3 Reasons You Always Want To Eat Even When Full [& How To Stop!]

You're full, you don't want to eat anymore. But then why does it feel like your stomach is telling the rest of your body (and brain) that it needs more food?

You know what it's like. You're doing the dishes and you start to feel a little full from dinner. But before you can even blink, your stomach is so hungry that it feels like an entire cow has just died inside of you.

So why does this happen? Why do we always want to eat more when we're already full? Is there anything we can do about it? And how are people who have never felt hunger supposed to understand any of this? Here are three possible reasons why this happens, and some tips on how to stop feeling so hungry when you've eaten enough!

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-Colleen

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[flwersmillie]

I’m a 15 year old girl who has gone through so much trouble with her weight, mainly from getting Crohn’s disease at 14, and it’s affected me so much. I’ve tried so much diets and nothing ever worked. Your channel always makes me feel known and loved :))

[inesabidi]

1 / you're not eating enough
2/ you're restricting or limiting certain foods
3/ emotional drive to eat
❤️ Welcome

[Tayzerfun]

Oh my gosh!! I didn't realize #3 was me!! I'm overeating at dinner and yup.... I think I'm uncomfortable or sad with being "done"

[paddy]

#3! Especially between meals I'm always looking for snacks or something. I do recognize it as emotional/comfort eating, but I find it very hard to change. Or the urge to end the meal with something sweet/desert, even at lunch or breakfast. It almost feels like just a habit.

Thank you for this video!

[kimdavis]

50 years of dieting and restricting have caused me to want to eat all the time. Thank you for explaining this!

[jessicaswovelandblack]

Ok. I lost 40lbs in college (long ago lol) by eating only when hungry and stopping when satisfied. Wasn’t always easy to stop eating, but it was a great way to live. Many years and 3 kids later I struggle with the eating until overfull. You are the first person who identified that it is NORMAL to feel like that at the end of a good meal… and thank you SO much for the advice that this feeling is fleeting and overeating will only make things worse! Brilliant!!❤

[rebekahyoungers]

Wow, thank you for this video! I see myself in #3, specifically in the sadness that the meal is over! I never really realized that's what it was. I'm not one that goes looking for food when I'm not hungry, but I do have trouble "saying goodbye" to a meal. This is a lightbulb moment for me!

[Margatatials]

I often find myself eating when not hungry as a means to break up what I am doing or have a change or a small pick me up when I am doing something boring. I also definitely keep eating past fullness because I don't want the meal to end.

[jordynk]

Oh my gosh. I’ve been so sad, stressed because I have been dealing with exactly this. Thank you so much Colleen. ❤️ I seriously don’t know where I would be today without you.

[samvante]

i check out all the boxes. this ED is seriously sucking the soul out of my life, body and relationships. and i hate to admit it but even that is not an exaggeration. recovery's been really hard for me and i've failed at all my attempts so far, but here i am trying again. i no longer want this ED to take control over my life. i want to have my old energy and healthy body back, and not let my insecurities affect me and my mindset anymore.

so, thank you colleen. your videos are helping me see way past the unrealistic and unhealthy expectations and standards caused by diet culture and the society. you're really out here saving lives 🙏🏻

[kaley]

My main reason for overeating is because I buy way too much food and cook too big of portions. I freeze a lot of it but still, I eat more than I want because I'm afraid it will get wasted! I'm working on buying less! I'm just thankful I'm aware now and can work on it! 😊

[nedutchgirl]

I feel more satisfied when I pick desired foods and stop when comfortably full. Surprises me when my stomach tells me it is full early in the meal. I am finally able to accept and throw the rest out. If I don't eat enough at a meal it is like my appetite is out of control for the rest of the day. Honoring my hunger and fullness works best.

[Skinwalkerofyourmom]

I have never understood emotional eating until you explained it in example 3. I knew the generic explanation that stress, anxiety, or sadness could cause it. but I never considered that finishing meals tied into it so much. or that loneliness (rather dulling it during a meal) could tie into it so much too. thank you so much for this video, it has really helped shift my perspective.

[jaimiecoplan]

i would love to watch a full video on intuitive eating while on appetite suppressing medication! your videos have been so immensely helpful ❤️❤️❤️

[apriliahussna]

I had the urge to eat more after having just eaten, but after listening to the last part, that craving starts to wind down. Thank you so much for that♥️

[bughrhik]

I just got called out so bad by this woman. I just had like 1800 calories for dinner after skipping breakfast and lunch while refusing my cravings. My calorie intake is all over the place, like yesterday i had 400 calories and the day before was 1550. More people should see this video cause this is an actual lifesaver. My goodness you are actually spreading so much useful information,

[KaMi-gzil]

Since I’ve been working from home it gets very easily to eat a lot more. Since nobody is watching you and you get to go to the kitchen several times if it’s just so close! I’ve noticed I always wake up very hungry and since I start work very early, I basically have my breakfast while reading my emails, I’ve found myself going for extra snacks when work is just so stressing and I feel I need that extra energy. I can’t make it stop at this point

[shanc]

Wow amazing vid. A lot of dieticians can come across quite judgemental (without meaning to I’d imagine) and literally make you feel worse, but you deliver messages in such a kind and understanding way. About to binge watch your videos now! Haha

[lacey]

I'm a thirteen year old girl who is a competitive swimmer and 88 lbs who has no health issues. But, I eat a lot of junk and instead of causing me to gain weight (since I exercise so much) it causes me to feel bloated or gassy and my stomach hurts often. Also, I don't like the feeling of fullness because sometimes it makes me nauseous and I have emetophobia (the fear of throwing up) from an experience as a child. So, I often feel full at meals even when I haven't eaten much, and then I go home and eat a lot of snacks and junk which makes me feel sick. So this video helps a lot!

[NathansHauntings]

I'm 14 yr old male and I keep constantly overeating even though this week and last week everyday I've had about 6, 000 calorie days and I'm starting to think now that its emotional drive for me to eat because I cant stop now thank you for taking your time to make this vid!!!!