Incessant, insistent, uncompromising.....HUNGER

I am always hungry it seems. My thinking is, that if I pig out on healthy foods then at least I won't be hurting myself, right? I am not sure that is actually correct but I have to tell myself something.

So, I am trying to research why someone would feel constant, unrelenting hunger like this.

Appetite is the subjective desire to eat. It drives what and how much you eat, which is necessary for survival. Your appetite is influenced by your environment, brain processes and dietary factors.

Hunger, satiation (how full you feel after eating) and satiety (how full you feel between meals) make up the phases of the food intake cycle.

Hyperphagia: the feeling of extreme, insatiable hunger; a symptom of certain health conditions that need medical treatment.

Sounds like me. LOL.

Every person has different biological drives for day-to-day food intake, controlled by different organs and tissues that communicate information about your current energy balance to the central nervous system, which ultimately controls this process.

When the gut has no food, it stimulates hunger signals and increases food intake. When there is food in the gut, it signals satiety to stop eating.

Together, those signals and the actions you take can regulate your energy and metabolism in the body. If these signals are dysregulated, though, it can lead to extreme weight changes along with metabolic disorders.

Other things that can influence weight changes and metabolism include activity levels, stress levels, sleep quality, thyroid function and genetic conditions.

Well I know that I have thyroid issues (I do not have one), and I know that I usually don't get continuous sleep but sleep in 2 hour intervals (or less). And I also know that I have inherited some stuff that is less than helpful. All of which can be worked with and even overcome.

I have decided to blame:

Ghrelin: mainly produced and released by the stomach. Before eating and in periods of fasting, ghrelin levels rise, and they lower after eating.

Levels of ghrelin are lower in people who have obesity, prediabetes and diabetes. High levels of ghrelin are seen in Prader-Willi syndrome (a rare genetic condition). Levels of ghrelin are also higher when someone has low blood sugar, a lack of sleep or disrupted circadian rhythm.

Do I sound a little bit desperate to excuse myself for this? Yeah, I know. Speaking of that, it's time for breakfast. TTFN