I want to thank everyone for sharing responses.

I would like to clarify that when I ask if one experiences hunger, I was not speaking of a normal "it's time to eat" signal... the kind that starts a bit before a meal and peaks before eating, and then food is consumed till it is satisfied. I meant if our day-to-day life involves denial of hunger as a means to control weight.

Basically, I was asking if one had period(s) in the day where they were not "allowed" to eat, even though the body was hungry and/or there were signs of low energy. The sort of thing leslieam was talking about is a perfect example: she feels signs of needing food, but, she does not validate them all the time because it is at odds with weight.

I was probing to find out if it is *normal* in successful weight loss to use rules as a way of alienating consciousness from hunger (the evidence of deprivation). If it is normal, this would explain why I feel much hungrier now. I went to great lengths to let go of my rules and to eat when I was hungry.