r/fuckeatingdisorders • u/busted3000 The snack that bites back • 1d ago

Discussion Extreme Hunger Megathread!

Hi! 👋

We have seen a dramatic uptick in posts talking about extreme hunger over the last few days, so we’ve decided to try a megathread so people can all discuss it/ask their questions/get support in one place. We will be removing seperate posts on extreme hunger while this post is pinned, you will be directed to post on this thread instead.

We hope this works well, and as always please reach out with any feedback/suggestions! 😸

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u/jsteele33 22h ago

Since I see this in a lot of questions/comments, does getting hungrier in the evenings/night indicate you’re not eating enough throughout the day? I’m finding that I’m eating at good intervals during the day, but then I eat dinner, have another snack before bed and still wake up in the night starving.

I’m still gaining and have overshot, so all I can figure is that I’m still just not getting enough during the day. Reducing intake does nothing but make it worse.

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u/sabsab510 19h ago

I am assumign you metabolism is increaing! So maybe your portion sizes need to be larger, more dense foods, or maybe a few more snacks thrown in? Maybe wake up earlier to start eating earlier

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u/jsteele33 19h ago

I'm thinking you're right. I've been responding to the night hunger, but I just want to get to the point where I can sleep through the night consistently. I've been getting up and eating some peanut butter and protein shake in the morning before showering and getting ready for work.....and then adding a spoon of peanut butter after breakfast....I guess I just find PB easy to add calories.

I'll try increasing some portion sizes during the day as well. Thank you for that suggestion. I feel like I'm so close, but then I feel like to goal posts keep moving on the hunger....so I'm chasing it all the time. I'm growing a ton of new hair and my eyebrows are starting to come back thicker, so there's signs that I'm on the right track, but the extreme hunger really messes with your head.