I want to eat all the time

Wanting food all the time does not always mean the same thing. Sometimes I am genuinely hungry. Sometimes I am full but not satisfied, waiting for the next meal, looking for comfort or hoping food will make a flat day feel like something.

These articles are here to help you work out what kind of wanting is happening, without turning appetite into a character flaw.

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Why do I want to eat all the time when I’m trying to lose weight?

Start here if you keep wanting food and cannot tell whether you are hungry, unsatisfied, bored, seeking comfort or simply waiting for the next chance to eat.

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Sometimes I’m full. I just don’t feel finished

For when your body is full but your mind is still searching for the taste that will make eating feel complete.

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I keep waiting for the next time I can eat

For when meals have become the landmarks of the day and everything between them feels like waiting.

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I want food because I want something to happen

For the flat, restless moments when food feels like the quickest way to make something happen.

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