Help, I am eating all the time! - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

Hazel · 07-29-2001, 09:06 PM

I mean eating! Anything I can get into my mouth, I am not particularly hungry, I just love the taste and texture of food and I am eating, eating, eating to the tune of 20 extra pounds this year. What the heck is going on? I have had blood tests and all is well other than having a B12 deficiency for which I have been on shots for years. I have to stop. Any suggestions?

arkie6 · 07-30-2001, 11:10 PM

What are you eating? High carb foods (sugary stuff, bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, fruit, etc.) tend to make you want more of them. It's not just in your head, but a biochemical thing (they screw up your insulin and bloodsugar levels). And you need B-12 shots huh? Are you a vegetarian? Meat, eggs, and dairy in sufficient quantities should provide you with adequate B-12.

Alan

Hazel · 08-01-2001, 08:07 PM

I do eat a lot of carbs, I crave them. I eat very little meat, just don't like the idea of eating something that used to eat something. I have tried to eat just veggies, fruits, cheese, yogurt etc and it drives me crazy, I crave the "good stuff". My B12 shots are for pernicious anemia, I cannot eat to replace it, I can only replace it through monthly injections and still my levels are low normal. Thanks for the tip on carbs, I will start cutting down and fight through the cravings and see what happens.

Lori · 08-05-2001, 09:54 PM

Hazel,
I am kinda the same way you are! Sorry the only suggestion I can make is dont let yourself have access to 'the good stuff' that is bad for you. Maybe suck on hard candy instead..? I heard going for a couple weeks with very little carbs you dont crave them after awhile. I'm trying that now but like you said it's hard to stay away from the bad stuff.
Take care,
Lori

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fuzzybunny · 08-06-2001, 01:38 PM

hi hazel

i would tend to think you're eating for emotional issues. i know when i get into that rythym of eating anything even though i'm not hungry its because there is something going on with me on an emotional level that i'm not expressing, that i'm not fulfulling.

i dont know if thats what is going on with you, but when you said you're eating "anything" and that you're "not particularly hungry", it doesnt sound to me to be something physical.

is anything different going on in your life? i know this sounds corny, but please think about it - maybe you're stressed out or burying some other unpleasantries with the food you're eating.

-fb