When you don't eat enough during the day.....

and find yourself ravenous at the end of the afternoon and evening... 

It happens to me too, still. I don't eat enough because of a lot of reasons: I am too busy, I did not have time to prepare the right food or enough of it in the morning at home to take with me to the office, or I do not feel hungry really in the morning. Well, "why don't you just go out and buy something to eat during the day then if you don't have enough then?Well, I could if only I was able to find "proper" food. What you mostly find around my office is fast food, or "empty" food as I call it, meaning lots of calories most of the time and no nutriments. What's the point? I don't enjoy such food anymore. It doesn't nourish me. Even when I eat it, I still feel empty and never and I mean NEVER feel satisfied. So I don't eat it anymore, it doesn't appeal to me anymore. 

So yeah, I can feel ravenous when coming home because I haven't eaten enough. But it is not the same ravenous stomach sensation as I used to feel when I was on processed foods all the time and consequently bingeing all the time. No, it is more a subtle hunger feeling now because I simply need the calories to fuel me. That's all.

I am much more relaxed about it all now. Today was a day of not eating enough this morning and lots of shopping to do in the afternoon. So I felt tired and hungry at the end of the day. But that's ok! I didn't feel like killing someone like I did use to feel a little while ago. Tonight, I had a nice salad (spinach, lettuce and rocket salad) with a bit of olive oil on top and home made pizza (not raw but at least home made...and organic!). I made sorbet with frozen banana, frozen mango and strawberries for dessert. Heaven!

I do recommend though you eat enough calories in the morning and around lunch time, especially when you first start to control your binges and stay away from processed foods. This can make you go through some hard times and you don't want to add the burden of not eating enough calories. So eat enough during the first part of the day to reduce your hunger feelings later in the day. 

When you are on raw and organic foods for a while, and feel much stronger, you will be able to stay on an empty stomach without going crazy. Don't worry, you'll get there.

Meanwhile, really take good care of yourself and eating enough and organic  foods is one way to really care about yourself.

With all my support. Much love, Anne