Head vs. Stomach Hunger... help!

[suzetteherrera 0]

I am not stomach hungry, but feel the need to eat!! ..... I've had 1 Protein Shake and 2 smushed eggs.... My stomach feels full, but my head is hungry!!

Yesterday I couldn't control it and I ate too much. Didn't get sick or anything, but felt like I was eating without being stomach hungry. How do you deal with that??? HELP! I'm two weeks post op..

[AggiePaige 8]

I know for me, when I am head hungry, it's usually because there is something I don't want to deal with and I am using food to distract myself. It's usually an emotion I don't want to feel. When I get that way, I sit in a quiet room, close my eyes, and have a little talk with myself. I ask myself what's going on and what I don't want to face. It usually does the trick.

[edazul 0]

Sue,

Try drinking Water, when you get that head hunger. I read somewhere that sometimes its the body's way of letting us know that our body is thirsty, but we usually confuse it with being food hungry. Hope it helps. Btw, you really dont have lots to loose, and where are you in Texas? Good luck !

[greytz 4]

I was banded two days before you. I do that sometimes. When I start to go for the pantry or refrigerator I stop cold and turn around. I then do something else like a lot of times I come into my computer room and get on here and start typing and reading other peoples comments. That can keep me busy for awhile and gets my mind off of food. I also get out of the house and either go for a walk or visit with my neighbor or I call my Mom. She is one of the very few members of my support group not counting all of you of course. I think it is definitely a matter of will over mind. Hang in there and stay distracted. I also put a picture that I hate of myself on my fridge and on my pantry doors. It is a pic of me and my Mom at my brother's wedding in May. The cameraman was squatting and looking up at us when he took the picture so you can imagine how I looked even fatter than usual. Looking at that really does the trick for me.