Chook Me!

Males, i'm 16 and a half. For the past month i've been noticeably hungrier then usual, is this part of life?

for this past month, i've been eating 4-5 meals a day with the occasional rare only 3 meal-a-day. But before i used to be satisfied with 2, i would have to force myself to eat the 3'rd. But now I'm eating alot, not small meals but meals. My question is, do all males start getting hungrier then usual in part of their life time? I'm starting to think its because I'm growing or something, and my body is demanding more. I've been 5'9 or around that area ever since i've been 13.5-14 years of age. People and family members are starting to tell me that I'm at my adult height now, and I'm not gonna grow no more. But here are my Usual Food and time 1# 6:30am - 2-3 bowls of cereal (7 inch bowls) 10am- (hungry, cant eat i'm at school) 2# 11am- first lunch, 5 chicken nuggets and a little bowl of macaroni & cheese, with like a 12oz Calcium fruit drink. (stupid small school lunches) 2pm (stomach is rumbling)(still in school) #3 3:30pm- Orange chicken, with rice, and 2 cans of 12 oz Orange soda (all of this in a 10-inch bowl) #4 7pm- (not hungry) have a snack like 2 hot dogs, or a can of chicken noodle soup(only 200 calories can), or a little bit of home made dinner #5 11pm- 3 chicken wings from chinese carry out, and 2 cups of 8oz fruit drink I forgot to add, some of you guys might think im fat lol. No im 5'9 or maybe 5'9 and a half weight is - 144 Im actually skinny, people actually under estimate my weight and think im underweight, they say i look around 125-130. Also, i've been playing football, and started weight lifting classes at school I usually take in over 3000 calories daily

Public Comments

1. That's simply a growth spurt. Cravings are you body telling you it needs something - usually weird, but in that food (whatever it is) will be an enzyme or protein amino acid it needs.
2. You're normal unless you want compare yourself to Micheal Phelps and then you are subnormal. Seriously, don't worry about it. Almost all teenage boys have huge appetites.
3. Sooooo normal, my son would eat a whole loaf with butter and honey while waiting for his tea!
4. that sounds like the munchies to me!
5. Your body is growing rapidly, usually in spurts and you are likely in a growth spurt-- may not be noticeable height wise right away, but your bones can be getting thicker and broading out your body-which takes lots of food.