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NCScout · 2025-07-10T11:48:55+00:00

I’ve heard the expression ‘food noise’ and this is why some people are larger and other slimmer people don’t have this. Please can someone explain this to me? If anyone could direct me to a book that would be great. Many thanks

spoonbillstretford · 21/07/2025 05:03

It's not just our diet affecting our hormones, it's our hormones affecting our diet, hunger feelings and food cravings.

BoredReceptionist · 21/07/2025 06:10

I wasn’t sure I believed in food noise before taking Mounjaro. For me that’s been the best part of it, being able to walk past food I would previously have consumed in one sitting and felt sick and disgusted with myself afterwards. It was never anything to do with hunger, I was basically eating myself into an early grave. In the past I’ve been able to use will power and lose weight but this time it just wasn’t happening. I would love to have an understanding of how the drug is doing this, but at the moment I’m just so pleased that it is.

Bivo · 21/07/2025 06:42

For me there’s a difference between thinking about food all the time and the food noise.
I was always on the skinny side of slim despite loving food. I’ve always thought about food all the time, thinking about what I was going to eat next etc. The difference for me was that I was thinking about food I liked and was looking forward to eating it. If my friends or family were eating Haribo or getting an ice cream or something else I’m
not that keen on I’d find it easy to say no because I don’t really like it and I wouldn’t think any more of it or feel I was missing out. Now my auto response is still no because I don’t like it but it’s like the food is shouting at me to eat it, even though I’m not keen. This happens at work with food around me, can be food on the shelves in the shop or the cupboard at home. Food I would never normally even consider eating. It’s completely different to thinking about food I like and am looking forward to. This change happened with perimenopause for me.

BoredReceptionist · 21/07/2025 06:45

Bivo · 21/07/2025 06:42

For me there’s a difference between thinking about food all the time and the food noise.
I was always on the skinny side of slim despite loving food. I’ve always thought about food all the time, thinking about what I was going to eat next etc. The difference for me was that I was thinking about food I liked and was looking forward to eating it. If my friends or family were eating Haribo or getting an ice cream or something else I’m
not that keen on I’d find it easy to say no because I don’t really like it and I wouldn’t think any more of it or feel I was missing out. Now my auto response is still no because I don’t like it but it’s like the food is shouting at me to eat it, even though I’m not keen. This happens at work with food around me, can be food on the shelves in the shop or the cupboard at home. Food I would never normally even consider eating. It’s completely different to thinking about food I like and am looking forward to. This change happened with perimenopause for me.

Oh interesting, I definitely don’t think it was as bad for me pre menopause. Might explain why I’ve struggled so much more.

Titasaducksarse · 21/07/2025 06:51

For me, as well it's the constant obsession of 'if I eat this I can't have that'.
'OK...I'll have x now but tomorrow I can't have y'.
Or 'I've just eaten z so now I'll need to do p at the gym'.

The whole being 'good' dialogue too. 'I've been good today so I'll treat myself to c'.

The literal inability to open a packet of something and only eat a couple...

All of the above noise in my head has gone on MJ
I eat for fuel. I eat well. I eat smaller portions so I have both items. I naturally gravitate towards better choices. I can open biscuits and eat just 2.

I also now feel zero guilt leaving food on my plate, even if I'm out and even if it was expensive!

Annierex · 21/07/2025 07:03

Food noise is very common in anorexia too. It’s not just a factor for those who are overweight. Not giving in to the food noise is a constant fight and a source of great pride. I think obesity is an eating disorder as much as anorexia. Two sides of the same coin and both often routed in trauma.