Do people really eat like this?

What I have eaten the previous day has not impact on how hungry I am the next day!

What were they doing? I suppose if they were just sat in a heap then they might not have felt hungry.

I’m like this, wouldn’t even occur to me to miss a meal simply because I’d had a larger than normal plate the day before.

I don't get this at all, or the thing where people have a large breakfast and then say they don't need lunch because of it, and sometimes even only have a tiny dinner. I get hungry about every three hours regardless of how much I've eaten. I think I'm probably in the minority.

People are all different.

I don't really feel hungry very often.

If I'm busy, I won't even think about food. My partner will often ask if I'm hungry at the weekend and I have to think about it and almost reconnect my brain and my stomach!

I usually reply with "I could eat" because a) I'm fairly confident I could and b) once I smell food cooking, I can go from not hungry in the slightest to ravenous in seconds.

I often don't feel hungry unless I actually think about it.

Everyone feels hunger when they haven't eaten unless they are on appetite suppressants/medication/ill. Some people with eating disorders ignore their feelings of hunger but that's something else.

My parents are like this. Eat like snakes. Especially if at someone else’s expense too

I don't understand why restaurants serve portions like that. They must know how much food is wasted - plates not emptied. It doesn't really line up with how restaurants are struggling to stay open - they could cut costs by serving sensible amounts.

But did no-one take leftovers? I often can't finish a restaurant meal, but I don't eat until I'm stuffed because well, why would you? But I nearly always take the leftovers home to enjoy the next day when I'm hungry and want to eat again.

I mean, I would have also thought this was crazy a few years ago, but then I went on a bit of a journey to sort my disordered eating (bingeing) out and i discovered that what I had thought were hunger cues over the years were just habit. I used to eat a massive meal and then just keep eating at my normal frequency and portion size the next day and I'd feel uncomfortable for days, honestly. Whereas now I just wait until I'm hungry again - i can see a scenario where if I had a couple of 'big' food days or one big meal i wouldn't be actually hungry at all the next day - although I'd probably eat something small mid day because otherwise I feel a bit woozy blood sugar wise (completely unscientific there so feel free to correct me).
Also worth noting that a large meal of mostly veggies and protein in an otherwise healthy diet probably doesn't have as much impact on the system as a big carb heavy meal on top of a diet that maybe doesn't include as much water and veg as it should do.

Does your dh say that this is the way they've always eaten and are they healthy? Their eating habits are the equivalent of intermittent fasting, which has become fashionable and is supposed to bring health benefits. I'm also intermittent fasting and can fast for 17 hours, which is said to increase autophagy and lower insulin resistance.

That’s an excellent way of putting it 😂

This is me and DH. I'm forever asking "are you hungry" "what do you want for dinner?" "do you fancy a snack?" 😭

I'm going to have "she was starving" on my grave as I must say it multiple times every day 😂

You do understand that people experience hunger differently, right? If they didn't, GLP-1 medication wouldn't be so popular. Even when I was on full on Atkins and in keto, I still got hungry every 4-5 hours.

One of my friends, on the other hand, is more like you - she says she never feels hungry unless she's breastfeeding (and she hates that feeling). She eats a very normal diet, likes a biscuit.

Are they older? Your appetite decreases with age , for example my parents wouldn’t eat supper if they’ve had a big lunch, and regularly use the “I’m so full from last night “ line if we’ve had a big family evening meal. TBH each to their own.

Eating disorders are very common - it's not just obviously underweight people who suffer from them. This isn't helped by the 'orthorexia' trend where all kinds of fads are spoken about as though they're normal (they're not!) - long unnecessary fasts, 'detox' diets, juice 'cleanses'. They're all forms of disordered eating.

Provided you have normally-functioning kidneys, liver, and digestive system, eating regularly and omnivorously is healthy and appropriate. If you have kidneys that don't function properly, no diet is going to help you detox, you need dialysis.

Yes, some people do naturally feel unpleasantly full for longer than others after a particularly big meal, just as some people are able to ‘stock up’ by eating a substantial meal and then not eat again for quite a while.

I was on a solo holiday recently during which I spent 9.30 am to 10 pm daily in art museums. It worked for me to eat a protein-heavy hotel breakfast about 8.30 am, then not eat again till 10 pm at night, when I ate something fairly small. That wouldn’t have worked for DH.

I’m greedy so would be starving by breakfast.

My OH can go most of the day without eating, winds me up as I go to sleep thinking about food and wake up thinking about food.

Some people are wired different.

Seems on the extreme to me but can't see that it really matters.

We eat our main meal at lunch & an evening meal really throws me out!

If I overeat it makes my hungrier the next day.

My in-laws are like this. I can't fit much in in one sitting so have to eat regularly; sometimes I wish it weren't the case. But not being hungry the next day seems extreme to me

If I have a really big meal the night before, then I might just have a bit of toast, cheese and crackers or something the next evening. I do still tend to feel full if I've ate a lot the night before. Same with lunch, if I have a large lunch and/or something cooked, then I don't want dinner.

Some people just need to eat more regularly or they feel unwell. Doesn't always mean they eat more. My mum eats probably 6 times a day at least. But always tiny portions. Whereas I tend to have one large meal and be done with it.

I can guarantee that most people without disordered eating can't comfortably go for multiple days without eating, however unprocessed/low sugar their diet

I do that sometimes to balance it out.

This level seems extreme, but I do know a lot of people who either will choose not to eat or who genuinely don't seem to feel hunger after a large meal. And some who will actively choose to fast for 24 hours to compensate for larger meals.

Unfortunately I'm the opposite. If I stuff myself with a meal or takeaway then I wake up feeling like I haven't eaten for a month. My DH is the opposite and will regularly forget to eat.

A big evening meal has the opposite effect the next day, I wake up ravenous.