I thought about this when you posted about night snacking but didn't want to bring up your past posts, if you wanted to let them go.

But you did post about being pretty strict with your diet and feeling uncomfortable letting go. So I wonder if you've really just been too strict (aka under-eating). Thus, the desire to snack at night and now that you're back to just one evening snack, the desire to snack during the day.

You are light enough for this to be plausible and sometimes you can go for some time eating a bit less than your body would like and then boom! the body has had enough. I know that I would undereat for a few weeks (or longer) but then go through a phase where my body was making sure I knew that it was time to cut the ****.

If you are 100% sure you are getting enough to meet your needs (e.g. feeling strong in your workouts, not dragging, not brain fogging, not feeling hungry or getting other true bodily cues that you need food ... for me when other people eating around me catches my interest I know that there is a good chance my body needs food) then try to fulfill your snacking drive with higher volume lower calorie options (stuff to meet your munch and crunch craving but that won't leave you with a big caloric surplus).

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As a result of that, I lost a few pounds. I had also lost about 5 pounds after running the Houston Half Marathon (and getting VERY sick due to a stomach virus) in January and haven't gained them back.<HR>

If you are down about 8lbs of your normal weight, I would very much guess that this explains your hunger. Why not beef up your meals a bit just for a week and see how you feel. You will not blow up in a week. At most you'll gain the 2-3 you dropped when attacked by the tummy virus (remember that was sickness loss and your body likely had mechanisms that turn on to encourage you to keep it healthy). Just see what an extra PB+J in the afternoon does and maybe an extra serving of oatmeal in the am too.

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I just can't seem to figure all of this out. It is so frustrating. I wish I could just be NORMAL and not worry about my weight all the time.<HR>

Yeah, well me too It's tough, especially for those of us who have traveled rough roads with our body images and even weight. I just try to remind myself that anything I try for a week can be undone if it really goes awry ... I'm pretty certain you now know how to be thin ... you won't forget what to do if you decide that the number is that important.

are you eating enough fat. being another weight fretter, I have just recently discovered the joys of good fat in a diet. I used to keep fat out of everything i ate. Recently i switched to whole or reduced fat (but not "no fat") dairy products, I also started adding more olive oil to my food and butter in a lot of things. I eat less often and feel more satiated when I am done eating than before. I run more and feel stronger and I am losing weight like crazy still without feeling hungry.

Maybe what you are eating isn't satisfying you? Try some new recipies - Cooking Light always has some great, quick & easy healthy ones. Or try making your foods more visually pleasing - throw some yellow or orange peppers in your salads or some red onion. You are probably just in a funk. That happens to me from time to time!

Good luck (from another body-image/fat freak-outer... maybe we should start a support group )