I've never really experienced such severe hunger that I actually needed food or else I might pass out or something. But some physical labor I've done has brought my body to the point where if I hadn't had water I might pass out. So I understand the drinking one better.
Nothing is better than drinking when your thirsty.
That being said, you can die of thirst in days, where it takes weeks to die of starvation so my opinion could change if I ever went a few days without eating.
Im almost always hungover and having to "drinking when thirsty" for that reason is not fun for me. I sit at the sink with a cup of ice drinking the shit out of water. It sucks.
Usually, when you're ravenously hungry, or at least when I'm really, really hungry, I just chow down on a bunch of food. It doesn't feel good so much as it feels like I'm doing something I really need to. When I'm terribly thirsty, however, after a hard day's work, turning up a near-frozen glass of fresh water feels really good.
Hmm... I'll have to go with drinking when thirsty, only because when you eat when hungry as soon as you take your first bite that hungry feeling goes away, but when you drink when thirsty that thirsty feeling lasts a lot longer. It's like an extended orgasm for your mouth.
I was dehydrated early this week after running, and I felt really lightheaded. After I drank a ton of water, I felt better than I ever have than after eating
Drinking. I've never really been starved so I can't say that I've felt that kind of enjoyment of food. I have, however, found myself being extremely thirsty after sports/work, and being able to drink something in those cases just feels amazing.
Im almost always hungover and having to "drinking when thirsty" for that reason is not fun for me. I sit at the sink with a cup of ice drinking the shit out of water. It sucks.
Sorry. I know what you mean with your sentence, but I can't stop imagining you drinking shit water from a toilet when you are thirsty. Sorry.
Defintiely drinking when thirsty because it takes some time for the recently-empty stomach to stop hurting. The gratification when drinking is instant.
My family can't feel hunger pains. We have cats so that we are reminded to eat when they bother us for food. Drinking when thirsty wins by default for me.
I've never really been so hungry that I was "starving." I've been a little delirious from, like, a day long tabletop session or - less frequently - study session, but never in pain.
So, yeah... drinking when thirsty. Some country-ass hard well water after a long day is really, really good.
When I take a drink while really thirsty it is instantly very refreshing and relieving. Eating when I'm extremely hungry though usually involves shoving food down my throat so fast I can't even taste it, only to feel relief from the pain in my stomach like 5 or 10 minutes later.
I think most people don't truly know what it means to be hungry. It is easy to get thirsty, but how many of us have gone several days, or weeks with eating little to nothing. Only then can you answer this question.
Nothing is better than drinking when your thirsty.
That being said, you can die of thirst in days, where it takes weeks to die of starvation so my opinion could change if I ever went a few days without eating.
This, it's going to depend on which one you need more at the moment that you need it.
There's really no opinions when it comes to stuff you need, and you need to drink water more often than you need to eat food. Thus, it stands to reason that drinking when thirsty is way more awesome than eating when hungry.
Im almost always hungover and having to "drinking when thirsty" for that reason is not fun for me. I sit at the sink with a cup of ice drinking the shit out of water. It sucks.
Sounds like you've got some problems you need to work out.
The issue with the "eating when hungry might be worse after a few weeks!" crowd is, that doesn't change the fundamental issue between the two things.
If I am thirsty, any sort of liquid becomes amazing, and energizes me almost instantly. That refreshing feeling of everything coming back to life is super great, no matter if it's just the mouth after a hard days work in the sun, or the entire body getting refueled.
The two times I've ever reached even basic "hunger" states, ie not eating for 2-3 days then eating, I didn't get any of that. I wolfed down food so quickly that I couldn't taste it, and felt sick within minutes. It was only after that passed did I feel "better" and even then, that was just a return to the norm. If I was even hungrier, that wouldn't change the lack of taste/sickness, just make them worse. So the best you can actually get from "eating while hungry" is "normal".
A good drink is always better than the best food ever. Although I can't say I ever got to the point of being starved before since I plan on what I eat each day.
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