Obsessed with food today

For reasons only known to my strange psyche, I'm totally obsessed with food today.  When I'm eating something, I'm already thinking about what I can eat next.  It's not true hunger, definitely something going on in my head.  But I haven't had a day like this in a while, except when I've got PMS (and it's not time for that yet...).  This used to happen to me a lot before my surgery, but it hasn't happened in a while, so I'm not sure what's going on... Normally I do pretty good with sticking to my food plan and not obsessing about food, but today is NOT one of those days.  On the plus side, although I'm eating more than usual, I've stuck to my normal foods (yogurt w/ granola, beef jerky, non-fat latte, 1/2 serving pretzels, banana, orange, etc.).  So I guess that's an improvement over the old days when I would have been working my way through the crap in the vending machine (Snickers, M&Ms, Twizzlers, cookies, chips, etc.).   Anyone else have days like this???  What do you do????   Kellie

It must be in the air - I had a filling lunch 2 hours ago and I am already thinking about food again.  I am going to the cafeteria to get a banana and some milk in a little while but I told myself I had to wait a while and see if it went away. I can't stop thinking about cinnamon pop-tarts I'd dump like a truck, but they sound gooood.  Grumble.  And about half my days are like this - I am extreme.  I either feel awful and have to force myself to eat, or I think about food constantly.  Nothing changed with my brain. 

Well, it's nice to know I'm not alone in this particular struggle.  And your right - cinnamon pop-tarts do sound goooood.  And the vending machine at my office has pop-tarts.  Ugh.  I'm eating my open-face turkey sandwich and leaving the pop-tarts in the machine where they belong.   Kellie

Oh Kellie,  I too am having one of those days! I brought lots of good things to snack on and most are gone! I remember the days of standing in front of the vending machine 5-6 times to buy candy and crap! Now at least it's edemame and jerky. I know I'm getting near my period and I always seem to go food crazy then. Good luck getting through the day!

Thanks, Jan.  It does help to know I'm not the only one struggling today.  What's the old saying - misery loves company?  Well, head hunger loves company too!   Good luck with the PMS munchie monster -  Kellie

I'm just like you Jandell. The week before my period  I feel so hungry and  eat more the usual. It doesn't help that I have it every 21 days like clockwork. . I'm in to process of getting ready for  my some PS and I'm suppose to up my protein and I'm so scared to gain weight.

It's rampant across the United States! I dealt with mine.  Ate 3 SF York Peppermint Patties and my tummy is taken care of for the rest of the day (icky).  Just waiting for the stinkies to start now. 

Hey Kellie,  I'm a terrible head hungry person about 3 days out of 7 and I gotta tell ya it gets me depressed because I get mad at myself for being like this. When i drive past the FF restaurants I think what could I eat there that wouldnt be terrible and then I tell myself.....NOTHING!!!!  So I keep driving..  I smoked 3 packs a day 4 years ago when I quit cold turkey, I wish food smelled as bad to me as cig smoke does now lol  Estelle

You are right it is traveling across the country. I have not been so bad today but man, earlier this week it was like old times with my thoughts on food. Fortunately I have myself convinced that I can't eat any candy or simple carbs so I wind up eating protein or some kind of vegie. But I really want that visitor to GO AWAY!!!