Blargh. Stomach, what are you doing?

For several days now, I have been feeling oddly stuffed yet hungry at the same time almost constantly. It makes deciding whether and what to eat rather difficult, which is not something I want to deal with while I do have the energy to prepare meals for a change. >:( Since I remember pretty exactly how I used to eat while everything was fine, I'm kind of forcing myself to do that again today. The same foods, the same amounts, the same intervals between meals ... only dictated by memory instead of it being instinctive. I don't know, I thought it might help. So far the strange feeling has persisted, but at least I know I'm reasonably well-fed.

When I moved here and found that eating was suddenly not a problem anymore, it only took me two or three days to fall into a routine. I was surprised to discover that I only needed a single serving of whatever I was eating to be satisfied now, and that I didn't get hungry again until three or more hours later. Three whole hours during which I could take my mind off food completely! It was like an unexpected holiday each time. And only one serving! I could manage that much even on my worst days - as in, a single sandwich is not that hard to make, or eat for that matter. It used to be that I ate two and then gave up, still hungry.

All of this probably sounds pretty strange to people who haven't experienced it. *shrugs*