Dealing with constant hunger.

[Anonymous No.5966087]

I fucking love eating. There's nothing I look forward to more than binge eating. When I'm going out, I look forward to the food more than the people I'll be with. I can't even keep snack food around my house.. I'll drink a two liter, eat entire pizzas, then crush a bag of oreos for dessert.

Even if I just buy healthy stuff (fruit, vegetables, oatmeal), I still mow through it like crazy. I'll eat five pounds of grapes, or ten servings of oatmeal and still feel unsatisfied.

If I'm not eating, I'm constantly thinking about food. How do I break this habit? It's fucking terrible for me. Should I try some kind of 12 step program or something? Should I seek medical help?

[Anonymous No.5966099]

I get this way too sometimes. Insatiable hunger. I don't know if it's right or healthy, but I fast for a day or two. Let my stomach shrink and then I eat smaller portions after the fast, and I'm full easier. Also I've heard that it takes around half an hour for your stomach to tell your brain it's full. Try eating a normal serving size, and then not eating for a half hour.

[Anonymous No.5966252]

>>5966087
>tfw constantly binge
>haven't gained a pound
will it eventually catch up to me?

[Anonymous No.5966257]

You've either got an insulin problem, a thyroid problem, or you're hypoglycemic.

[Anonymous No.5966276]

>>5966087
>>5966099
Medical help.

[Anonymous No.5966278]

>>5966252
>>5966257
could also be tape worms. again, you need medical attention. seek a dietitian, avoid nutritionists as they do not have to have any qualifications to use that title.

[Anonymous No.5966282]

You might actually have a problem where you lack the ability to tell when you are full. Or it could be that you're just a fat fuck who has simply forgotten what it actually feels like to be hungry.

Either way, going to a doctor couldn't hurt.

[Anonymous No.5966293]

>>5966252
yeah, but it'll wait till you decide to "get healthy" before it catches up to you

[noko No.5966372]

guys, guys, what if OP is actually a fat fuck?

[Anonymous No.5966380]

>>5966276
>>5966278
do these

source: i had anorexia, been thru the mill with doctors and food problems

[Anonymous No.5966384]

>>5966372
Even fat fucks get full sometimes, there might be something wrong with him.

[Anonymous No.5966565]

>>5966087
ha, well thats because it tastes good. really, i would recommend "binge" eating on progressive cuts of your current diet to only include those that pack protein, fiber, and so on. it doesn't have to be perfect, just reduce your options. pizza and oreos are never going to cut it because of the makeup of their ingredients. its not about "healthy" as much as it is getting an even brain chemistry. high fat foods are things like olives, mayo, seeds, nuts. proteins like chicken, pork, have some gravy for all i care. but you understand the point, its about substitution. have a spoonful of flax seed before snacks. add MTC oil to your coffee. buy some canned vegetables you like, like beets or green beans. find foods that satisfy certain "cravings", such as saurkraut for a sour/salty snack. even with sausage...but its still protein, see? this can be as gradual as you like, and if you do it correctly you never feel you're "missing out"' because the payout is in energy and clarity of mind. the body is made to efficiently produce energy from the right stuff. the right stuff is your own choosing based on how different foods interact with your body. but first things first is ruling out the shit. and oreos is shit. no way, just...no. you have to draw the line. substitute and drink cold drinks. GUACAMOLE, you know, find the right stuff. but its all a cycle, to be successful it needs to be one step at a time.

[Anonymous No.5966681]

I kinda have this problem but not with the same amount of hunger as you OP

[Anonymous No.5966957]

>>5966681
Me too.

I'm almost always hungry. Satiation doesn't last long.

[Anonymous No.5967068]

>>5966087
Do you have Prader-Willi syndrome? If not, you are just a dirty fatass and you do not deserve any sympathy from anyone.

[Anonymous No.5967072]

>>5966957

Same although I wouldn't say that I "look forward" to binge eating or anything like that because I don't want to be a fatass. I just manage it by eating large portions of vegetables with my foods and keeping myself distracted.

Also while I don't know about ten servings of oatmeal, I am also not satiated if I just eat one thing. I need a balanced meal or I will just want to eat more shit even if I'm uncomfortably full.

[Anonymous No.5967294]

>>5966087
You're the worst social link.

[Anonymous No.5967343]

>>5966087
Actually your body chemically adapts to taking in a lot of food. Even if you're nutritionally satiated your stomach nerves will still trick your body into thinking it's still hungry because it's used to you binging all the time. Then, if you try to correct this problem, your body experiences symptoms like drug withdrawals (pangs, headaches, irritability, etc) because it was used to eating a lot more food.

Your best bet is eating lean proteins with sides of high fiber food, and gradually reducing the amount you eat. Replace any caloric drink with water. If you're going to binge then it's best to binge on foods that contain the lowest amount of calories and soluble fat as possible.

[Anonymous No.5967372]

This seems like as good a thread as any...

anybody here deal with bullimia? I've had it since I was in middle school. As a dude it's hard to get help for that shit. It's like an insatiable urge, much like smoking. The feeling of ridding yourself of everything. It really wears me down though. I'm in my early twenties now.

[Anonymous No.5967389]

>>5966087
Been there done that.
Go to army fatty or
Eat three times a day reasonable amount of food and go to bed feeling hungry while crying yourself into sleep. 2 weeks.

[Anonymous No.5967394]

>>5966087
Its called being a teenager :^)

[Anonymous No.5967405]

>>5966252
Extra slice of pizza isn't binging, so no.

[Anonymous No.5967411]

I used to eat all the time and then I had a blood panel done, I was insulin resistant (but not yet diabetic). My doctor put me on metformin and I wasn't so ravenous anymore. I lost weight without even trying.

[Anonymous No.5967414]

>>5967372
smoke weed, it'll probably help

[Anonymous No.5967416]

>>5966087
Is that you, Tarrare?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare

[Anonymous No.5967424]

>>5967372

About a decade of EDNOS leaning toward Bulimia here.
You can get help if you want it, though a lot of people with eating disorders don't want help. It's a mental illness and it fucks with your priorities and perceptions, so sometimes the best you can do is try to manage the behaviors. One step at a time, you know?

I'm sorry if that's not what you want. I just thought since you mentioned how it's starting to wear you down, maybe you were ready to start some constructive habits.

Of course, medical attention is blah blah blah, you know this. I'd advise you to tell someone you trust and use that as a stepping stone to support. If that's not something you're comfortable with, maybe a good online community would help. Not that pro-ana bullshit. Someplace focused on recovery, but still supportive of candid dialogue (as opposed to "muh triggers").

I like WhyEat. Cool people, active boards, supportive and understanding, funny and insightful. Nobody will try to force anything on you. We do have males on there. I know a lot of guys aren't comfortable with admitting to having an eating disorder because it's a "young white woman's disease", but we both know it's not. You can poke around the site without signing up if you want to see what it's about.

I'll stop before I write a novel. Good luck, anon. I hope to see you around.

[Anonymous No.5967429]

>>5967372
Yeah, just seek professional help. Bulimia is annoying and you aren't going to stop unless you really want to... like smoking. People quit bad habits all the time, but if you are serious and can't figure out how to stop then you should talk to an expert who deals with eating disorders. And breaking bad habits is hard... it's not really something that you just give up on because it isn't easy to do. Laziness and excuses are a great way to never get better.

I mean honestly, why in the world would you ask for help for your bulimia on 4chan?
I'm responding to you because I had/have plenty of issues and know lots of people who have/had, some who have gotten over them and some who haven't (8 or 10 years later)... but it seems like you just want attention or pity for having eating issues without actually doing anything constructive about it. And that is annoying.

[Anonymous No.5967463]

>>5966252
It just happened to my boyfriend. He's got a paunch now and for a while acted like it would just disappear like his weight always has. But now that it's been awhile he's starting to acknowledge that he needs to slow down on his eating.

I've been trying to buy less snack foods and make healthier dinners but he wants to snack constantly and is a grumpy fuck when he can't. But I buy him like a weeks worth of snacks and he eats them all in one day. So I'm sick of spending money on snacks every fucking day and then listen to him complain about his weight.

I'm getting pretty sick of this shit.

[Anonymous No.5967477]

I'm similar but it's more the sensation of chewing that I craved rather than actually being hungry. So I stock up on chewing gum and tic tacs and it's helped keep food around my house.

[Anonymous No.5967485]

>>5967463
I don't live with my girlfriend but I can't imagine having my woman go grocery shopping for me even if she did.

Your relationship must be "interesting."

[Anonymous No.5967494]

>>5967485
Well I work at a grocery store so i usually will pick stuff up after work. The weeks worth of shopping we do together.

[Anonymous No.5967499]

>>5967494
Still seems pretty unhealthy that your boyfriend is angry, especially at you, if he can't snack.

[Anonymous No.5967514]

>>5967499
Well it's not like he's smacking me around because he can't snack, he just gets grumpy in general, not directly at me.

[Anonymous No.5967517]

>>5966087
Are you lactose intolerant?

Eat a "normal" portion of a meal and then drink 2 glasses of milk. Still hungry? Drink a third. I guarantee you'll start feeling full. Your body can only process a limited amount of lactose at once, plus your stomach fills up. It's temporary, but it allows your stomach to talk to your brain and say it's had enough.

[Anonymous No.5967518]

>>5967514
WHERE THE FUCK ARE MY OREOS?

BITCH WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO WITH MY OREOS? DID YOU EAT THEM?

[Anonymous No.5967522]

>>5967514
Tell him if he's hungry he should eat your pussy more often.

[Anonymous No.5967540]

>>5967518
>>5967522

[Anonymous No.5967587]

>>5967540
Live like a windrammer as you fuck

[king No.5967621]

O.P what comes to your mind when looking @ this pic?

[Anonymous No.5967657]

>>5967621
Tyrrell's fat 8" hamslammer?

[king No.5967670]

Hell this is worse than I thought.

[Anonymous No.5967694]

>>5967514
>>5967499
you should get him checked. he might have a condition if he's getting snappy when his blood sugar is low. he could be hypoglycemic.

[Anonymous No.5967731]

Stop smoking so much weed you stupid stoner

[king No.5967747]

>>5967731
yea stop rolling blunts u trippin space baby

[Anonymous No.5967796]

>>5967621
I really want some chips.

[Anonymous No.5967814]

>>5966087

Here's something that helped me with snacking: don't have anything available. Cook less. Don't buy junkfood. Buy less vegetables, fruit...just buy less of everything. What you don't have you can't eat

[Anonymous No.5967823]

>>5967514
That's good. I have a boyfriend that started breaking things in the apartment because I finished the bread and he wanted to eat bread for a midnight snack.

He also works in a grocery store.

[Anonymous No.5967824]

fatty foods and dairy cause the insatiable hunger. stop eating both

[Anonymous No.5967837]

have some sort of hard toffee/butterscotch sweets lying around. something thats not exceptionally nice or addictive but enough to give you a sweet hit

if you're not at home, then maybe some kind of sugar-free mint (the sugary ones can be quite addictive like any other sugary treat)

[BAR B Q KING No.5968003]

>>5967823
NEXT TIME HE STARTS BREAKING SHIT TELL HIM YOUR SORRY HOLD OUT YOUR ARMS 2 HUG HIM THEN KICK HIS FAT ASS DEAD IN THE BALLS!!!!! HARD!!!!

[Anonymous No.5968180]

>>5967372
Restrictive Anorexia.. turned B/P Anorexia with food obsessions, turned potentially lethal restrictive Anorexia (complete lack of interest in food),turned Orthorexia, turned Bulimia with total food fixations (unable to do anything all day but eat and purge), turned some kind of EDNOS now which for me basically is just grazing constantly while trying not to and occasionally purging while remaining at the high end of a healthy weight.

"Help" did not help.

[Anonymous No.5969627]

>>5967372
>>5968180
seek therapy and a dietitian. maybe also a dentist if you purge.

Protip, not all "help" is qualified to help anyone.

[Anonymous No.5969642]

>>5966087
lol I bet you're fat. fucking fat faggot

[Anonymous No.5969674]

>>5969642
>ashamed fatty detected
post a pic of ur gut

[Anonymous No.5969680]

>>5969627
>Protip, not all "help" is qualified to help anyone.
But you think a therapist or dietitian are? lol look into their qualifications