I need real help and ideas for getting my ravenous appetite in check

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure what in the world is going on with me. I am eating throughout the day. My willpower and basic reasonable thoughts about food, sweet and salty, have gone out the window. I wake up every morning vowing to do better, but I just don’t stop.

I’ve never been like this before. I’ve never had trouble managing a reasonable weight lately, I’m putting on weight for sure. I don’t weigh myself, but my clothes. Tell me everything I need to know. Any ideas or thoughts?

[Anonymous]

How's your blood sugar? When's the last time you got bloodwork?

I would start there.

[Anonymous]

eat more protein earlier and throughout the day, stay ahead of your hunger.

[Anonymous]

How old are you? Could you be pregnant?

[Anonymous]

I have had this habit and I gained a lot of weight from the excessive snacking. I tried a bunch of different ways to cut back, but I've had the most success by limiting the hours in which I eat during the day. (I have heard this called intermittent fasting but I don't think that's a true description.) I snack as much as I want between noon and 7pm. I try to avoid very high calorie foods but if I want some cookies, I will eat the cookies. At 7:00, I turn it off. No more calories. I can usually skip breakfast in the morning, too, but if I do find myself starving before noon, I will eat a small healthy meal. Using this approach, I have gradually lost about 1-2 pounds per month. I have been doing this for almost two years and I'm down about 25 pounds. (I gained some back during the holidays.)

[Anonymous]

Don't buy snacks or whatever you binge on. I can NOT handle having a bag of pretzels in my house and eating a few each day over two weeks. I'll eat 2/3 of the bag the first day I get them.

I always think about "is my stomach hungry or are my mouth/mind hungry?' If my stomach is hungry but it's not meal time, I'll eat some carrots, almonds, an apple, etc. If it's just my mind/mouth, I drink water.

[Anonymous]

Have set meals and only eat at those times. Absolutely no snacking in between. If you think you're hungry, drink water. Take a walk if you feel like snacking. Odds are you are bored and not really hungry.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like diabetes to me. You need to get some bloodwork done.

[Anonymous]

What are you eating? Maybe we can help you tweak the foods. Instead of one egg, eat 3. Instead of a small strawberry yogurt cup, eat 1.5 cups high protein plain chobani yogurt and add banana slices and a handful of walnuts to it.

Drink lots of water.

Commit to eating everything sitting down with a fork and knife and no screens in front of you. Eat slowly and chew thoroughly.

[Anonymous]

Thanks. These are all great ideas. I hope I can be disciplined enough to follow through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. These are all great ideas. I hope I can be disciplined enough to follow through.

Stop watching/listening to the news.

[Anonymous]

I am same as OP and the only answer is more protein. I am a veg so it's hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. These are all great ideas. I hope I can be disciplined enough to follow through.

Stop watching/listening to the news.

Huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. These are all great ideas. I hope I can be disciplined enough to follow through.

Stop watching/listening to the news.

Huh?

It makes people anxious. People try to soothe anxiety with food.

[Anonymous]

Have your thyroid checked. When I had hyperthyroidism I could never stop eating.