Control freak

Nts0906
on 3/29/14 12:28 pm

Mindless eating.... Feels full and just can't st.. No self control. 

 

Ruby R.
on 3/29/14 7:34 pm

Know the feeling,  When this happens at night, I just try to go to bed.  Hope the thought helps.

Ruby  

RNY 3/2005    

Twinkles2147
on 3/30/14 4:18 am

Bummer,  i spent a long time working at discerning the difference between mouth hunger, emotional hunger, and stomach hunger. I struggle with it on occasion.  When i get the munchies i came to realize that 90% of the time it is emotional hunger and i start asking myself, what is going on that i need to deal with, what is missing, what do i need to deal with, what is making me angry (a secondary emotion to frustration, pain or hurt, and /or fear /anxiety)? 

Often acknowledging the emotional issue is enough to calm the need to put something in my mouth. 

The 10% that is mouth hunger i deal with in delay mode. I put it off till 2 hours from now, tonight, tomorrow. I tell myself, my mouth i will give you that .......sometime in the future. It works...also i ask myself "how will this feel on my stomach 10, 20, 30, 60 minutes from now. 

If i go through the above, and i realize it my be true stomach hunger or i will allow myself a little or half then repeat the above before eating more. 

Again, it took me a long while to learn this and on occasion i just say WTH and eat anyway. Hope some of this is helpful.  

Blessings 

Nts0906
on 3/31/14 12:32 pm

Thanks for your kind words of wisdom. That's a great idea to wait it out... I hate to backslide .. And I know this emotional  food.. Eating with no thought to hunger or nutritional need. And that's what got me into the fx I was in before. I just have always had a love of food. I was incredibly happy when I had no cravings after surgery. Wish that would have lasted.. Have you been able to keep your weight where w you wanted it to be? Blessings.  to you for sharing your time and advice. 

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