Sensory cravings

[TheDrsDocMartens]

I’m interested in trying injections but a lot of my cravings are more sensory than hunger (I’m autistic). Currently a specific chocolate bar because of the texture, it’s been dry cornflakes, bananas, all sorts over the years. These seem to be the hardest to fight , small portions I can do, I’m vegetarian and eat a lot of fruit and veg so eat fairly healthily apart from these cravings.

I relate to that. Sometimes it's things like the texture of soft melting chocolate or the crunch of some flapjack. I've found that was part of my food noise and has greatly reduced.

That’s good to know. I don’t want to spend a fortune on injections to then be scuppered by this!

For me that went, or shifted to healthier targets. I’ve had phases of being obsessed with fruit in general or particular fruits, also sashimi.

The sensory pull can still be part of food noise for some people, so it may not be a dealbreaker, but it's hard to predict until you know how your own brain responds.

I have strong sensory pulls but it's working for me (I am diagnosed autistic and sensory processing disorder) because I can eat less of the things and desire them less. I still tend to eat the same thing over and over but just less of it. For about 6 months I've been obsessed with dried mango for example and eat it every day but still lose weight because I'm eating 1/4 of what I would have been without the appetite suppression mounjaro gives.