I Can't Stop Munching

we need more info. open your diary so people can see and tell us your cal intake, height, weight.

Try sucking on something like sugar free candy or atomic fire balls. This helps me when I get the munchies!

I got that way when I returned from a 6 day vacation recently. I was just SO hungry ALL the time!! Couldnt understand why. But it passed after a while.

Lately I've had this appetite that is like...never ending. I eat, and then I want something else. So I eat, and then I want something else. And it repeats itself throughout the day. I'm normally not like this and I just want it to stop! Has anyone else experienced this sporadically? If so, what did you do to stop these forever cravings??

Are you eating a lot of wheat products? In my thread, "Wheat Bellies..." it talks about the addictive nature of modern wheat and its affect on appetite.

I don't eat any wheat, ever. I have a severe yeast allergy, so I can't have wheat, corn, sugar, honey, molasses, yeast products, etc. It cuts out A LOT of food, which is kind of a blessing because it keeps me from munching on terrible things.

Hmmm. May be a deficiency of some sort. Are you eating enough veggies and fruit? Are you getting enough fat and protein?

Lately I've had this appetite that is like...never ending. I eat, and then I want something else. So I eat, and then I want something else. And it repeats itself throughout the day. I'm normally not like this and I just want it to stop! Has anyone else experienced this sporadically? If so, what did you do to stop these forever cravings??

Are you eating a lot of wheat products? In my thread, "Wheat Bellies..." it talks about the addictive nature of modern wheat and its affect on appetite.

I don't eat any wheat, ever. I have a severe yeast allergy, so I can't have wheat, corn, sugar, honey, molasses, yeast products, etc. It cuts out A LOT of food, which is kind of a blessing because it keeps me from munching on terrible things.

Hmmm. May be a deficiency of some sort. Are you eating enough veggies and fruit? Are you getting enough fat and protein?

I'm definitely upping my veggie intake as of tonight because I've noticed that I've been less than diligent in keeping up with that. With fruit, it's difficult. Because of my allergies, I can't have much fruit, only berries and apples. Tomorrow I'm going to start my day with a strawberry smoothie complete with coconut oil (the best fat for someone with my allergies), spirulina, and almond milk, etc.

I've been stressed about some family things lately, I think that may be why I'm grazing all day. I'm hoping that me realizing the extent of my munching will help me get out of this funk!

5+ servings of vegetables a day will help a lot, and making sure you get your protein also should improve things for you.

I recently started trying to make sure I get the above, it improved my energy and I wasn't hungry in between meals. yesterday I didn't have such a good balance (i ate bad because I stacked of my bike) and I can feel it today. about to eat a superfood salad

How much exercise are you doing and are you eating your exercise calories back? Because to me it sounds like your body isn't getting enough fuel. On the days that I do extra exercise, I eat extra because I'm so hungry. Your body needs fuel! I don't know if you have weight to lose or you are at your ideal weight, but if you don't need to lose much or are at your ideal weight, your body can't burn fat for fuel so will start to burn muscle if you don't feed it. Try snacking on chopped veges with dips (if your allergies allow), as they tend to fill you up and are relatively low in calories. This is all speculative though because I don't know your stats.

Upping the vegetables is a good idea. I don't know what your weakness is, but if it's potato chips you could replace them with crunchy veggies like carrots, cucumbers, and celery. If you like cheese puffs, try baked cauliflower with cheese drizzled on top. There are always low-calorie substitutes.

I get this way often and in my case, it's usually caused by boredom. If I've had enough to eat and not totally hungry, but I just have that "itch" to keep munching, I try to make tea or a low calorie broth to sip on, just to keep my tastebuds occupied, this is how I got into my afternoon tea habit work. If I can, I stop doing whatever is boring me and try to do something more fun that keeps my hands busy like drawing or a craft project or something (obviously not always possible like when I'm supposed to be working!).