ALWAYS starving & hungry

[ling100]

I'm a female in my early-forties. I am very thin. My problem is that I am always so hungry, with painful hunger pangs, especially at night. During the day, it's not so bad. I don't always eat breakfast, but I eat lunch and dinner. But even after a good sized dinner, I get very hungry within an hour, and then I'd eat toast with cheese, brown rice, beans, mashed potatoes, eggs, meat....all wholesome foods, but I'd still be starving within 30-40 minutes. I am literally running out of foods to eat---I eat so much I'm tired of the foods and my own cooking. And the hunger pangs are so great that I wish I could just drink whipping cream or whatever is liquid and fast with minimal water. I can't drink liquids at night otherwise I'll use the bathroom all night and won't get enough sleep. I try to eat fairly healthy (ie wholesome, but not low-fat).

I am not stressed. When I'm stressed, I can't eat and lose my appetite. But right now I'm not at all stressed. I am just so hungry. I can't put on weight---a life-long condition. I have been tested for hyperthyroidism and it's negative. And I'm healthy, just skinny. I suppose I have a high metabolism. What are people with high metabolism supposed to do? It's hard to concentrate or sleep with the hunger pangs.

[Dr Vinod]

Hello!

If you like eating then limit fat completely as this will give you more calories and faster weight gain. Try to have complex carbohydrates and full grain bread and other products and also have toned diary products.

Before enjoying food I would suggest you to go for some tests like fasting blood sugar and glucose tolerance tests and after your physician gives you a green signal that all your parameters are normal enjoy your food and start regular cardio.

Take care!

[ling100]

I'm the original poster. I must add that I don't have an ulcer (was tested.) Also, I don't drink soda, caffeine, coffee, tea etc. I don't have a sweet-tooth, don't like sugary foods, and hardly eat sweet things. I don't like cookies, brownies, candy. Occasionally I may have a slice of pie  or banana bread (always with very little added sugar). However, afterwards, I find myself getting hungry even more quickly. I presume this has to do with the sugar causing an insulin spike which in turn causing blood glucose level to drop and triggering the hunger response. So I avoid anything sweet at night.

But I do like carbohydrates---wholegrain breads and pasta, brown rice etc + plenty of olive/sesame oil + small amount of cheese/egg/meat/fish. But I'm getting sick of eating these things because I eat so much, and I'm still ravenous.