i'm not hungry, why do i want to eat?

[losingjusme 12]

I just ate lunch about an hour ago (about 1/2 a packet of spicy tuna) and was full ... in fact, i still am full ... not hungry in any way.

but i want to eat. i had to stop myself from grabbing my 100 cal. pack of doritos ... i've been drinking my CL all day so i am not thirsty... ahhhh! this is so frustrating!!!

i'm at work and there is just so much garbage here (i am 2 offices down from the "snack shack") and i would really love chocolate... :hungry:

this is the first time this has happened since i've been banded a bit over a month ago.

thoughts??

thanks!

[vinesqueen 2]

sounds like "head hunger" to me.

we eat for lots of reasons, hunger being just one reason. For many of us, if we only ate when we were hungry, we'd never be MO... not all, but many.

We eat because we are social creatures, because food is part of celibrations, because we are bored, because we are angry, because we are not paying attention. We eat because eating gives us pleasure and because we need too from a phycholoical point of view as well.

(Sure wish I could spell)

[Teresita 0]

I wanted some chocolate today and I drank my chocolate slimfast. It took away the craving. Also, viactive calcium chews help.

[barbara465 2]

I heard on some TV show that when head hunger hits put one of those disolvable listerine breath strips in your mouth. Its supposed to stop the urge to eat. I don't know if its true, but I thought I would get me some of those.

Head hunger is the hardest. Our minds want us to eat, even tell us we are hungry, but we really aren't. I think this is something we will fight for quite a while.

Good luck

[girlinnyc 0]

I also heard Dr. Oz (from Discovery Health) say that cinnamon gum or tic tacs would help get rid of head hunger--also--wetting your lips...and counting to 20 (or was it count to 3??--i wasn't paying that much attention to the Today show the other morning.) it might be on msnbc's website under Today show--since it was just this week.

and get yourself distracted! look at people magazine online (or time, or forbes or business week or SOMETHING)

Best,

girlin

nyc

[LapBandit 5]

I agree...head hunger is the WORST. But, if you've been doing OK and lately you're having trouble making it between meals then perhaps your Protein intake is off?? Sometimes I start "slipping" and not making a big enough focus on protein. Foods with lots of protein and Fiber really do seem to help me stay outta trouble between meals. Just an idea to help.

[losingjusme 12]

thanks for your suggestions... the only concern i have with gum is it used to make me really hungry pre-band.. :phanvan