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i really need help. i can't stop thinking about food. every time i finish a meal, i'm eagerly awaiting the next meal. but, sometimes i can't even wait it out. i'll go find something to snack on (usually ice cream). lately, it's gotten worse. i've started binging and find it almost impossible to stop eating. it doesn't matter how full i am or that i'm not even hungry, i just want to eat. food is ALWAYS on my mind. here's an example. today, i woke up and the first thing i did was make myself a bowl of cereal. pretty normal, right? after i finished, i was thinking how much i couldn't wait until lunch so i could eat again. i told myself i wouldn't eat until i was actually hungry. instead, i ate at noon because that's "lunch time." (speaking of "lunch time," for a while i've been making myself eat at exactly 8am, 12pm and 5pm because that's breakfast, lunch and dinner time.) sometimes i watch the clock waiting for it to hit 12 or 5 then i immediately find something to eat, whether hungry or not. anyway, at lunch i ate some leftovers and veggies. nothing too strange there, except i was still thinking about food and how i couldn't wait to eat again. around 2:00 pm i went to jack in the box (we were out at the time) to get an oreo shake. i wasn't feeling hungry, really - not needing a small snack. i was just craving a shake. that filled me up, but not too badly. i came home and exercised around 3:10 pm and afterward watched a movie. during that time, i couldn't stop thinking about dinner. i ate around 5:30ish, though i wasn't really hungry. after dinner, i made myself another oreo shake for dessert. i told myself i would not eat again after the shake. no more food until breakfast. that didn't happen. i ran a small/fast errand, came home, then decided i would eat some chips n cheese-salsa. i ate a bunch of that plus more than a handful of cookies, telling myself it would be the last one after each cookie. now here i am. my new year's resolution was to start eating healthy. it's obviously not going good so far. i've also noticed i haven't been working out as much or as hard as i was. i joined a gym in july and have since lost over 20 lbs and gone down 4 sizes. i'm afraid that this obsession with food will ruin my success and i'll be back where i was, but even worse. i've actually gained 4 pounds in the past week or two due to binging. i've even binged and purged a couple times. the only thing i've read that comes close to my problem is that boredom can cause you to eat and/or think of food often. i'm honestly bored almost every day. i'm a stay at home. i don't know what to do about this. why can't i stop thinking about food? is this something i should see a doctor about? i seriously feel out of control. HELP!

2007-01-04 14:30:14 · 7 answers · asked by lydiasmama 2 in Health Diet & Fitness

"i'm a stay at home MOM" was what that one sentence was supposed to say. sorry 'bout that.

2007-01-04 14:58:55 · update #1

7 answers

oh my, you're doomed if you continue like that.

food should only be on your mind when you are actually physically hungry, dont fit your mind into some tight schedule that revolves around food. Just find something to keep yourself occupied; some kind of hobby or activity. If you let food become your favorite pastime, you'll be setting yourself down a bad path.

2007-01-04 14:41:10 · answer #1 · answered by Steven B 6 · 0 0

You answered your own question with the last part of it: i'm honestly bored almost every day. i'm a stay at home. i don't know what to do about this. why can't i stop thinking about food? is this something i should see a doctor about? i seriously feel out of control. HELP! You are substituting food and eating with the lack of fulfilling goals and activities, and you are feeling like you have lack of meaning in your life. Replace eating with activities that give you pleasure and fulfiillment. and then you'll be too busy to think about food 24/7. And watching TV is not considered an activity. As a matter of fact, turn it off. Volunteer or do some charity work if you can. It's all just psychological.

2016-05-23 04:44:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It sounds like you have a blood sugar problem. Sugar is like a drug in that it shoots your blood sugar up, but then it falls very quickly and you're starving again. The starving feeling is like a drug withdrawl.

For breakfast, eat a low calorie fiber cereal and two eggs. Two hours later eat a piece of fruit. At lunch, have meat, vegetables and a piece of fruit. Two hours later eat some nonfat yogurt.

At dinner, eat meat and vegetables. Two hours later eat a couple low calorie BROWN RICE rice cakes.

Did you notice that I didn't suggest starchy(WHITE) foods, such as pasta, rice, bread, and potatoes? That's because these convert to sugar and just make you hungrier. Besides they give you a big belly.

Don't eat starchy food and never eat sugary food, such as candy, cookies, cake and ice cream. These are just causing you sugar withdrawl. NEVER REACH FOR SUGAR WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY!! REACH FOR BROWN RICE RICE CAKES and eat the kind that only has 30 calories each.

2007-01-12 07:06:04 · answer #3 · answered by D 3 · 0 0

WOW, Consider see a health professional, urgently.

If you think about food constantly try to have various tiny meals (10 or 12) during the day. Expert says that various concious food during day, accelerate the metabolism, that will allow you to not gain to much weight, and keep exercises.

Or chew gum.

2007-01-12 06:46:58 · answer #4 · answered by Gary 2 · 0 0

Consider hypnosis. You have emotional issues that need to be resolved and hypnosis is a quick way to resolve them. You can order hypnosis tapes on line or go to a local hypnoist. Going on a diet will not work due to your emotional problems.

2007-01-12 04:19:11 · answer #5 · answered by tomheik 2 · 0 0

well my mom sells some chew things that stop cravings for food, it works for me when i feel like i need to use one...they dont taste too good, but its worth it i guess, if you can find someone that sells arbonne, ask them about it!

2007-01-12 12:27:08 · answer #6 · answered by .Frequently♥Dazzled. 5 · 0 0

ur mad fat

2007-01-12 14:27:08 · answer #7 · answered by btamlind 2 · 0 1

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