Do you eat even when you're not hungry?

For years I used to eat just because I liked the taste of food. I wasn't too overweight or anything like that, but I was eating lots of junk food. Two years ago this had to stop because I had a heart attack due to having lots of clots in my blood - and this was due to eating junk and not exercising properly. OK, it won't happen to many people, but I have inherited a genetic tendency to blood clots, so now it is imperative that I eat healthy foods, and no more eating between meals or just for the sake of the taste. Fortunately, because I quit the junk food a couple of years ago, I am not longer hungry for it. - Derek

hello careguarden, sometimes, that is when my wife is eating something that she wants to share it with me. or sometimes, she can not eat it anymore that i need to help her because it's not good to waste it. don't like to hurt her feelings that's why. maybe i need to say no also sometimes for i will gain weight if i will do that often.

Yes....in fact most of the time I eat I am actually not hungry....I eat when ever I take breaks...while I am working on computer....sometimes even when I am reading...I don't think I am gaining weight do to this...I think it depends on what you eat and what physical activities your in your daily life...

To be honest, yes. When I am alone and bored, I tend to eat. I guess it's the same for a lot of people who are bored. They fight boredom with food, lol...

If possible i don't want to eat if I'm not hungry but with the kind of generous people that i have in the office eating in-between-meals and "whenever" is a "practice". So, i am really gaining weight. So right now we are trying to watch over each other to be more conscious with our diet because almost all of us are gaining extra weight.

If I have a craving for something, or I'am really bored, also I don;t know why but it seems like whenever I watch sports all I wanna do is eat...lol

i do eat even when im not hungry..i dont mind gaining weight..but it kind of bothers me when i feel like none of my clothes fit me anymore..lol.. so..im trying to lessen the hobby..

idon't eat when i am not hungry, i am very consious about my health now a days since i have a heart ailment so i need to choose food best for me to avoid highblood pressure. We need to observe of what we eat before we eat and to to eat too much.

Hi careguarden! I have the tendency to eat even when I am not really hungry. These are instances when I just feel like I want something sweet or sour or salty. I sometimes eat just because of cravings that I can't explain.

Usually I won't eat when I am not hungry. Only in rare occasions I had to have food with out feeling hungry. If you are trying to reduce body weight, then you have to be more careful about your eating habits. Avoid eating while you watch TV, this will result in consuming more quantity since you concentrate on the TV show.

sometimes i am tempted to eat foods even when i am not hungry. i like eating chips after eating but i do know that it's bad for the health, i just like the taste of it that is why i am tempted to eat it always.

Hi careguarden, Guilty as charged. I do eat a lot, on all the occasions that you mentioned, and more. I derive pleasure from eating, specially when I'm doing something stressful. I know it's not right but I just can't help it, eating is such a pleasurable hobby that's very difficult to stop.

..hi care..i used to when i not yet conscious with my health and figure of my body, even i not hungry as long the food is mouthwatering i'll eat it..but now i limit my food intake..happy mylotting

I do this almost all the time. Whenever I'm bored and have almost nothing to do, I just randomly feel like eating something, anything to keep my boredom at bay. Because of that, I am overweight. I eat a lot when I'm hungry, to the point where I am full unless I can control myself and realize that I ate enough for that time of the day.

Hi, I used to do that before, even now if I am too much tempted I do it... but I have started to avoid it after reading a health book by Mahatma Gandhi, wherein he says only humans eat even if they are not hungry, animals will eat only when they are hungry, so I am mostly successful in not eating when I am bored or watching television.....

Hello careguarden, I love to eat a little every now and then. Most of the time, I don't wait until I feel very hungry to have my food. I don't eat too much but quite often. I feel that it is not a good habit but I can't just change my bad habit easily *laughs*

I eat even if I am hungry. I will never leave something I like only because I am not hungry. But, my husband has food only when he is hungry. He even won't touch his favorite food if he is not hungry. I have set a certain timings for my food consumption. If have food three times a day. If it is teh time to have food, I have it even if I am not hungry. Sometimes I sleep the whole day till afternoon after breakfast and get up exactly at 1 pm to have lunch. You may think it is odd. But, that is the routine I got used to it. I live in a hostel. So, I don't have to cook food. Food will be reay at correct time. I just have to go to dining hall and have it.

i don't really eat when i'm hungry though i make sure to take a little liquid whose taste i hope to wash off with water in between meals. i'm a stickler for the 8 glasses of water a day for this pacifies mysterious cravings. you know you feel hungry yet you don't know what to eat. i eat 3 regular meals a day and that includes rice. no rice and i'm bound to be hungry even with my quota of water.

Yes, sometimes I do eat when I am not hungry. I do not overeat but just snack because I want some certain sweets at that time.

I only eat when I am hungry. I do not eat at a certain time each day these days as I am self employed and only eat whenever I start to feel hungry. When I worked as an employee, I hated the fact that I had to eat at a certain time each day as some days I would not be hungry at those times and would be hungry when I was supposed to be working instead! I used to eat whenever I was bored as a lot of people do, but I never get the opportunity to become bored these days as I am so busy, so I end up eating less.