I am having one of those "never satisfied" days. I allow myself up to 1500 calories per day and I have eaten 1100 of those so far today. I still FEEL hungry (mentally that is). I know I am not hungry and cannot eat anymore until tonight which will have to be a light dinner. I really hate this feeling of mental hunger. I am stressed about exams and about having to wear walking boots to try to heal my tendons (finally got some answers-I have gorilloid feet and a genetic deformity which caused one of the bones in my feet, the navicular, not to fuse together and the loose bone lodged in my tendon)... That is the only thing that I can think of that would have triggered this "binge mode" (which i have not binged so far today) and it is sooo hard not to just eat something. Meh.

Take a deep breath. Good for you for hanging tough. You know the cause of your feet issue, that's actually a step in the right direction (no pun intended).

I recommend drinking lots of hot tea, chew gum, take a bath or a shower, clean out your closet, do whatever it takes to make you stay strong! I'm glad you posted here because sometimes just doing that helps a lot!

Wow. I am having the exact same issue today. I'm not hungry, I've eaten.. I know that. But I am going CRAZY just WANTING to eat. It's actually stressing me out. I have not had this feeling in forever. Its actually making me a grumpy because all I want to do is raid the cupboards upstairs and eat everything, but I'm not even a tiny bit hungry.

Stick in there. Once it passes, you will feel very proud of yourself as opposed to feeling regret if you cave. We can do it!!

Another thing that helps me is to take just one thing...something that's low in calorie...like an apple and to take it with me to bed. Then I just stay there until the next day if I can. Just a thought.

I have been having this feeling for a few days now, since dealing with being couch-ridden from a misfortunate ingrown toenail. I hate sitting around, not being able to do anything. I detest watching t.v, which is what I've done for the past 3 days. Watching t.v promotes eating for me--eating everything in sight no matter if I'm hungry or not!

I would love to report that I have come so far in this journey as to have won the battle and just simply did NOT give into to emotional/boredom eating, but unfortunately I cannot. I have miserably overeaten!

One day, I desire to have a healthy relationship with food, but it has not happened as of yet!

I hear you! I'm a strict calorie counter too so I've tried to pick up tricks whenever possible...

When I'm feeling mentally hungry but don't need to or can't eat that doesn't change what's going on in my head! Best ways to help is to satisfy it!

If I can think of a busying activity I can jump into I run for it full speed-get my mind moving on other things! But when that isn't available or helping (expecially when it's linked to anxiety) I suggest you try my favorite trick

make some tea and drink it in the dark! Pick your favorite bag and put an extra one in if you wanna to get some rich flavor! Sit down in a quiet dark place and just breath in all of that moment. Taste every sip of the tea (calorie free!) and let yourself relax while you feed your mind hunger. You can add lemon or a little honey if you need something extra for your taste buds but as a binger and emotional eater who is constantlyyyy mentally hungry this works every time <3

Hope you're feeling better!

I know how you all feel , ive been like this for weeks now and although there was no real change on the scales for a while probably due to my quite strenous job , theyve started to move upwards now , leading to more stress leading to more junk food , hence the reason im trawling through this fab site to curb my appetite so to speak .

I have days like these as well and usually this mental hunger is caused by stress. I'm not as string as you and I usually just give in. If you're having a stressful time, why not allow yourself a cheat day? It may not be the best advice, but perhaps thinking about it will help you make a choice: if you decide you're strong enough and you don't need to cheat then you'll know how determined you are and it will be easier for you to stick to your calorie plan.

It's kind of like that quote says: "When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you, but because in that brief moment when the coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you want".

This is so great. I always feel that way. I usually do good in the morning until I feel so hungry I need something, sweet, something chocolate. I'm out of control but for now, listening to you guys feel the same way, I have hope.