Have You Experienced Hunger....?

@nupats (3564)
India
July 25, 2008 4:32am CST
I have never experienced hunger..my mom tells me eat as much as you are feeling hungry...but the point is eating is like a cycle and routine and so i actually never got the opportunity of feeling what hunger is...so today i am fasting since morning and it is 3:00 pm and i am still not feeling hungry..but you know i am having a craving to eat something spicy more than the stomach the tongue wants something tasty..Have you ever felt really hungry or do you eat time to time as a routine? do you keep snacking in between ?.. like i keep having some cookies and maybe a fruit..can anyone define what is hunger by experience?
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36 responses
• India
25 Jul 08
i feel hungry very often but sometimes i control my self when there is nothing to eat, i can control my hunger very well.
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
that is really good dear.. i skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble...thank you for sharing your views..take care dear
• India
25 Jul 08
i m trying to control my hunger n reduced my food in my meals as i dont want to put on weight n like to be slim n one more thing is that in doing this it reduces ur work
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@debjit (339)
• India
25 Jul 08
Hi friend, it's nice to know you never have felt hunger. It's not really a great feelings actually. You'll know 'bout it while you'll experience this. I experienced it many times before. It is not important to say about all of them. But I won't forget a day ever. I exeperienced hunger to that extreme that day. I was young then. For some reason, I was all alone in my home. My mom stored some food for me and left. But at lunch time, I spilt them all by mistake. So I had to remain hungry for all day long. At night, when my mom returned, I really cried that day. Whew! That really was an experience!
@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
oh that is so sad why did you not have a fruit instead or maybe anything junk just to sustain you.. i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble...take care dear
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
27 Jul 08
I experienced hunger, I felt as if there was a hole in my stomach and I was very weak. I was not feeling up to eating at the time, it was not a fast or anything. I was just sick and when I was on a diet, I almost felt that way, so I promised that I would not get that long without eating.
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble... why dont you try and keep some fruits so that you can munch in between..take care dear
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
25 Jul 08
Hi neetu i am sorry, its not what u called Hunger as u have every thing availabkle and u can grab anything u like at any time As Muslim we fast, but thats not hunger too, we fast as per rule and rfrain from eating, drinking, and other things for certain time. By Hunger i mean where u dont have food or money, like Somalia, where Feminine is their Or people entrapped in Flood or earth qquake they lost every thing Thats Called Hunger Well i never Experienced it and always pray Allah to bless me and thankful to him for all His Blessings. that he bleeses us with every thing I am sorry if u dont like my response, but its what i think
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@nupats (3564)
• India
25 Jul 08
hi dear very well written how could you think i will not like what you write..it is in true the in depth meaning of hunger that you talk about and i also feel sorry for that..my husband is an Oriya and in Orissa there is a place called kaliHandi where people actually die of famine and drought sad that govt does not do anything..local also refuse to move out...yes what i meant here was actually my mom keeps telling me eat only when you feel hungry and don't just keep binging it will lead to weight problem and so i just realized that i have never experienced what hunger actually was becoz i have been blessed to always have enough food and time....thank you for your wise words..God Bless
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
26 Jul 08
Hi Dear i wriiten sorry as i know what i written is bit harsh and not easy to engulf. and we are not used to listen to such thing. people think skipping one or two meal is hunger, Ridiculous, See we cant think beyound that, u know why as we are not in their Shoes. u can imagine the position of area where there is feminine, drought , flood, earth quake, war going on, people cant get that. and current food and water crises, trust me if not resolved it can lead to civil war in many contries. As far as ur content of mails are concern, sure u should give some rest to ur mouth and stomach so it can deal with the food already inside it and properly process it and make it beneficial for u Take care
@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
thank you for your comments dear i really appreciate what you wrote and what is the point of being friends if we cannot understand each other..and i will give rest to my stomach take care dear
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
25 Jul 08
I am very thankful that I have never experienced true hunger . I have on a Holy day fasted and when I have been on a diet , but never like some people out there have who have a hard life . I have a friend from Ghana Africa and most days he starves and so do the people around him . That is what I look at as true hunger.
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
26 Jul 08
Hi Dear very true and i agree with u cent per cent Very Well said Take care
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
very well said dear that is in true sense hunger...we cannot even imagine that..we feel hungry for skipping meals..thank you and have a nice day
• United States
25 Jul 08
I have felt really hungry before but I dont try to get to the point where im near hunger(try to keep myself half full most of the times. Yes I snack alot actually
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble...take care dear
• India
25 Jul 08
i eat according to my time n see to it i dont exceed n i take snacks in the evening with my tea, except this i dont like to eat anything in between as i dont want to put on weight
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@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
26 Jul 08
yes i have experienced hunger several times in my life. i usually eat whenever i am feeling hungry. however there are occasions that i just don't have the opportunity to eat. sometimes it's the lack of time, other times it's because there is no food. no food as in nothing i have interest me but i'm too lazy to go out and buy or cook. i try to time my meals so that i will eat around the same time everyday. it's better for my gastric this way. the hunger experience starts with a rumbling in my stomach. if i don't get food, it will turn into a slight tugging sensation. the tugging will become stronger as i delay food. it will eventually turn into pain when i ignore my hunger for more than four hours. i hope you will never have to realise how it feels exactly. cheers ;p
@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble... why dont you try and keep some fruits so that you can munch in between..take care dear
@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
26 Jul 08
Dear friend, I have tasted hunger few times, while travelling in bus for long routes or while attending any meeting, office or ceremonies I do felt hunger and option for having food is not permitted at that time, may be after that I would like have a nice meal and there are times I used to take fasting for one day, during that time also I had felt hunger and I may be allowed to have cups of water only. I do know if an extreme stage of hunger comes it is heard that a man may eat another man.
@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i seldom fast.. i skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble...i feel sorry for you why dont you try and carry some fruits with you s that you can munch in the bus..take care dear
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Jul 08
nupats hi I have felt hunger ocassinally but as i am a diabetic I do not dare let that hunger get too big or i will go very low and pass out, so I eat four or five times a day so I will never feel very hungry and just enougy food to keep my blood sugar'k level where it belongs, not too high or too low a matter of balance. hunger feels like a gnawing in your stomach that only food will satisfy.
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
my dad in law is also Diabetic so we do follow his diet plan very religiously.. i skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble.....take care dear
25 Jul 08
i have before experienced hunger but not the sort of hunger and starvation that you hear about in third world countries thank goodness, the hunger i have experienced is that where i have simply forgotten to eat and then my stomach tells me i am hungry. i dont suppose that is true hunger tho
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i talk about the simple hunger in this discussion of mine and not famines those are very sensitive and serious issues..i pray to God to resolve their problems and thank God for blessing me with everything.. i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble...take care dear
@4ofmyown (1119)
• United States
26 Jul 08
I don't think a majority of us have ever experienced true hunger. I tell my kids all the time when they are bugging about dinner "is it ready yet?" they have no idea what really being hungry is. Just ask people who are starving in the poorest of countries.
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
ver well said dear friend there are countries which face famines.. i skip but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble....take care dear
@umart13 (841)
• Ireland
26 Jul 08
Hi nupats, I was thinking recently how long it had been since I had that rumbling feeling that one gets from an empty stomach. It goes to show how your life changes as you get older and you don't go through these hungry phases that you used to have at school or at university. I also thought that many of us in our adult lives go through a lot more stress and that we do more comfort eating to deal with it. So I have tried to reduce my comfort eating and I think I feel better for it. Furthermore , the old rumblings are back :-) Umart
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble... why dont you try and keep some fruits so that you can munch in between..take care dear
@icegermany (2524)
• India
25 Jul 08
first i was not knowing what hunger is but me being a muslim we have a month fasting daily called ramzan, in my religion we r not supposed to even drink water when we fast from morning sunrise to evening sunset but me when i was in india i use to feel hungry as the evening approaches which i use to feel difficult but now i stay in germany, as the ramzan month falls in summer we have to fast almost for 12 hrs which is really difficult n becomes harder. at this point of time u will know what is hunger
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear yes your Ramzan fasts are indeed very tough not even water..but i guess God gives you the inner strength to go ahead successfully with all your fasts...12 hours is very long without water..thank u for sharing your views have a nice day
@iyah10 (4115)
• Kuwait
26 Jul 08
It is very normal that every one felt Hunger especially when we do not have enough money to spend for a good kind of food but I thank God that my family did not experience such Hunger the same other people does and we are still lucky that we could eat 3 times in a day and can share someone for others if it is about food but now that I am here in Kuwait and if it is during Ramadan time we used to felt Hunger for a month just to let others felt the food during this special time for prayer......
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear your Ramzan fast are really tough one not even water..r i skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble... take care and thank you for writing in
• India
25 Jul 08
Everyday. Because I skip breakfast..I know it isn't a good habit but simply cant get myself to eat in the morning. So by 1pm, I'm incredibly hungry.
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i also skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble...i feel sorry for you why dont you try and carry some fruits with you s that you can munch in between..take care dear
• Australia
25 Jul 08
If I get really interested in something, like a book or using the computer, then I can neglect my stomach and start to feel hungry. I tend to eat every couple of hours, mostly just something light in between meals, as I get cranky if I don't. Most days, I miss out on breakfast, as I am not a morning person and need at least 30 mins of sunlight before I get going in the mornings, but I have morning tea and lunch and then afternoon tea and dinner and then usually a late night snack as well. Oh, and of course, being pregnant, I also eat when I want to, though I have to hide away from the rest of the family or my kids turn into seagulls!
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i also skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble...i feel sorry for you why dont you try and carry some fruits with you s that you can munch in between..take care dear
@wdwbib (20)
• China
25 Jul 08
hunger?we are told not to eat too much at night.i have ever regarded it as a good advise until i always feel hungery at morning.i will be puzzled with whether to get up too eat something or to go on sleeping____still a difficult choice to make!
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
really tough choice i would choose sleep because i do not like to eat much in mornings.. i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble...i feel sorry for you why dont you try and carry some fruits with you s that you can munch in between..take care dear
25 Jul 08
I get hungry a lot but I do snack a lot, I suspect I have a high metabolism. In fact as I am typing my stomach has done the loudest grumble. I must go eat something...
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i also skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble....take care dear
@lijiahui (187)
• China
25 Jul 08
i define hunger as a feeling with which you would think your stomach is shrinking and begin to feel painful in it~~~when your are hungery you will get very tired and very often angry,hehe~~~
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble...take care dear
@abhaijith (2963)
• India
25 Jul 08
I felt hunger many many times.I don knw how to express that feeling .Its something like a irritation in our stomach.The production of HCl is its scientific reason. To feel hungry we shuld taste the food while eating.This will increase the tendency to eat and body will produce HCl.It will result in Hnger.
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@nupats (3564)
• India
27 Jul 08
hi dear i also skip breakfast but since i am work at home mom so i keep munching short snacks in between so that is why i never feel hungry....yes skipping meals and nothing in between can actually make stomach grumble.....take care dear