so i can't stop eating...
Posted by veganhippie on Jun 01, 2008 · Member since May 2008 · 5810 posts
i over eat on EVERYTHING!!! since i became a vegan i've lost 30 pounds, but lately i can't control myself around food. i know im not hungry, but i keep eating and eating. HELP?!?!!!?
Could it be a message from your body? When I crave sugar I need more protein, and when I crave eating I need more fat. Everyone is different, but maybe it's something like that.
I have days, well, sometimes spans of days when I do this. No matter how much I eat, I just cannot get full, and I am always hungry. But then there are days when I'm hardly interested in food at all, so I just have a bit here and there so I won't get a headache. I've also found that when I'm eating more healthy stuff, I can eat so much more than if I'm eating the not so healthy stuff. I wouldn't worry about it unless it becomes a daily event for weeks on end.
Are you stressed or anxious? I eat and eat and eat some more when I'm stressed out or when my anxiety level gets pretty high.
Just a thought . . .
If you're eating more high fiber food early in the day, you will get hungrier before lunch because things in your tummy will be moving. That's what I find anyway.
Yeah there are lot of factors. For me, being female, a lot depends on where I am in my cycle. At certain times I will eat anything I can get my paws on, even plain bread! Nervousness shuts me down, but anger makes me munch like mad! And it depends on what you're munching, too. If where you live it's still relatively chilly, (relative to where I live, OK?), sometimes cold food isn't very satisfying. Try hot herbal teas or regular tea if you can handle caffiene, and see if that doesn't help fill you up.
you guys rock! i think its a combination of nerves, anxiousness, T.O.M. (time of month) and just everything put into one. ill take all your tips. thanks!! :)>>>