"Head" hunger/eating when bored...

[Shleb 0]

Is anyone else having the problem is dealing with the "head" hunger and/or eating when bored? I know these were both problems for me before I had surgery, but I feel like they are worse now.

Does anyone have any strategies for not eating when you're bored or trying to beat out the "head" hunger? I think that consuming these extra calories when I don't need them has something to do with not being able to lose the weight that I want to.

[terilynn112 1]

Oh most definitely. It's a constant struggle for me. And what makes it worse, is my one son is disabled so I have to feed him all the time. If I don't think, I will take a bite here and there. But I have to learn to think. The boredom is a challenge, so I try to keep my hands busy. Either online (don't allow food near the pc), or with crafts I am doing. The head hunger... so far I've tried drinking Water. Sometimes it helps, other times it doesn't. Last night at support group they suggested a sugar free Jello cup. I'll be trying that soon.

good luck

teri

[Sask Patient 0]

:biggrin: Hi guys - one website that I've found that helps me is Shrinkyourself.com but there is a fee to go through the course... and it really is more about emotional eating, but I have fallen in love with it. Here's a couple of things I do to try and stop mindless eating "head hunger" from getting a hold of me... take a bath, sweep the floor, brush and floss my teeth, brush the dogs... anything BUT give in-particularly at night. And now I have set myself a firm and fast rule - absolutely NO food after 8PM to help with that evening food frenzy...

Good luck with it - here for you anytime!!

Stace

PS - CONGRATS TO BOTH OF YOU on your AWESOME LOSSES!!! I fought the whole Bandster Hell thing for a long time - just had my first fill this past weekend and I am DEFINITELY feeling it so now I can't wait for the "real" losing to get moving...

[Shleb 0]

I am finding that I have problems with getting bored at work (which is easy since I am still in training, can essentially do nothing but read and have no one to "officially" train me) and also with the head hunger. I'm having a hard time fighting off the head hunger, which happens a lot when I'm bored.

[Jillbeme65 1]

OMG!!!!! I have this too... I feel like the commercial I have fallen and I cant get up... only its I am eating and I can't stop...And since the wls I have craved BBQ chips... I have to stop this I know it... especially because the first thing I do EVERY morning is weigh and then I say the band isn't working... ( nothing like passing the buck) :tongue2: I need to keep myself busy but in the last month the last of the kids moved out and the empty nest sydrome has started... :smile2: