How to stop eating when you are not hungry?

you need to find something that replaces that impulse. If you have a hobby, try doing that more often, if you don't have a hobby, find something that fun and is hard to do and eat at the same time.

eat alot during the fall and then hypernate in the winter or you could snack on celery grapes and other zero calorie options

CHEW GUM! i have this problem allll the time, and i try and keep gum in my purse and chew on it often, and if your starting to get tempted or wanna snack, chew gum. also keep lil candies to suck on or something, low calorie lil fruit or choco things to suck on kind of curb the craving sometimes for me!

try brushing your teeth after your eat or when you have the urge to eat, or try gum. brushing my teeth helped me alot so far because everything tastes super nasty right after lol

If you are not eating for physical hunger then you're probably eating for pleasure. So you need to find different ways to get joy and pleasure into your day. Try to make a list of things that make you feel good and next time you are in that situation see if you can choose something from your list rather than eating.

This might sound stupid..but I have pictures of myself when I was thinner, posted on my fridge, my pantry, and my bathroom mirror. It serves as a great motivator and a reminder on why eating healthy is important.

As for the eating..I only stock my fridge with carrots, fruit, etc. So even if I have a snack attack, the damage is not that bad.

Sounds silly but when i'm having a hard time controlling my eating when I'm not hungry I go put on something tight - usually a pair of jeans that pinches too tight around my waist - it's kind of a ridiculous idea but the constant reminder of how bad they fit kills the urge to keep eating every time:)

You can also try exercise - something simple like jumping jacks or running in place. Do it for a few mins every time the urge to go eat more comes on. If you still have the desire to eat again after that at least you burned off a few of the calories! Good luck:)

LOL but I agree. This is why I like wearing only tight clothes. It's a reminder that I still have weight to lose and that I like being skinny! :flowerforyou:

If you are out with people, one way to stop eating when you are full is to verbally and out load say "I am full." and push your plate away. That way you have told the people you are with that you are full and you most likely will be too embarrased to eat more. I learned that from a super skinny friend (not unhealthy skinny). It used to piss me off when she'd do it b/c I'd keep on chomping down. But now I totally get the point.

The other thing I do if I'm alone is get a glass of water. I tell myself that I can have another bite after I finish my glass of water. I do that with caloried drinks too. If I'm really craving a Coke, I have to finish my glass of water first. Some times I don't want the thing I wanted before, and sometimes I do. On those times that I do want it, at least I have gotten my fill of water, lol.

sometimes when i have the urge to stress eat, i go into another room and read to try and get out of the environment and occupy my mind with something else.

I LOVE THE LAST POST IDEA OF PUTTING SALT OR SOMEHOW MAKING IT UNPALATABLE ESP AT RESTAURANTS WHEN WAITER DOES NOT COME RIGHT OVER TO CLEAR THE TABLE. THANK YOU

i try and drink water instead. or if i really think i need to eat something i try an apple. i read on here that you are suppose to ask yourself if an apple sounds good to eat. if it doesn't you are not really hungry just bored. if it does eat the apple and see how you feel after and you are still hungry chances are your body needs to eat. that rule has helped me out a bit!