Why am I wanting to eat all time?

I am not sure what is going on, but I have been snacking and eating what seems to be non stop. Why am I doing that? I don't know if it is self destruction or what. I know I need to stop it, but this last week has been out of control. I gained 4 lbs... Anyone else doing this? I don't know what is wrong with me. I feel like an idiot. I know I have to find the cause and work through it. Anyone have any advise with this?

I went from 141 to 146 last week. I was stress eating I think, plus I was really constipated. We are about the same amount of time out from surgery. I think when it becomes my time of the month I eat more. I am also wondering if we are getting too used to our pouches, if that makes sense. Maybe we need to do the five day pouch test. I cut back to just protein and water for three days and am back at 142 now. I got SCARED to gain those 5 lbs. There is NO WAY IN HELL I want to go back to where I was EVER. So, yes, I have been doing what you are doing too. I have many stresses in my life now...a deployed hubby, ill parents, very problematic adult child, just too many things. And I go back to stress eating. How about u...is there something stressing you maybe u do not realize? I have found drinking water when I get hungry (and do not need to eat) helps alot sometimes. I guess it is just something we have to work through. I am here for you. I sure would like to stop it for myself too. So keep your chin up, Beautiful. You are not alone...and I know exactly how you feel. I support you and things will get better. :}

The week before last was THE WORST for me. I was doing the stress eating thing too. I realized last week though, that it was PMS time the previous week. I relaxed, breathed and made myself realize that things like this are going to happen from time to time. We just need to be aware of the cause and know how to remedy it. I know, for me, it was PMS that week, becuase after the stressful week I had last week and this week with the last two weeks of school, finding out I'm gonna be a grandma, and financial woes, I've been doing much better with my eating. I know you'll be ok, Tammy! You're a fighter with the spirit of an angel! And whenever you're having trouble, you know you can come here and we'll love you through it. I truly love all of you that post on here....you have NO IDEA how many times just reading has changed my attitude and made my discouragement dwindle. It's WONDERFUL to have a place to come and let down our guard with people we know understand us. Hang in there, hon! You're AWESOME!! Brenda

Ms. Brenda, you are awesome too! You are like a big smile every day reading your posts. Keep em up...you cheer me on! Like you said, our stalls will pass and maybe even give us a little extra kick of weight loss. LOVE TO ALL!!!

Hi... Do you drink enough? I do NOT have a sensor that tells me I'm thirsty. I never feel thirsty. Even after a good exercise session, no thirst at all. It's very weird, but I've always been this way, before surgery too. When my body is thirsty, I get the signal that I want to eat. It's annoying, but at least I'm aware of it, y'know? So when I feel snacky (which can be often depending on the day and time of month!!!) I make sure I drink something and see if that helps. 8 times out of 10, I was simply thirsty and got the wrong signal. And it seems, lately, when I feel snacky, and it's not time to eat yet, and I've tried drinking something first...I turn to a warm liquid. Coffee, tea, or broth...and this tides me over quite well. Coffee works best for me, especially if I put a bit of milk in it. Your milage may vary, of course, but maybe this will help. You aren't alone. ~Brandi

Thank you everyone! I just feel like a fat pig. I hate the feeling that if I gain 4 lbs I feel like it is 40.... I am glad I am aware of it, but it is taking so much now to lose 1lb it is hard to believe I have gained anything.... : (

I stopped just steady losing a few months ago and now this is the way I lose: I lose and gain the same 5 pounds over and over and over and then finally drop a couple more pounds. It's very frsutrating and scary. I'll wake up three pounds heavier than I was the day before and the next day 2 pounds of it is gone. I know they say to only weigh once a week but I think that would make it even worse. I'd pick the day where I was up 4 pounds and spend a week not knowing that the pounds were gone the next day. The only thing I've found that helps me break the cycle is steak. If I eat steak for a few days it seems to kick my body back into losing mode. Also, I don't want to snack as much if I follow the "no drinking while eating" rule to the letter. I used to be very lacks about it but now.................. No liquids 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after I eat. It didn't used to matter but now it does. I can tell the difference. You might want to try that, too. See if your drinking too much when you eat and are washing it out of your pouch. That will make you hungrier faster. Steak makes me feel more full than anything else, too. Go for some really solid proteins and don't drink when you eat them and see if it helps!

I feel some of your pain. While i don't gain per say, i do feel like snacking a lot. Those 100 calarie packs are what i stick to when i am in a snacking mood. i think it does help at least with portion control. I have not gained but tend to stall when in these modes. My big addiction is smart food popcorn that i pick up when getting gas. I normally can make the bag last for a couple days so that is good. Like someone else mentioned, i'm bad with the drinking rules. I am lucky to wait for 30 min. Hang in there, we all go through it, the important part is that we realize it and know what we need to do.

You said something that really hit home for me. That you hate it that you will gain only 4lbs but it feels like 40. I really saw this in myself over the weekend. Now, its crazy I know but I got weighed at the docs on Thursday night and I was down 3-4 lbs from 2 weeks before when I saw him I have such tremendous fear of gaining weight again that I really believe that is one of the reasons I feel and think like that. Secondly, it is the same mind game I have played my whole life. No matter how much weight I have lost in the past I still ALWAYS felt and looked in the mirror like I am a big fat girl. Something that has changed for me, is this: I have gotten to the point where I truly saw myself as who I really was on the inside. A Healthy thin woman. Not perfect, but really healthy and lean. I just need to work on keeping that image and repeating to myself over and over again that I am that woman and not the fat unhealthy woman I used to be. Thank you for posting some of that, I really needed to hear it. Love Trish