very yummy and healthy 🙂 Last time I had a smoothie for a meal was last year. Though I am planning on having a smoothie for dinner since I will be getting home late and don’t want to eat too much before bed.
Have you thought about increasing your portion sizes and overall food intake? It seems that you eat very little, by the looks of it your meals only end up around 300 kcal …
I’ve always preferred to eat a lot of smaller meals more often, but I’m thinking about trying to bulk up my main meals and snack less to see if that makes a difference. It would concern me more if this was an everyday type of thing, but since it only happens every now and then, I’m not all that worried about it.
Yep, I so feel you. Actually today I’m having one of those days! I remember I used to just ignore the hunger, try to fight from feeling it but now I try my best to honour it! It’s not fun to feel that way, but I think the body just wants what it was missing from other days. The body is smart! Your not alone in this feeling;)
Oh man, how I can relate to feeling like a bottomless pit. I experienced the same thing yesterday and seriously did not stop feeling hungry. all. day. long.
A lot of people seem to be saying that. I stand by my belief that there must have been something in the air… or the cycle of the moon or something 😆
Welcome to my life, although my snacks def are not as healthy as yours! Mine always involve FATS! Like trail mix, nut butters or hummus. And that smoothie sounds amazing! I had a coconut pineapple one that rocked my world today.
I am having one of those days today and I cannot control my hunger… Unfortunately, I’ve already plowed through my packed lunch + snack + my secret chocolate stash in my desk. The countdown until 4:30PM has begun and I’m leaning towards opting out of the gym in favor of crashing on the couch with snacks at home 😛 I usually eat breakfast after I walk Charlie and pack lunches for Ryan and I, say 7ish? But on the weekends lately I’ve been waiting a bit later, as in 8AM… Any later than that I get hangry 😛 And I’m not a big smoothie maker mostly because like you said, I don’t think they’d hold me over very long… But maybe with the addition of some Greek yogurt?!
That’s me right now–I am so hungry today but didn’t bring enough food for work! I think I’ve only had 400 calories and it’s already 1pm. Not sure how my 5mile run is going to go this afternoon. I’ll be sure to eat a hearty dinner 🙂
I have those days a lot, but I try and remind myself that my body is telling me YAYAYA you are a furnace. for some reason that analogy that I learned really helps me remember to feed the furnace. burn baby burn. ignore that – I am embarrassed I ended it with that statement.
Haha! Ignore it? Never! That’s seriously the perfect analogy. Genius, girl… genius 😀
That Annie’s Snack Mix looks delicious…hey, I enjoy the simple things! 😉
I never eat a smoothie as a meal. For some reason I just feel like it does not fill me up as much (probably sunconsciously) and I guess I miss the whole chewing factor associated with eating. In other words, I need to EAT something during my meals!
Trust me when I say that you are not alone in your ravenous days. We all have them, satisfy them, and then move on to a new day! 🙂
Girl you are not alone! I tend to eat breakfast early, around 7. Then lunch at 12 and I’m ready for dinner most nights before 6…
When I worked at a smoothie shop I would have smoothies for my meals ALL the time. I would have a small snack with them too, or I would top them with some granola and banana to make it feel like I was “eating” it haha. I have had a few ravenous days lately, and I’ve been in a rut where NOTHING sounds good! It sucks.
Sometimes I have smoothies for a meal, but usually for a snack, unless I am in a hurry 🙂 I love them though, and now I am in the mood for a cupcake!
I think it’s been pointed out before, but the reason you have these ‘ridiculously ravenous’ days is because your portion sizes are tiny. Seriously, I know blogging can skew people’s perspectives on this kind of thing, but they are SO small! And your smoothie is 300 calories, max – that’s not adequate for a lunch for anyone with a good metabolism, active or not. The reason you have ‘so many’ snacks is because your meals, while admirable and very balanced, are more like something you’d give a six year-old.
Please don’t interpret this as an attack; it’s not (and it’s usually pretty obvious when I’m rather annoyed with someone over an ED issue), but I think that’s the one sticking point you still have when it comes to being ‘recovered’ (sorry, only used the parenthesis because personally I don’t really believe in the concept)…you still can’t see that objectively you don’t eat an awful lot. Not to the level of restriction, but at the same time eating lots of tiny, miniscule meals and snacks seems to be causing you a lot of distress. I know I’m not the best person to advise on this – who the heck is a binge/compulsive overeater to advise anyone on portion sizes? But I (and probably everyone else on this blog) can count calories like a human calculator and even on your uber-hungry days, it ain’t adding up to much!
I’m curious (obviously tell me to bugger off if this is too intrusive) but what is it about being hungry that makes you so uncomfortable? Is it as simple as worrying about getting fat/weight gain, or don’t you think you’re ‘worthy’ of food? Or does the food simply prompt feelings of anxiety for no concrete reason? Also, has blogging triggered these feelings of guilt? Because if it has and you were feeling more positive during your hiatus, no blog is worth your health and sanity.
I just think that the problem isn’t the amount you’re eating on these ‘snacky’ days, it’s the (perhaps inadvertant) undereating overall.
Feel free to delete if this is out of place – I’ve just been following you for so long (since Seek) and I truly think you’re so close to escaping from this whole cycle…it’s frustrating to see you so near and yet so far.
I’d never delete one of your comments, Jess – you always raise a lot of good points 🙂 I honestly don’t know what it is. I’ve always had the tendency to eat smaller meals more often, even before I got sick. I think it’s mostly because my stomach doesn’t handle bigger meals too well, and I end up feeling tired and sick after eating too much, so I keep the portions smaller. It’s good for my stomach, but it’s also kind of annoying to have to eat so often. I’ve been toying with the idea of eating fewer meals and making them larger, so I might give that a shot if this keeps up. But really, these days don’t even happen all that often anymore – usually if I don’t sleep well or if it’s particularly cold, but otherwise it’s not too bad. And I think the main reason that they make me so uncomfortable is because they make me feel like I’m doing something wrong… like I’m not eating enough, or like something is wrong with my body. I guess I just like things to be constant, so anything out of the norm is a little disconcerting.
I eat breakfast at 5am – yep, you read that right. I’m an early-to-bed, early-to-rise gal 😀
1. I want that Minnie mug. 2. “in an attempt to keep myself civil.” cracked me up…me grouchy and hungry at the office is not a good combination either! haha
And I sometimes have a smoothie as a meal, only when I’m seriously craving one. They usually hold me over pretty well (if I throw enough goods into the mix). I’ve been the opposite of ravenous lately, my appetite has been a bit off since I was sick last week. Although it started to recover last night when I couldn’t put the ice cream down 😉
That’s because we have a second stomach for desserts – it’s a well known fact 😉
I’ve definitely been in the ravenous-bottomless-pit situation. When it happens, I just roll with it – I assume that I probably underate without realizing it the day before (or a few days earlier) so my body’s just doing what it needs to do.
Almond butter and molasses? I am intrigued!
I love smoothies for meals. They are just so versatile and so darn tasty!
Oh, girl, you’re certainly not alone on this one! I’ve been having days of non-stop-eating a lot lately – I blame having to study for exams and being stressed because this usually makes me even hungrier.
Waking up ravenous every morning I usually have breakfast about 30 minutes after waking up. Today was not good in that way: I had to be in universiy earlier than usual and my roommate blocked the kitchen. Yes, I realize it might be weird but we’re not getting along too well and she always has breakfast alone. Anyway, that meant I had to wait out with a rumbling stomach and then rush down my huge breakfast super fast. My stomach was in pain afterwards and has yet to calm down again (it’s evening around here) :(.
Regarding your post yesterday I hope my last mail didn’t stir up any bad feelings. I’m so sorry if it did (regarding the mention of my food guilt)!
Studying, or having to do any kind of essays/projects always made me super hungry too. Brain needs fuel 🙂 And nooooo, don’t worry girlie… your e-mail had nothing to do with it!
Days where I’m a starvin’ marvin’ definitely freak me out. But they’re also rebuilding days and I always remind myself of that when it gets scary. If your body is hungry, it means you gotta eat something. Good for you for listening to your cravings! That’s a huge step 🙂
I have endless ravenous days so frequently, usually like once a week! I don’t even know what triggers them because I don’t do any extra exercise on those days or whatever. I’ve never thought to add hummus to pasta…that actually sounds super yummy!! I usually eat breakfast around 8:00 or 8:30 because that’s a little after I wake up.
I hate those days when you just can’t get full. They definitely happen for me too.
I was actually at the doctors all day yesterday and they were literally pumping sugar through an IV and then it was making me even more hungry…anyways. I do have those days though a lot being diabetic, it’s like a roller coaster of good times. (It def looks like by reading the comments that almost everyone was having a day like that…).
I don’t find a lot of bloggers who really enjoy rye bread (I’m obsessed) so it is always nice to find someone else!
Maybe it was something in the air… And I think my love of rye bread comes from my European heritage. Any particular combos you like to throw on it?
I definitely have days like that too… especially when you’re surrounded by all that delicious food! It definitely depends on how much I’ve been training, lack of sleep…. and the weather 😉 cold weather just makes me want to cuddle up in bed with some nice snacks
I definitely get days like that too! You just gotta embrace them I guess 😉
I love smoothies and have them as a meal pretty regularly but I tend to like them in a bowl and eaten with toppings to up the calorie level and make them feel more filling as I can knock back a smoothie in a glass in 5 seconds!
Because of the lack of chew, I seem to also think that smoothies won’t keep me full…and I’m almost always wrong! I think it’s time I bring them back- it’s been ages since I last had one! You’re going to think I’m nuts but I usually have breakfast at 10 am. Everything seems to start (and hence) later in Mumbai so I’m used to starting work at 10.30. I’m usually out of bed by 8.15, work out, shower and then get breakfast started! And this pasta/hummus/avocado/egg combo has me intrigued…I never thought to put them all together but it sounds like a pretty killer combo :)!
In bed until 8:15?! Girl, I’m so jealous! I can’t even remember the last time I slept in that late… even when I was going to bed at 2 AM!
I’ll trade ya 😉 Ever since I got sick I have had absolutely NO appetite lol it really sucks… I do smoothies for breakfast every day, I’m pretty obsessed lol
but I totally know the feeling of being a bottomless pit lol that was me when I upped my running mileage I felt I was eating all day
I’d like to eat the snaks mix. 😉 Oh, okay… Not only that! All your meals seem to be tasty and healthy.
I usually eat breakfast around 8am. Sometimes it’s 7am (when I have to go to school) but sometimes I wake up later during weekends so sometimes I eat it about 10am. There’s no rules.
But well… I don’t really have a smoothie for a meal. I prefer to eat something that I can bite 😉
You can always add a little sprinkle of cereal on top for some crunch!
That’s so weird because I was like that yesterday too!!! I’d say I get ravenous days once a week these days and whilst they do kinda freak me out a little, I’ve learnt to just go with it and listen to my body and nothing disasterous has happened yet and my weight is still stable so I must be doing something right 🙂 I think it’s pretty normal to have days where you eat more to balance out the days where you might eat less. The body is pretty clever eh? 🙂
Almond butter and molasses? Now that’s a combo I need to try…may add a little ginger/cinnamon to that…
I’ve never been too keen on having a smoothie in place of meal. I think I still have that fear that it won’t fill me up and I’ll just end up going for the food I should have had anyway. Although I have been adding protein shakes to my meals at the moment…but I definitely need something solid to chew on too, as yummy as they are!
Oyyyy you are describing my day right now haha! I got back from my run and made some oatcakes in record time since I was famished…and my stomach hasn’t stopped grumbling since! Hopefully some chili and cornbread for lunch will help it settle 😛 I’ve never had a smoothie for a meal (or finished a whole one actually) since I’m not a big banana fan (unless it’s in a baked good like bread)…I know they are used for thickening but I can always taste them, which freaks me out haha. I usually eat breakfast between 7 and 7:30…depends what time I get back from run and out of the shower haha….and I’m always hungry…we’ll get back from eating a huge lunch or dinner, and I start digging around for something to snack on, if I haven’t already talked it out and decided in the car on the way home…Joe never ceases to be amazed by this haha
At least you have running to hold accountable for a famished stomach… mine just comes out of nowhere!
usually happens on non running days though haha
I definitely get days like this! It can be really scary to honour my hunger on these days (and not squash it with oodles of tea and water), but I’ve been doing better taming the hunger beast 😉
I tell you: You’re not alone! I experience that too, and I had a hard time accepting that my body needs more food than I planned, Meanwhile I am more relaxed about it, since I know it will be over after one day (most of the time).
I have smoothies for breakfast a lot and I love it! Yours looks YUMM! And you just reminded me that I need to stuck up on homemade hummus. Nom.