How do I stop myself wanting the wrong food? All the time. Hypnosis? Anything?

[MarriedtoDaveGrohl]

I'm eating and eating currently. I got into the habit of comfort eating when I was very stressed years ago and have gone up and down since. This last few weeks just kept eating and eating because now I'm not going out and I'm single this is my only 'pleasure'.

How do I uncouple food (sugar, fat, you name it) with the idea of it as a treat. As a way to manage stress or tiredness. How do I stop wanting to eat all the damn time? I'm not hungry though I do get hungry.

I'm menopausal, and on hrt. My life consists of willpower and I'm willpowered out. This needs to be a change inside my head not the usual 'oh when you eat healthy foods you will crave them' trope. Or the other classic 'eat less move more!'

Low carb makes me miserable. Saxenda makes me not hungry but I still ate and I suspect it fucked my sleep. 5 hours sleep makes me very hungry indeed. 5 or 6 days in a row i was on my knees.

I know people who have managed to embed it in their minds that they don't eat much. Very careful when they do. It's like for them eating a packet of haribo just isn't an option. I want to be them.

Anyone?

Hi! Didn't want to read & run. I have completely changed my approach to eating through an app called Second Nature. It is low carb rather than no carb, but I can heartily recommend it.

I had a certain takeaway thing and every day there was a reason to have it. A treat after good day. A treat after bad day. A treat. I eat well (albeit a lot) and this was the only deep fried thing.
Every freaking day I said "I won't have it tonight". I did...

I started counting cals and I knew I just can't have it all the time. I still have it once a week or once every two weeks, when I save up cals on a day. But not every night. It was horrible first week!!! I thought about it all the time. I went to bed early. Then... It just went away. 🤷🏻

As to eat all the time. I guess you just get used to it if you set times. But again. It takes few weeks and they can be hell. But then it breaks.

Breaking habits is INCREDIBLY hard so don't be hard on yourself, but be strict with yourself. I found times help. I can tell myself "Stop being ridiculous, lunch is in less than an hour".

I'm similar. I've set Monday as the day I start properly. I've been referred to slimming world starting Wednesday, and have the fast500 diet and recipes lined up.

I just don't know how I'm going to manage. I'm ok if I'm alone, but my family eat junk and won't go without, so it's always around. And I love food. I love jacket potatoes, meat, vegetables... I can't imagine having to do without them all.

I've set Monday as the day I start properly

I had to do "now" so I started mid weekend. After about 100 mondays👀

Can you just eat half? It's really hard at the begining but when it cracks you are ok because you still eat normally, so don't feel like missing out, but limited amount? I do that with some things. Just add extra veg on a side so it's a portion.

Can you just eat half?

That was supposed to be "Can you eat just half?"
Totally different.

That's good, shrodinger. I'm going to do a mix of systems, in the hope that I get the benefits of all of them!

I'm not sure what slimming world system is yet.
Fast 800 is restricted eating times, low carb. I may do that 5 days a week, and slimming world the other two. Or the other way around. So I may get the occasional jacket potato!

Yeah @picklemewalnuts try few things and something will absolutely work for you. And it will most likely be a combo of things. Good luck!

Thank you. The Monday thing is because I've been helping my mother move- inconsistent food available and very hard work physically and emotionally. I've had a few days to recover, and Monday is day 1.