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Does food noise ease over time when trying to lose weight?

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Overthinking1234 · 30/07/2026 11:39

Keen to get some other views if possible! So I’m trying really hard to lose weight and tone up at the minute and it’s been going well - consistent eating and strength training and daily food noise has dropped which used to be really loud. BUT I’m in the office today and there are loads of amazing snacks and food noise/stress is back with a vengeance. Curious to hear from people who have worked hard to overcome food noise/binge eating as to whether I should expect this reaction for ever and whether it’s just a case of having to exercise a lot of willpower every time in order to override the reward seeking part of my brain or whether there does come a point where I may look at high calorie/sugar/fat food dispassionately?
Logically, I know the satisfaction will be short term vs my longer term goal of looking and feeling better and more confident, but it’s so hard to keep that in mind when my brain is just shouting at me to give it that reward!
I can’t imagine ever getting to a point where I don’t want to massively overeat when confronted with delicious food, and was curious about other people who may have been on a similar journey/battled similar demons re food noise/binging?

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susiedaisy1912 · 30/07/2026 11:42

Nope never until I tried Mounjaro and then for the first time in my life the obsession and constant thoughts about food have reduced greatly. They haven’t gone completely but it’s died down to such an extent that I can focus on other things in between meals now.

MyDarlingRose · 30/07/2026 13:56

No it gets worse :) my obesity specialist lecturer says that people should take a break from their deficit every 3-6 months for 2-4 weeks. As otherwise people find it incredibly difficult to stick to because the brain is screaming at them to eat more to regain the weight. The max weight you achieve has indicated to your brain that you can have that much fat in storage (which it likes) and it will seek to always get you back up to max storage.

MyDarlingRose · 30/07/2026 13:58

However if it makes you feel better appetite naturally slows down as we age so you won’t always be quite so food driven.

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