Hi everyone!
I haven't been on this message board in five or six years. Long story short, when I was recovering from anorexia, I stopped being vegan for afew years, and now I am back, much healthier and happier. But, I have stumbled upon a problem I had when I was vegan before, whih is part of what led me to stop being vegan. The issue is, when I eat healthy vegan food (like a lot of veggies), my stmach gets full but I still feel hungry because I haven't eaten enough calories. Now that I am healthier and don't want to lose weight, this hungry-and-full feeling leads me to eat small and fairly unhealthy food (cookies, banana chips, coconut ice cream) to try to feel truly full (with enough calories) without adding more bulk to what is in my stomach. But, I don't like the hungry-and-full feeling and I don't want to be eating unhealthy food just to feel full without adding bulk. Just to give an example, I might have some sort of veggie and tempeh dish (mostly veggies with a little bit of tempeh, with some sauce) overbrown rice. I will get full before I can even finish the meal. Then, an hour or so later, or even right after eating the meal, I will still feel hungry (from not enough calories) but my stomach will be full. So then I eat the unhealthy food.
Does anyone have any advice on how I can prevent the hungry-and-full feeling so I can feel full and satisfied without turning to sugary foods to fill me up?
Thank you!
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