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why am i so hungry when studying?

It's exam period... and I'm always so hungry. Today I have eaten over half a loaf of bread (fresh baked yesterday in tescos-la brea olive bread), a risotto, a shortbread cookie, a cappuccino, a hearty leek and potato soup, porridge, 2 squares of dark chocolate. All this and I'm still hungry!!

:s-smilie:

I'm a skinny girl...

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Reply 1
Its an excuse...
It happens to me too.
boredom

wasn't studying like but just bored at home and ended up polishing off a full box of crunchy nut
Reply 4
Nothing to do with studying. You just eat a lot.
Reply 5
You call that eating a lot? My cat eats more than that.
Your brain is hungry.
Reply 7
You lack focus, just have a bottle of water next to you then ul be fine :smile:
You're probably not hungry, just bored, and eating passes time, and if you're eating a meal, you don't have to study. That's what it is for me, anyway :P
Original post by lizfairy
It's exam period... and I'm always so hungry. Today I have eaten over half a loaf of bread (fresh baked yesterday in tescos-la brea olive bread), a risotto, a shortbread cookie, a cappuccino, a hearty leek and potato soup, porridge, 2 squares of dark chocolate. All this and I'm still hungry!!

:s-smilie:

I'm a skinny girl...


Procrastination...

to me all that is, is:
Breakfast:
porridge,

Lunch:
a hearty leek and potato soup,
half a loaf of bread,

Snack:
cappuccino
shortbread cookie
2 squares of dark chocolate

Dinner:
risotto.

That isn't really that much... Maybe the amount of bread is pushing it but still not that much.
what are you studying - applie pie n custard? anyway take this pizza meanwhile :pizza:
Reply 11
Original post by 90pies an hour
boredom

wasn't studying like but just bored at home and ended up polishing off a full box of crunchy nut


Lol how on earth did you manage that!! And out of curiousity, how many bowls did it make?
Reply 12
Pfft, they recommend a 30g serving, I've got a huge bowl... fill it with at least 400ml of milk, and god knows how much Crunchy Nut.

Moral is, eat as much as you can.
Reply 13
Perhaps you are subconsciously procrastinating, as you will have to stop studying to go make and eat snacks. :p:
You're not drinking enough water.

You think you feel hungry, but you are most probably thirsty :smile:
I do that too. Because if i'm eating it's an excuse not to study. Which is bad because then you have to sit on a chair for god knows how long rather than burning off your binge at the gym.
Boredom/stress? Those two are the main targets for 'binge eating' as they say.
Reply 17
I've eaten far more than that, and I don't have any exams, and have prwtty much stopped working, cos, you know, its nearly Christmas.
Reply 18
Eat fruits and veg, or fruit chart!
i eat fruit and veg a lot... And i drink lots of water :s-smilie: Nope it's physical hunger, my stomach rumbles and feel low of energy.