Need some support/advice

[kyleebean 209]

I am doing really well but am having a horrible time controlling "head hunger". I feel like I get the munchies and get frustrated because they don't go away. I know I have been under some stress and that has always been a trigger for me to eat comfort foods. I find myself staring in the fridge or pantry looking for something to eat. Thankfully, I don't have any crap food in the house, but I can see myself grabbing a Protein bar, or a pudding or whatever else looks good and eating it. Any helpful advice would be welcomed.

[Texasmeg 568]

I can't give you advice, but am interested in the answers. My doc has me on a liquid diet for nearly six weeks after surgery and I am more than half-way there. Even though I'm not hungry, I keep thinking (and even dreaming) about high-fat Mexican food - dripping with cheese. Would love to get rid of this.

[RJ'S/beginning 5,357]

So you are at the beginning of the head games you body is playing with you eh........

I want to tell you that what you are feeling is normal...everyone of us has to fix our heads if we are going to succeed in this journey...It is called a journey because it will not happen over night...Day to day we will work to learn different ways to handle our need to eat for comfort. That was the backbone of our plan to solve all the trouble we dealt with in life....

So ask yourself, Am i really hungry or am I still demanding that something besides myself is filling this void....I have to change the way I handle stress and life without food as the answer....

There is a few reasons why your body is experiencing head hunger..1 You have not found an alternative to replace it. 2 your body is craving these foods that kept you calm momentarily. 3 You are so distracted by the need to eat that you can't get past it.

Keep some nuts or seeds by you or in your pocket for such a time...munch on one seed at a time..Maybe it is the crunch you are looking for....Grapes are another food that can be eaten one at a time as you go about your day....

The real solution is to find other things to fill the void and figure out what triggers this behavior.....What pushes the buttons that make you want to sabotage yourself.....

That is where I would start!!!!!!!!! Drink Water as much as possible...sip, sip sip and work on the addiction as it is the main reason why you are here....

No one thinks it is a hop skip and a jump to win this war..It is one battle at a time..but you are not a lone..We are all fighting it together...K

[brinana30 16]

<p>So you are at the beginning of the head games you body is playing with you eh........</p> <p> </p> <p>I want to tell you that what you are feeling is normal...everyone of us has to fix our heads if we are going to succeed in this journey...It is called a journey because it will not happen over night...Day to day we will work to learn different ways to handle our need to eat for comfort. That was the backbone of our plan to solve all the trouble we dealt with in life....</p> <p> </p> <p>So ask yourself, Am i really hungry or am I still demanding that something besides myself is filling this void....I have to change the way I handle stress and life without food as the answer....</p> <p> </p> <p>There is a few reasons why your body is experiencing head hunger..1 You have not found an alternative to replace it. 2 your body is craving these foods that kept you calm momentarily. 3 You are so distracted by the need to eat that you can't get past it.</p> <p> </p> <p>Keep some nuts or seeds by you or in your pocket for such a time...munch on one seed at a time..Maybe it is the crunch you are looking for....Grapes are another food that can be eaten one at a time as you go about your day....</p> <p>The real solution is to find other things to fill the void and figure out what triggers this behavior.....What pushes the buttons that make you want to sabotage yourself.....</p> <p> </p> <p>That is where I would start!!!!!!!!! Drink Water as much as possible...sip, sip sip and work on the addiction as it is the main reason why you are here....</p> <p> </p> <p>No one thinks it is a hop skip and a jump to win this war..It is one battle at a time..but you are not a lone..We are all fighting it together...K</p>

Thank you so much for sharing this! Great tips and extremely helpful!!