Why Can't I Stop Thinking About Food? | Mental Hunger

Hi Guys!
Do you find yourself thinking about food constantly? Watching what I eat in a day? Seeking out 10,000 calorie challenges? Browsing supermarket shelves?
Guys - this is MENTAL HUNGER.
And it is a completely valid form of hunger that needs responding to, much the same as physical hunger.
More on types of hunger: www.londonmindful.com/blog/un...
(please be aware that this is a mindful eating resource and therefore could be possibly kind of triggering for those who are vulnerable or easily triggered - not a negative - as it suggests ways to eat mindfully. in recovery - screw mindful eating. just eat, don't overthink it x)
Please note: if you have concerns that yourself or someone you love is experiencing an eating disorder, you are not alone in this. please reach out for support. you can talk to a trusted loved one, a doctor or a specialist helpline. if you are uk-based, you can talk to the samaritans on 116 123 or visit beat's website for advice & further support: www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
All my love,
Milly xxx
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[@kellybuckingham5730]

thank u so much for this video. this is something that im really struggling with right now even though im like nearly a year and half in recovery and now weight restored. and im finding it very fustrating cos ill eat a bigger meal cos im hungry but as soon as i finish, i i still want more food even if im physically full, mentally im obsessing about every food and any food. this video was helpful

[@arefehmoh3281]

I relate so much so I just let myself have something sweet cuz a normal person normally goes for dessert after a meal

[@kellybuckingham5730]

@@arefehmoh3281 yes that's what I've been tryna do too

[@user-hj5ie3hi9i]

Hey how are you now?

[@sparklinginfinity2887]

That was amazing. The fact that the body doesn’t want to waste energy on physical hunger makes complete sense. The elephant analogy was brilliant. And then the wake up call “THATS NOT MINDLESS EATING” girl you’re spitting facts 👏🏻

[@millyisliving]

Hahaha I'm really glad you liked this

[@diekleinemu7300]

Im struggling A LOT with mental hunger despite being weight restored for almost 4 years now I can eat 10k calories and still be not satisfied I often eat until I feel sick but I still want to keep eating

[@user-hj5ie3hi9i]

Im the same way

[@susanacristina7454]

Honestly, everyone says that recovery is REALLY good and it is worth it, but right now I'm just in FEAR and DESPAIR. The first days were amazing! Me talking with my parents more, eating more, challeging myself to eat after "my hour to stop", trying to exercise less. I was so happy and confident - feeling more pretty and energetic. It is my second week right now. I upload all your books in my Kindle, just read "Fear of Gain Weight", and now I am reading Rehabilitate, Rewire, Recover. In the first week, I was very close to my parents - because I was exercising with my mom, ignoring me thinking about food (mental hunger) while I was with my father and passing a good time with him. Now, in the secong week, I just completely stopped doing ANY exercise - actually, I just laying down ALL TIME, eating A LOT MORE CALORIES (I think i ate around 10,000 just today and it still the middle of the day), trying to not care and ignoring my thoughts about my dad shopping "unhealthy food" - actually, i am eating it. As you see, in just 2 weeks I went "ALL IN" with LITTLE restrictions, i'm trying to do neural rewiring, but NOW I'M SO SAD, I'M CRYING ALL THE TIME, FEELING SHAME, TRYING TO SLEEP BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT FOOD ALL THE TIME. And when I say ALL THE TIME it is ALL THE TIME - 10 sec to 10 sec - and I keep eating like I DO NOT KNOW, but right now i'm trying to distract myself sleeping, writing this, watching your videos, reading your books AND I KNOW I AM RESTRICTING AND THIS IS WILL JUST CONTINUE, BUT I JUST CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE. I'M SUFFERING! I'M NOT LIVING! I'M JUST ISOLATING MYSELF , FEELING LIMITED THINKING ABOUT FOOD ALL THE TIME (just like before when I was just exercising 4 hours a day and eating just ONE SPOON in each meal, doing extense jejum, etc). WHAT SHOULD I DO? I am thinking about going to a nutricionist and a psychologist, but I am afraid of them LIMITATING MYSELF and worsen my fear of gaining weight - what I am trying to fight! I just can't live like this - I am literally all the time thinking about food and asking myself everytime "it is fear of gaining weight?". Argh!v

[@eidercaro996]

You are literally in the place that I was so I think that I can give you some advice. When I started recovery I thought it would be completely different, in my imagination I was recovering without ganing weight and eating normal amounts, my smile back in six months, all my life shinning and feeling finally happiness!! But it truly wasn't. The first months are pain. Are pain because you are growing. Because you stopped from diying but in a safe way to living again but it's painfull, but it's worth it, because when is bleeding, when your ed is screaming to you that you are failure and you should regret, in these moments is when your ed is diying while screaming. You are feeling normal feelings and you have to let youself feel the fear and not be ashamed of that, but just remember that recovery is scary and you can heal your scars in tow weeks. My first two weeks and two months were a mess, but the strenght in these days is making you free

[@eidercaro996]

I now I'm talking too much but hope you, or someone, find this helpful. I like a lot the analogy of the messy room, sometimes, when you areidying up your room, which is a mess, it seems to be getting more and more messy while you take things out of drawers and move things around. But, in a point everithing is put into place little by little, step by step, and finally, your room is tidy.

[@eidercaro996]

And this is the last thing: Please, be kind to youself. Give yourself time to rest. Phisically too. Explore hobbys. Look after yourself and accept youself the more that you can even it feels hard. Remember that you can do hard things, you can enjoy the little things and wins and you are sure an amazing person with a wonderfull life waiting for her. Love youu

[@eidercaro996]

P.D. I forgot to say, personally, counting calories doesn't work

[@susanacristina7454]

@@eidercaro996 awwwwn, thank you so so so so much! REALLY! You touched my heart and I'm reading this with a smile on my face. Tomorrow will be two months of recovery and my mental hunger has reduced a lot, as well as the crying and despair. The ed thoughts are still here, but I can control them. I believe I will get better, or rather, now I know I will be fine! thanks.

[@fujiokakujo]

I can't believe that, my journey on losing weight just gave me eating disorder. I was being so restrictive and i feel guilty after eating. I feel like i have to exercise, so i can burn all of the calories of what i just ate. It's been 25 days since i stopped dieting, i want to try intuitive eating, but in the first week of stopped dieting. I eat a lot of food and i lost control, till the third week. Now im fighting to get my control back, i want to be able to control myself and eat healthy. But lately i keep thinking of food, and it's really painful.

[@elliestevens7435]

Thank you for this, it’s great. Sometimes my mental hunger is so chaotic/strong that I don’t even KNOW what I want. Right now, it’s coco pops (mainly for the milk at the end!!) xx

[@2222hottiee]

I fear I end up binging for days and months. I ate 1kg of yogurt, 1kg of chicken with cream sauce and bunch of rice in one day. I'm early in my recovery I'm so scared.

[@madelinesaldana7651]

Everything is going to be ok. Babe your body needs it, little baby you on the inside needs it. Do it for her. Love, I believe in you, I’m in it with you.

[@evebeinguniquebeingme6205]

Love this so informative and can relate to it with ed recovery so much 💖

[@nikkitate8973]

Helpful and informative as always! Although, eating past physical hunger is just so difficult 🥵

[@sara2116]

You have such a calming voice, and everything sounds like it's not that bad and everything's going to be okay and easy❤

[@millyisliving]

thank you so much 🤍

[@ChloeSinclair-jt5kj]

IKR programming and relaxing

[@ChloeSinclair-jt5kj]

It's so calming not programming lol

[@jijipop4977]

Thank you so much for this video it made me feel so valid

[@a.a.l777]

this was so helpful ❤️❤️ thank you love

[@sophiiaawalker]

unrelated, but that hair colour on you is PERFECT!! like distractingly beautiful! just fits your skin and your eyes so well 💖🫶🏻

[@xanderstille8616]

literally spend my whole school days only making meal plans with calorie counts... damn, this was an eye opener

[@srenpetersen1681]

Peanut butter 😢

[@mirchen01]

This is soooo helpful wow thank you

[@ChloeSinclair-jt5kj]

You are my therapist in this video.😂 Not gonna lie but your probably the best therapist I've ever had.❤❤❤

[@actgirl1234567]

❤❤❤

[@marchymeow4584]

Mental hunger is so painful

[@e.f.9591]

Where did you get the pokemon plushies in the background ? They are adorable. Very helpful and informative videos as usual :)

[@srenpetersen1681]

Yh i like Them as well 😊

[@millyisliving]

thank you! those were from ebay i believe 🤍

[@sheeliekittie9298]

I would like to ask - does this ever go away? is it normal in recovery to literally feel like i can eat all the time, every hour of the day and think about food all the time, even though i'm not physically hungry? I feel so embarassed =( thank you all.

[@Barbara-dq2ds]

i was asking myself the same thing. me personally, i can eat „normally“ but there is always that thought of food and whether i have overeaten in the back of my mind and i somehow cannot get rid of it

[@AK-rx8gp]

I also need to know this.. I'm weight restored and I don't look like a man anymore and I'm STILL mentally hungry all the time

[@Aurvilea]

@@AK-rx8gphii, are you still experiencing it? I’m weight restored too but I feel like I could eat all the time and think about food despite not being physically hungry 😞

[@AK-rx8gp]

@@Aurvilea yes I'm still experiencing mental hunger all the time :( idk how to deal with it, if I let myself have all my cravings I eat all day until I feel ill and then I still want more

[@Aurvilea]

@@AK-rx8gp I feel so sorry for you, I know how you feel. Sometimes it’s even hard for me to focus on a nice movie bc I think about my next meal, and about food overall. I just regret developing my ed, it gave me nothing but problems. I wish I could go back in time 😔

[@khanshaina4429]

I'm going through a lot of mental hunger i don't know what should i do my whole body is scared 😢plz suggest some remedy

[@ChloeSinclair-jt5kj]

Same I feel full physically but mentally I'm hungry its confusing I recommend speaking to a nurse.x