Thirsty? Tired? Hungary? The struggle continues.....

[chuswysly 122]

I'm getting close to goal and find I'm sabotaging myself regularly. I think my sense of "Geez, I've lost almost all the weight!!" has given me a false sense of being in control of my weight and my eating. In the past few months I've identified at least one of my major struggles.....determining whether I'm thirsty or tired or actually hungry. I'm trying to get in the habit of asking myself that question before I put anything in my mouth. It's becoming pretty evident I confuse many things with actual "hunger". I had never heard the term "head hunger" until I joined this forum........but I'm certainly understanding the reality of it now. Stress, over scheduling, too many things to do, not taking time to sit down to eat......apparently I have many triggers.

I feel pretty confident I'm not the only person with this major eating problem however it manifests itself. Curious how others deal with it.........have you been successful? Any tips or suggestions?

Sincere thanks for the support and encouragement I received from this forum!

[thiasmom 18]

That is exactly where I'm at and I'm 6 months post op. I've lost 95 pounds and that's it and I exercise 5 days a week. My mind still thinks of food just started last month I'm going to therapy end of month

[Dashofpixiedust8 1,469]

I find it helps to just start with trying something to drink before trying food. Then if I'm satiated it was just thirst. It is important to journal your food to keep track of how many calories and how much Protein your are getting in each day.

If you track your food you will know if you haven't eaten enough or are eating too much. It can be hard to determine whether it's actual hunger or just head hunger but if you just plan your meals out and eat food on a schedule you will know know you have eaten enough and it isn't true hunger.