Help!!! I can not stop nibbling and grazing. Surgery was in October and I have done well. The only problem is this past month I can not stop putting food in my mouth. This is driving me nuts. I eat crackers, fruit, protein bars, goldfish, anything and almost everything.

I have stayed away from candy, cakes and any other tasty candy type things.

I really can not tell if I am hungry or just want to eat because of what other reasons.

Any suggestions!?!? Do I need more fluids, more protein, more activity, adjust vitamins?

I don't want the old me back so please help.

Just my humble suggestion: Cut back on your carb intake, stay away from foods with a high GI, and try to fill up on foods with protein in them. Are you mistaking head hunger for real hunger?

I don't know about you but I have always been carb sensitive. If I eat simple carbs it triggers cravings for more carbs. The more I eat the more I want. It's good advice to eat less carbs, more protein. When you do eat carbs make sure it's healthier ones with whole grains, high fiber, some protein, little or no sugar. My doc says nothing made w/white flour or enriched wheat flour (if it's enriched it means it might as well be white). Also no white potato (sweet potato is better), no white bread, no white pasta (wheat is good), and no white rice. I can't eat white rice or any product that has rice flour anyway. My doctor said nothing white has any real health benefit. :-)