All I ever think about is food. Help!

[Anonymous]

Food is on my mind constantly. I feel safest in my office because there is zero food there. I am so uncomfortable at home because that is where all the food is stored and all I want to do is eat. I live with my husband and 2 young kids so not having food in the house is not an option. Anyone else feel this way? How do you cope?

[Anonymous]

I think it's our gut flora/fauna that controls cravings. It's a LOT OF WORK to change our gut flora/fauna to help us rather than hurt us. My kids are teens, so I must have plenty of ready-to-go food in the house too! But I have a parallel supply for myself, including bone broth in single serving containers, plenty of vegetables and fruits for snacking, good grass-fed butter and meats, raw nuts for minerals, and a steady supply of real fermented sauer kraut, which i mostly use as a salad topping. I find that if I snack on these items I avoid joint pain and weight gain. My family is used to me using sauer kraut as a salad dressing. Nobody complains about the butter or meat, and I'm the only one who eats the nuts and plain yogurt.

The worst part is the smell in the house when I am boiling bones for broth. If you are rich you can buy this stuff on the shelf now - but I am too frugal so I boil my own. I try to do it on days when nobody is home, and when it's warmer out so I can open the windows.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Actually I was thinking about this same things last night! I was driving back from watching DS's college game and only had breakfast. I could eat but wasn't really hungry, it was a busy day. And I looked at all the dinners on the way back, and people buying snacks at the gas station. I normally think about food all the time, non stop. I have loved food since I was a small child. Jokes about that I will eat just about anything are still brought up at family events with cousins. So, how I deal with this is to look forward to that nice meal, really cook and make what I like to eat, and then savor it. So instead of mindless bag of chips, I replace that with radishes. Which I love more, actually! It is hard, but I think there is a switch we can turn on that makes chips and other food become repulsive to us. I am not there yet, but I am trying.

[Anonymous]

Yes, and it’s annoying. I hate thinking about food so much. What am I going to eat next? How many calories?

I’m ok at home where I can cook, but when I am out there is food at every turn, pastries and croissants, bowls of pasta and tacos, burgers and so on.

I try to eat at home only and I DON’T cheat. Which truly helps reduce cravings.

[Anonymous]

That's what I like about keto - I eat around 1200-1300 cal a day and I am never hungry. Adequate protein and some healthy fats do keep you full and help with cravings.