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Brad Sheppard - 02 Aug 2004 15:48 GMT

Is on a 1000 calorie diet and says he feels no hunger. I try to cut
back by just 300 calories and wake up hungry in the middle of the
night. What gives?

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Ignoramus2586 - 02 Aug 2004 16:05 GMT

> Is on a 1000 calorie diet and says he feels no hunger. I try to cut
> back by just 300 calories and wake up hungry in the middle of the
> night. What gives?

You are a diabetic eating a high carb diet. That's probably why. You
can know for sure whether that is so, by taking samples of your blood
glucose during the day. Numerous books and articles have been written
about what constitutes good glycemic control. You can always ask your
endo about it, as well.

Your son is not yet a diabetic. plus, has he been dieting for very
long, like you? That could explain why it is easier for him.

My MIL is a diabetic and she used to wake up every night with hunger
pangs, just like you are describing.

Check out alt.support.diabetes, there is plenty of diabetics there who
lost weight and keep it off. They can tell you what they did.

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Dally - 02 Aug 2004 17:28 GMT

> Is on a 1000 calorie diet and says he feels no hunger. I try to cut
> back by just 300 calories and wake up hungry in the middle of the
> night. What gives?

Your son is learning to ignore his hunger signals. This is not a good
thing.

Dally

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LucaBG - 02 Aug 2004 21:11 GMT

yes is not a good thing .......& then
when ur methabolism balance the Kcal in to Kcal burned how to let it grow up
???
when u let ur meth slow down u'll keep the yo yo diet way ....find the way
to support ur body with hig level of nutrient without Kcal !!! tha's the way
bye & good luck

> > Is on a 1000 calorie diet and says he feels no hunger. I try to cut
> > back by just 300 calories and wake up hungry in the middle of the
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> Dally

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LucaBG - 13 Aug 2004 10:54 GMT

let ur son use a shake that permitt his body being feeded fully & ur son
will loose the hungry status....
"LucaBG" <lucabg@tiscali.it> ha scritto nel messaggio > > Brad Sheppard
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> > > Is on a 1000 calorie diet and says he feels no hunger. I try to cut
> > > back by just 300 calories and wake up hungry in the middle of the
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> > Dally

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Doug Freyburger - 03 Aug 2004 21:23 GMT

> Is on a 1000 calorie diet and says he feels no hunger. I try to cut
> back by just 300 calories and wake up hungry in the middle of the
> night. What gives?

Starvation mode turns off hunger until the body has decided it has
canabalized enough muscle mass. You likely aren't in starvation
mode. He may well be.

If he got to 1000 by cutting carbs more than by cutting fat, he
likely went into ketosis. Ketosis turns off hunger in a way that
minimizes canabalization of muscle mass. You likely aren't in
ketosis. He may well be.

The two options aren't completely opposites but there is a
difference in effect on muscle mass that isn't all that well
understood.

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