Eating when I know I am not hungry....

I don't know if it will help you, but I meditate. There are apps that help guide you through different types of meditation, the one I use is called Headspace. If anything its something to spend time on instead of eating. I have the same problem, I don't have any kind of medical condition and yet I'm hungry, but it's my mind trying to trick me. So I have to trick it back. Hope that helps.

I'm a bored eater. It's the first thing I do. Especially when watching TV, or at my desk at work...

I solved the TV thing with watching my shows on a Tablet, that I have to hold. Gives my hands something to do other than shoving food into my mouth..

The work thing is solved by going to get a cup of tea or having gum.

I also pre-log my day up until dinner - not only to make sure I dont go OVER my calories, but to make sure I don't go under much either. After cutting for 2 months I need to up my calories and I'm finding it's hard if I just do it randomly. My brain takes over and tells me I can't have "it". My brain is hard core. LOL

I also eat when I am not hungry! So.... here are a few ideas that work for me
Drink something low or no calorie - water (hot, warm, cold or iced), tea, coffee, broth (I buy chicken or veggie broth and often water it down so it doesn't taste too strong)
Floss your teeth - really, this helps! Use mint floss for flavour (lol)
Brush your teeth
Keep a container of prepared low cal snacks in the fridge - celery (I can sure eat a lot of this and I don't even like celery!), carrots, any veggie really.
Keep your hands busy too. I loved TeaBea's idea of colouring and plan to use that in addition to knit/crochet and doing my nails
Good luck!

I know this is not a solution but when I need to munch I have one of those little dum dum pops. They take time to dissolve, are sweet and they are low calorie (20 cals ea). I also want water after I have one - since I don't have much of sweet tooth. Hope this helps.

If you mean you're not eating meals because you're not hungry, and I don't mean doing IF, but like skipping lunch and going to bed with 500 calories left for the day on a regular basis, you're probably going to have to eat even though you're not really hungry.

I have to make myself eat lunch every day because of medication making me not hungry at lunchtime. Otherwise my defict is way too big.

If you mean snacking because you're bored, try using up a hobby that uses your hands at night. Especially woke you watch TV, or do other mindless activities. I like to knit or crochet. It uses both hands, so I can't eat at the same time, but generally leaves my mind free so I can watch (half watch, half listen) TV or listen to podcasts.

Plus, I use nice yarn usually, and I DON'T want to get grease/Cheeto dust on my expensive yarn. That leaves a stain I can't get out.

If you're a man (I haven't looked at your profile so forgive me if you're female), rear assured that men knit and crochet, and female fiber artists find them SEXY.

Other people like to cross stich/do embroidery, and that's a lot cheaper than knitting, because floss is like 25 cents or less a skein. Same deal about stains too.

Coloring is another big hobby. A 72 pack of gel pens with refills is $18 on Amazon, and a coloring book is maybe $10. Hours of creative fun that you can do anytime you feel the urge to eat.

If you have tried distraction and it's just not working and you decide that you must snack, learn to like crispy roasted veggies. I've seen recipes for sliced and baked carrot chips. Slice then super thin in a food processor, spray with a tiny bit of spray oil, salt, pepper/other seasonings. Spread out on a baking sheet and bake until brown and crispy. Very low calorie, and should satisfy the crispy part of snacking, which is probably what you're craving/used to (that's my craving anyway). Make a batch in advance and store in the fridge.

Or suck on ice chips. I have a very high powered blender, so I make a sugar free syrup with a packet of Kool aid, two cups of water, and a cup of Splenda. Grind up a cup of ice, and drizzle a bit of syrup on top. No (I think there's a couple calories in the Splenda, because of the maltodextron, but I count it as zero) calories, sweet, and yummy in the summer.

I sit in front of a computer doing the world's most boring work for 8 hours every day. It was very easy to keep snacking, so when I decided to lose weight, that's exactly what I did! I bring everything from home, pre-logged, and instead of eating three large meals with lots of snacks in between, I spread my food out over the course of the day. Generally I eat about 800 calories between waking up and an hour before dinner time, a larger dinner with my spouse (around 500-600 calories) and a snack before bed (100-200 calories). I also alternate between drinking water and ice tea, so there's pretty much always something there to reach for if I'm bored or antsy.