Hungry after eating, constantly hungry... Never satisfied!

Are you an anxious person? Anxiety is relieved a little each time you eat because Serotonin is boosted in the brain. Perhaps you are self-medicating with food.

I was, and I went to the doctor and got medication for the anxiety and it was the weirdest thing after I started taking it. I felt really strong hunger pangs and said to myself....SO...lol...for the first time in my life that I can rememember, perhaps going back to five years old, I did not need food to cope.

Some people just simply have a medical issue that needs dealing with. Medicine wasn't a cure all...I still have to be careful of 'what' I eat, because the sugar/salt vicious cycle is easy to get back into. And of course, the ease of fast food both at home and at restaurants is a lazy habit to break and not an anxiety issue.

If it's just a habit and no real hunger, I think you should give it try just to gie up that habit. Like giving up smoking it's not easy, because it's kind of an addiction and your body and mind is used to it. So I would suggest just to stop the snacking in between and go with a cold turkey. The first one or two week will be realy difficult, but than your body and mind will adjust and get used to it. Think about something you can do when the need for food in your mouth i overwhelming you - go for a walk (to the toilett), chat with you colleagues or with someone online, play a little game online, etc.

I wish you good luck.

I have the same problem. You are not alone. I drink a protein shake in the am with a cup of coffee in the blender, ice, smoothie mix and 1 cup of skim milk. It taste like a chocolate milk shake. It keeps me full. I also have a desk job so at 9 am I eat an apple and it is really filling bc at this point I have a sensation of fullness and my sweet craving is satisfied. We need to just break the additction and not eat until lunch time. In between this period load up with lemon water. It helps stabilize blood sugar, supresses hunger and cleans out the digestive system. I was reading some of the advice you have recieved and it seems that I will just break this habbit for 2 weeks and not give into temptation bc then soon the body will adjust just like as someone said,"Cigarettes are also an addiction that can be broken."

I had that problem when I first started a desk job, too. I drink a lot of green tea, water, or black coffee to keep my mouth/hands busy. I do eat something every 2 hours or so (even if it's something like a piece of string cheese or a small handful of baby carrots), but I stay within my calories. I pack a known number of calories in my lunch bag, and purposely don't carry cash so I can avoid the cafeteria/vending machines. The upside of drinking so much is that I have to get up to use the restroom frequently (exercise!). If I really can't stand it, I try to go for a quick walk, whether it's to the mailroom, a restroom on another floor, to visit one of my clients--just to get away for a bit.

Wouldn't hurt to have your blood sugar tested

Also, do you take a multi vitamin? I know when I'm taking a multi vitamin I feel less hungry b/c well I wasn't hungry to begin with but lacking a specific nutrient.

Are you physically hungry, or do you just want to pick?

If you are actually hungry, you need to determine if you are eating enough calories and also eat some protein. Protein is brilliant for filling you up.

If it's out of habit, then you and only you can break that. It will get easier with time. I don't think that drinking a lot of water is a bad thing, however.

Do you eat filling foods like vegetables which you can have more of due to low in calories and fullof water and fiber? Fruits like apples? Whole grains which have more filling fiber? it also may be how you combine foods...a banana may leave you not feeling full but a banana with almonds will help.
Lastly, could it be stress?

Review your diet choices and make sure they belong in a "healthy diet". Advice that helped me was 1 - only eat food with fiber. Meaning no refined grains. If you eat dry cereal make sure it has a high fiber count. If you eat bread, crackers, or tortillas, make sure whole grain is the first thing listed. If you eat rice make sure it is brown rice or wild rice, etc. 2 - eliminate sugar and white flour and refined grains and your cravings will go away within 2 weeks. That one was a life saver to me. In fact, I kind of went over the deep end with sugar at Christmas and I am having a devil of a time getting off of it again! It actually is scary what a hold it took of me because I let it!

You might want to consider setting limits with yourself. You must have one heck of a bladder! When you get to work pick one time in the morning before lunch and one time in the afternoon after lunch where you WILL NOT EAT. Start by making it maybe a 15 minute period if that seems reasonable and then stretch it out to 30 minutes. You really need to set some limits with yourself, as you would with a child. Eating is emotional sometimes and we need to remember this is a very emotional issue for many of us. You WILL be okay. Being hungry for a few minutes will not harm you. That was a very difficult lesson for me in the beginning, too. Over time you realize hunger is just hunger. You won't starve. one thing that helped me was www.fatloser.com. Steve Siebold is a motivational speaker. He offers a free (spam free) 21 day video program through email to motivate you to follow through on your particular eating plan. What he had to say really hit home for me.

Also about the "pesticide taste" on celery - I never cared for the outer parts of celery, either. I just assumed those were the greenest parts and therefore the taste was more intense. I'll bet the outer stalks of organic celery and regular celery taste the same - very strong. I'll have to notice next time, myself!

Changes take time. You need to find a way to succeed. Try everything you hear and see what works for you.

All such relevant advice.. I'm bumping this to read when I feel the overwhelming urge to eat.. Which is a minute by minute struggle for me ????