WHY AM I CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT FOOD? Understand your food obsession & learn how to stop it

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  • čas přidán 12. 09. 2024

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  • @shakthimamathi124
    @shakthimamathi124 Před 4 lety +278

    It's not like am a binge eater but I just keep thinking about food. like after breakfast am thinking about lunch and after lunch am thinking about what's for dinner! 😬

    • @user-ie2yy
      @user-ie2yy Před 4 lety +2

      shakthi mamathi same >~

    • @idaberge91
      @idaberge91 Před 4 lety +14

      Sameee! Its getting annoying

    • @iwannanumber
      @iwannanumber Před 3 lety +35

      and then after dinner im thinking about tomorrows breakfastㅠㅠ

    • @creativegeenyus1819
      @creativegeenyus1819 Před 3 lety +2

      @@iwannanumber lmao

    • @springmelody6208
      @springmelody6208 Před 3 lety +9

      And after dinner, I think about what's there to eat the next day.....

  • @marinacrocker6956
    @marinacrocker6956 Před 4 lety +150

    it's like i can't eat until i'm satisfied. i eat until i'm FULL. i don't think i'm binging because #1, i do this at EVERY meal and #2, i feel like i'm more addicted to the feeling of being full because i just have been overeating for so long. when i don't overeat, i feel uneasy and i just want to go back for more. after i eat, i just keep thinking about when i can eat next and i wait 4 hours until i can eat again. in those 4 hours, i just find things to do and ways to distract myself until i get hungry again. and sometimes i don't get hungry but i still eat. i feel like that just sounds like a really unhealthy mindset. its like my life kinda revolves around food. i feel like i live to eat instead of eating to live. i just want to be able to reconnect to my body and respect my body's signals. i want to see food as something to give me energy and make my hunger go away instead of something to look forward to to bring me joy.

  • @laysaeboli2138
    @laysaeboli2138 Před 3 lety +46

    i'm constantly worrying about gaining weight and fitness. I used to be obese and struggled with a binging disorder. I'm trying not to restrict, I am not tracking my calories anymore because it made me look at food and see calories. I am trying to eat healthy, but I constantly crave sweets and my family eats very poorly and I struggle with that. I am a control freak for most aspects of my life and anxiety stresses me out. I don't follow a restrict diet on weekends, but I feel like that makes it even worst because of guilt. I don't know what to do anymore.

    • @Howlite__
      @Howlite__ Před 3 lety +3

      This is freaking me out this sounds like we are the same person. Like everything u said is the same for me. I am trying to be healthy but i also feel guilty when I dont restrict. but sometimes when I don't restrict I still lost control and binge. I am also struggling soo much with bloating at the moment. Have you gotten past this or do u have any tips about it at all?

    • @EmbodyYourDivinity
      @EmbodyYourDivinity Před 2 lety +1

      I totally relate to this, for me it came down to addressing and getting free from the things that were causing me to feel the need to control and restrict. I had to address things at a deeper level and when I did, the food problem went away.

    • @arniartarahayu304
      @arniartarahayu304 Před 2 lety +2

      hello? its me -adelle AND LITERARY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im dying .. everyday, i keep watching this kind of video and hoping that it will help me to cope with my overeating problem while im snacking . . . sou funny wkwkwwkwkwkk. im tired of being a suck creature that has trust issue with food. it exhausted whenever i have to say to my self about 'dont eat dont eat dont eat dont eat while my mouth crave for that food, and im being crazy and dont have money to go to the therapist' AM I JOKING TO MY BODY

  • @megumiii5952
    @megumiii5952 Před 4 lety +61

    I was really overwhelmed before this video, im thinking about food all the time and because im not overweight nobody understands that i actually have a problem. thank you so much for this video, i feel so much better

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  Před 4 lety +5

      Aw thank you so much for taking the time to comment this

  • @aronvstheworld
    @aronvstheworld Před 4 lety +67

    I struggle with food obsession and I really liked this video and it was super relaxing💯

  • @zoelopez3993
    @zoelopez3993 Před 4 lety +36

    i’m on a rly rly high meal plan, and i follow it every day, but i still find myself CONSTANTLY thinking about food. ughhh

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  Před 4 lety +7

      I know that is so hard Zoe! So proud of you for taking these steps and being so strong. If you need more food i always say listen to your body and eat what you need, but you know what is best for you!! also it will start to normalize with time! i promise. here for you

  • @jellada
    @jellada Před 4 lety +12

    thank u for this video . i’m a (sort of) recovered anorexic and currently suffering with binge eating which i have been for almost a year now. all day every day i think about food and when i’m not i’m thinking about my body and how i can make it better. i go through i cycle of wanting to recover from bed in a good way, feeling hungry, bingeing and then relapsing in anorexia (this part only happens around every two/three months). it’s really really tough on me since i’m only fourteen and i find it so hard to talk to my friends/family about this as they don’t understand since i have a slim build, but u really helped me, so thank u so much❤️❤️

  • @albaescoda
    @albaescoda Před 3 lety +6

    Wow I’ve just realized that my core problem is the need to always be in control... THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO, you’ve helped me :)

  • @zosiasso3892
    @zosiasso3892 Před 3 lety +2

    While she was speaking, it felt like we were talking face to face and she understood me completely. I've actually started crying.

  • @fullmoonsinner
    @fullmoonsinner Před 2 lety +1

    I'm constantly thinking about food and I stuff my face at every chance I get because I don't feel like my life belongs to me and I'm exhausted. I just hate my life and myself so much and food is the only thing that distracts me

  • @rey4502
    @rey4502 Před 4 lety +10

    I feel ashamed because of it all the time but now i feel like I’m not alone thank you

  • @summerbreezenight
    @summerbreezenight Před 4 lety +7

    Thank you. I noticed that when I'm stressed and am in a situation where I can't control, I tend to fall into food controlling. I was doing the same all my life!

  • @kirinki13
    @kirinki13 Před 3 lety +16

    When I break one rule, I end up breaking all of them in one go, leading to an all out binge...I hate this black in white thinking but I can't stop it from happening. Its an everyday thing, should I just let it happen?

    • @princessjoe834
      @princessjoe834 Před 3 lety +2

      I hope this helps ..it's okay to break a rule once in a while doesn't me you are gonna fail out totally ! And don't punish yourself for failing and just move on...It really helps in breaking the chain❤️

    • @kirinki13
      @kirinki13 Před 3 lety

      @@princessjoe834 I know, thats why I try but when I want to break one something in my brain breaks and I don't realize what I'm doing till its over

    • @princessjoe834
      @princessjoe834 Před 3 lety +3

      @@kirinki13 Maybe it's best to let go of "rules" just forget about restrictions .. Don't think you HAVE to restrict anything and try to eat normally how you did before you set those "rules" I know it can't happen overnight ... But soon I'm sure you CAN get there!

  • @88tongued
    @88tongued Před 4 lety +8

    The answer is don't be restrictive. But suppose someone needs to loose weight for health reasons. How can they deliberately loose weight and minimize how restrictive they are/feel? Very insightful video on exactly the topic I was looking for. Thank you!

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  Před 4 lety +1

      yes!!! perfectly summarized. so so glad you found it helpful

    • @88tongued
      @88tongued Před 4 lety

      @@MalloryJPage I'm still confused. Actually I'm not only food obsessed, but self help idea obsessed! All these opposing ideas on how to improve. Where does the "don't be restrictive" piece fit into the puzzle... because it isn't the entire picture, but it's a good piece

    • @EmbodyYourDivinity
      @EmbodyYourDivinity Před 2 lety

      @@88tongued I so get you, I used to be addicted and obsessed, not only with food but with fixing myself. What ultimately freed me from my food obsession and my addiction to fixing myself was going deeper, and getting free from what was driving me to these patterns in the first place.

  • @sasharadford2657
    @sasharadford2657 Před 2 lety +1

    this is the most helpful video on youtube about food :) my whole life revolves around food and my weight and im miserable it’s been years of my life in and out of a cycle of recovering and restricting and it’s getting so desperate but this was so refreshing because i don’t feel degraded i don’t feel alone i feel understood, heard. this doesn’t romanticise weight loss or talk about body image because it is irrelevant and this is what i’ve finally understood that my restricting is a lifestyle it’s not going to change my body image it just makes me miserable and it’s pointless. i hope there’s a way out of this soon, thank you ❤️

  • @userlexus700
    @userlexus700 Před 3 lety +1

    I forced myself to sit on a strict Korean diet which includes an apple for breakfast and sweet potato for dinner only, at the age of 15 and weight 47. that's how my grades went down, personal growth, plans, and hobbies were all fainted because of chronic tiredness and body pain. I had no strength each day, and my body couldn't get used to sudden change, so it only became worse. Instead of thinking bout future passions, I would waste time on constant calorie counting and self-humiliation. Even with understanding how ridiculous it was, I was scared to ruin it all up, basically to lose something that never existed. That's it, never doing it again. We literally are a mass of cytoplasm, so isn't it better to just take care.

  • @francescaj
    @francescaj Před 4 lety +8

    this is a really insightful video, thank you so much. your channel is so refreshing and its nice to see an honest take on nutrition

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  Před 4 lety

      Thank you so much Francesca! I appreciate your kind words more than I can express. I hope we can continue to spread honesty and stop the confusion around nutrition.

  • @nizia7z
    @nizia7z Před 3 lety +5

    Am not just oppesed about food I eat alot and I still feel angry needing more food I wasn't like this months ago but recently 😔

  • @manialord1699
    @manialord1699 Před 4 lety +4

    I've lost over 30 pounds (145 to 112) and I'm 5’2 so I still look chubby but I swear dieting is all I can think about. I can't even focus on reading anymore because while I'm reading my brain is still thinking about calories, how many calories I plan on eating, how much food I'm getting. I'm sick of it. I tried reaching out for help to my mom but she said no twice.
    I think for me it's weight and calories. The number 110 is probably is what I'm craving for the scale, my whole weight loss journey I was still obsessed but since I'm getting close to 110 I'm obsessing more, like I had when I was 121-125 lbs. Maybe this obsession will soon stop when I reach 110.

    • @manialord1699
      @manialord1699 Před 4 lety

      Tason G Kurtz yep you're right I'm 109.4 now and not happy. :( also I'm 5’3 not 5’2 I grew a little.
      My aunt saw my self harm marks while we were pedal boating so finally my mom went to take me to the doctor. Finally third time is the charm I guess.

    • @manialord1699
      @manialord1699 Před 4 lety

      Tason G Kurtz good luck

    • @manialord1699
      @manialord1699 Před 4 lety

      Judging Budgie recovering but I could be 90 lbs by now if my mom didn’t force me to eat 😭

    • @manialord1699
      @manialord1699 Před 4 lety

      Judging Budgie guess who’s going back to restricting because insurance decided to not pay for my eating disorder program because I’m gaining a lot of weight. Me.

  • @ascendance000
    @ascendance000 Před 4 lety +6

    i started a medication recently for my joints and it’s caused some bloating and it’s causing me to gain weight and i hate that i’m going insane thinking about every single calorie that i eat😳 i hope it goes away soon so i can feel normal again

    • @elliereidy
      @elliereidy Před 3 lety

      same :(

    • @faye7199
      @faye7199 Před 2 lety

      Is it joint pain? That is the cause of inflammation…especially from carbohydrate-rich foods like potatoes, bread, bananas and potatoes.

  • @krii998
    @krii998 Před 2 lety

    My reason for food obsession is body image. Due to this overwhelming desire for a beautiful body i restrict and then i don't know what is the right way to eat so i can get that body

  • @yuyingzhang253
    @yuyingzhang253 Před 4 lety +1

    This is helpful! I'm comfortable sharing my thoughts and hope it fosters the community :) I keep eating because I'm afraid of wasting. Growing up poor I really don't want any of my money wasted if it doesn't become my energy. I'm obsessed with it even that I write down all my grocery count and track down everything I consume. But i feel nonsense afterwards and feel like wasting my time. So I ate two pieces of bread and didn't open the grocery sheet. And I can control myself now! Just stop thinking about the control, number and you'll overcome it!!

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  Před 4 lety +2

      Anna thank you so much for being so brave and sharing your story. I am taken aback by your perspective and so grateful that you shared. I couldn't imagine dealing with something like this what that must have been like. I love so much how you just broke away from the controlling thoughts and actions and did what made you feel good. You are SO right that you can overcome it with letting that go. Appreciate you so much !

  • @lauraxstrange
    @lauraxstrange Před 2 lety

    I work as a chef and am constantly eating whatever i get in and on my hands at work. I don't look like it which is why people don't think i have a problem. I'm working out for almost an hour every day, but my body doesn't change, because of all the sugar and other carbs i am consuming (not only at work but also before and after). When i get home I'm already thinking about eating again, but it doesn't feel justified to have a proper meal so i have snacks until a few hours later i actually make myself some food. I like working in the food industry and I'm not even sure if working in kitchen is my biggest problem, but it is definitely not helping my gut or mental health

  • @mindsik8763
    @mindsik8763 Před 4 lety +2

    thank you this is a hard journey but i know i’ll be able to get through it

  • @vapidvirgo2810
    @vapidvirgo2810 Před 4 lety +6

    I loved this video! It calmed me down so much and I'm going to try out those tips❤️

  • @morriganlestrange3853
    @morriganlestrange3853 Před 3 lety

    I don't have any food rules, and that's part of the problem :D I worry constantly about not having enough to eat, and seem to be terrified that I will starve, even though there's plenty of food around. It's irrational in my case, and I think it is some manifestation of my fear of a more general insecurity, but for whatever reason I've always dealt with some degree of that. I used to restrict heavily, and dealt with disordered eating when I was dieting years ago, and wonder if that's why my brain is like that: Because my body and my brain dealt with famine even though it was completely self-imposed. So, even though I don't currently restrict or try to control my diet in any way, I used to, and I feel this obsession with having enough is somehow sourced from that. Thank you for the thoughtful video; I'd definitely be interested in more like it!

  • @oceaniriehilton
    @oceaniriehilton Před 2 lety

    I almost started crying watching this :’)

  • @The_Fitness_Vault
    @The_Fitness_Vault Před 2 lety

    I am almost thinking about food and eat a lot. I am very lean 5% body fat and I go to the gym, I have been counting calories and restricting food for a year and a half. This week, something in me just broke. I've started to eat more and I am very stressed out because of this and afraid to gain weight.

  • @EmbodyYourDivinity
    @EmbodyYourDivinity Před 2 lety

    thank you for your real, grounded approach to this topic. I super appreciate you

  • @krunchykrunchy
    @krunchykrunchy Před 2 lety +1

    I know I think about food because of emotional restriction. No eating disorders, but how do I take baby steps toward letting myself feel my emotions? Keeping them in has become so automatic that I mostly don't even notice what emotions are actually there.

  • @sophiek.k.245
    @sophiek.k.245 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey, i just want to das thank you for this video. This year I lost a bit of weight and now I want to stop but I don't know how. During my journey I struggled with weekly binging but I thought I got over this. But this week I binged two times and only on food I restricted (like chips, toast, cake, nutella). And I don't know what to do. I binge when something isn't happening the way I want it to. I am writing this because i hope it will make me feel less lonely. I have so many rules around food (like oh this are a 100cal so you should minimize this or something other in tis dish (stupid🙄), or you can't eat a only pasta because you 'll never get full). Also I want eat certain food but I don't because I am afraid to binge on them. Strangely today(after the binge) I do not feel guilty. Thanks for this video, I'll try to allow myself snacks during the week.aybe that helps to heal the relationship.

  • @ugly4711
    @ugly4711 Před 3 lety +1

    i think im kinda anorexic in my mind,im doing a lot of exercise,im always thinking about food and never wanting to eat it,skipping as many meals as i can,idk how to escape this,its been a few years now,last year i was doing great and didnt have any problems but now i lve on my own and these thoughts are coming back,hard

  • @lagirl4648
    @lagirl4648 Před 4 lety +4

    Omg this is so true!

  • @nerolzaphobia
    @nerolzaphobia Před 2 lety

    I have this pride don't won't allow me to start this challenge. I'm at a healthy weight right now, never been this healthy, but I sort of want my body to suffer before I begin, I see this obsession creeping up on me. I'm afraid to gain weight, i wanted to eat that pear that's in front of me but stopped myself. I'll wait until my mom wakes up so we both can eat together. it's 8 30 right now. She'll probably be up in 2 hours

  • @caithutchinson3916
    @caithutchinson3916 Před 4 lety +1

    I had HG in my pregnancy and I felt like I had no choice to restrict food I could only tolerate toast and I was hospitalised for 9 weeks at the end of my pregnancy and I had a NG that entire time and I only had a few biscuits and that caused my obsession... I am terrified of eating food and because of that I only eat 2 times a day and I binge eat because I LOVE food I am a big foodie so I am practically being tortured....

  • @eatymceatison97
    @eatymceatison97 Před 4 lety +4

    What I don't understand is why people who claim to have recovered, so often end up working in dietetics or in the baking/cooking industry. So you just came from an eating disorder that made you food-obsessed, only to obsess over it some more by being hyper-focused on something most people do mindlessly?
    I know somebody's got to do it and I'm sure you'll end up helping people become healthier once you start working, but it still seems unhealthy to me to spend so much time vlogging about what you eat, studying nutrition and still being aware of what you eat all the time. I want to kick my eating disorder so I'm left with time to focus on OTHER things.

  • @giancarlohofstadter8990
    @giancarlohofstadter8990 Před 4 lety +8

    Omg the most beautiful girl i’ve ever seen

  • @kellythompson3170
    @kellythompson3170 Před 3 lety

    Great video, really good tips

  • @kyliejones8827
    @kyliejones8827 Před rokem

    Late to this party. Just wanted to express disagreement with your advice to eat what youre craving, or have I misunderstood?
    Unless you're severely anorexic and need energy and sustenance to survive, giving in to your cravings and allowing them to dominate your behaviour could lead to obesity.
    Noticing your cravings kindly, doing grounding exercises and urge-surfing cravings might be a wiser route.
    I contstantly think about food. I have a BMR of 1000 calories so in order to maintain my current (healthy) weight, I have to think carefully about what I consume. If I eat a chocolate muffin, that has to count as a meal and a half. I also have a sugar addiction so aim to eat minimum sugar every day. It's hard. Sometimes I fall off the wagon and eat nothing but sugary foods until I feel high or ill.😊

  • @Alreadyfamous549
    @Alreadyfamous549 Před 3 lety

    Aw i 💜 your vibe 😍

  • @everythingerikka
    @everythingerikka Před 4 lety +4

    You look like Grace from Secret Life of the american teenager

    • @MalloryJPage
      @MalloryJPage  Před 4 lety

      Oh my gosh i've never gotten that before but I love it!! hahaha Defs a compliment.

  • @nerolzaphobia
    @nerolzaphobia Před 2 lety

    thank you

  • @Kort_kort
    @Kort_kort Před 4 lety

    I have anxiety where I think about food and I gag

  • @qiqisama4114
    @qiqisama4114 Před 3 lety

    It's 4 am and all i'm thinking about is food

  • @rose.romily4885
    @rose.romily4885 Před 3 lety

    My biggest rule is that I can eat just after 5 hours

  • @santaskiddo7503
    @santaskiddo7503 Před 3 lety

    ur absolutely gorgeous

  • @myaccount0307
    @myaccount0307 Před 4 lety

    _why do brains do this_
    *_FUCK_*
    _now im crying :)_
    _i struggle with binge eating. I'm scared of not having rules. even tho i break them by binging regularly. i fear rejection and disappointment. i don't want to be overweight again. I'm scared that ill continue eating and eating. and never be skinny and pretty. i isolate myself because i feel like a disappointment to everyone. especially my family. i love people. and i love being around them. but it's nerve wracking. i feel like they are judging me. ik they aren't. but i FEEL it. i feel worthless. i feel like all ppl see in me is my weight. im scared. i want to stop binge eating and lose weight healthily. but I'm scared that I'll continue binging. but im not a coward (lol wut?) N I'LL TRY. ill try my best every day. to eat normally. like all kids. i want to be normal. I WANT TO BE A NORMAL GIRL. ..... instead of an ugly monster. I'm terrified. but ill try. thank you for this video.

  • @ggyggpiy5911
    @ggyggpiy5911 Před 2 lety

    I do omad diet so is it normal to think about food a lot

  • @post3097
    @post3097 Před 3 lety

    Maybe it’s cuz my anxiety is the size of A PLANET 😄😄 not kidding. just like to hate on myself.

  • @M4L_on_paws
    @M4L_on_paws Před 5 měsíci

    We have the same name lol

  • @t.sizzle5308
    @t.sizzle5308 Před 3 lety

    Song?

  • @BatistaInvests
    @BatistaInvests Před 2 lety

    Go eat tf outta that cake BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
    Naw, jk. :)