I like being just shy of full. Content and feeling physically done, but not that 'food up to my throat' full feeling some people call 'stuffed'. That makes me a it nauseous. I love calorie dense food to moderate fullness and so I have to pick one or the other. I can't be both moderately full and eat rich food, so I tend to alternate accordingly.
I hate feeling full now! I like to feel satiated, with even a slight edge of hunger. Scary how often I used to feel over-stuffed, to the point of feeling like bursting. Even scarier is how little food it takes me to be satiated, when I can still remember how much I used to shovel in...
I think this is a great Q, obviously people have different ideas of what being full means.
I definitely dislike feeling too full. I hate feeling low blood sugar hungry, which I tend to get from breakfast to lunch, but not lunch to dinner. I have a pretty regular meal snack plan, so I don't get very hungry or too full. Regular eating has made a big difference for me (and eating healthier foods) in terms of regulating hunger/fullness.
I hate feeling full. Period. Like on a scale of 1 to 10. 1 being starving, 10 being stuffed to the point that you have to lay down because it hurts... I hate and 5 being not hungry or not full. I hate getting past an 8. I'm content around 5-6 maybe 7.
Let's put it this way...I like feeling full MUCH more than I like feeling hungry. And if I do not feel full, my mind is on food because I feel like I haven't fed myself enough (which is of course all in my mind).
I don't think it's the actual fullness feeling that I like, it's just the whole eating experience. Hand-to-mouth, chewing, swalling, hand-to-mouth, etc. I want the eating experience to last and last, which often, results in a full belly. Mind you, instead of filling myself up on M&M's and pizza like I used to, I eat low-calorie high fiber foods instead. I like eating volume enough where I accept fullness as part of it.
I like fullness to the point of being aware that I'm full. I don't like being so full that it's uncomfortable to move, I need to unbutton my pants, or I feel sick.
This is actually one of the biggest changes I've noticed over the past 4 months... I was ALWAYS full before. What felt like hunger before was really just normal. What used to be normal, feels like being stuffed now! I used eat whenver my stomach got empty, regardless of whether I was hungry. I liked to feel full. Now, if I've eaten too much the night before, I can tell when I wake up that my stomach isn't empty and I don't like it - I feel wieghed down. I'm getting much more comfortable now with the feeling of an empty tummy - not hungry, just empty. It feels "normal" and I like it!
I used to like being so full I was almost sick. I used to somehow enjoy the feeling of eating so much that my body was about to burst, and then waiting, waiting, waiting the half hour or so for that feeling to ease a bit so I could eat some more.
Now I hate that feeling. I have a lot of discomfort if I overeat. The sensation of being filled will undigested food is not pleasant. I like being *right* at the point of not hungry but where you are not aware of food sitting in your gut.
I don't like feeling overstuffed, but I like feeling rather full--occasionally.
If I didn't monitor my calories, it would be easy for me to overeat. It's one of the reasons I don't think I'll ever be able to eat intuitively/mindfully.
Lately, I've had periods of a few days at a time when I'm always hungry at the end of the day. Sometimes I'll get tired of that and do a "controlled splurge" where I make note of the number of excess calories I ate so I can pay them back. I don't splurge on junk food--just additional healthy food until I feel full. So far, it hasn't been a problem; if it keeps happening, though, I may have to analyze what I'm doing differently in my eating plan that isn't leaving me satisfied.
Soooo interesting to read all the replies. Thanks for the honesty everyone
To wit of a reply...I have...cultivated...a liking for the feeling of hunger. I do actually, oddly enjoy it when its mild. And I dont feel the need to change it. Sometimes I dont need to eat, like before bed, and feeling hungry is just fine!
I love /Hate it.... Love being full, Hate being stuffed. I have eaten my way through many things over the years, and there is definitely a sense of relief when I am full. Can we say... emotional/boredom eater? It is one of the mental parts of losing weight I really need to get under control.
Even now, I can't REALLY say that I truly feel what hunger is... I almost want to fast for a day, so I can remember the feeling.
