I understand. I could be what you are eating. Protein tends to make you feel fuller faster then carbohydrates. Also, it takes time for your body to sense your fullness. So by the time you feel you are full, if you are still eating, you are going to be stuffed...you are now overeating. What I am doing now, and it seems to be working for me, is eating a handful of nuts ( a little protein and fat that gives a feeling of fullness faster) before my meals. Then I'll eat what I hope is an adequate amount of food and stop. I'll wait for at least 20 minutes if I'm still hungry...I either did not eat enough, ate the wrong things or am emothinoal eating. .

In the book, I Can Make You Thin, Paul says that you eat until you aren't hungry anymore, not until you're full. And that when you eat you need to be more conscience of how your stomach feels. I am telling you this not because I do it perfectly but because I need to do this too. I always feel full, too. The book also says to use the magical diet elixir, water. Drink it when you think you're hungry and if you aren't the water will actually make that feeling go away. The only problem I have is when I drink more water I also pee more.

I don't think it is your stomach size... I think it is in your head. I've gone long times where I don't get those hungry/full signals either and I think it's because of ignoring such signals for years makes them grow faint or something.

i agree with caruTH try water i know that if i dont feel full or still hungry i drink my water and it works

I'm trying more water. I tried the nuts idea but discovered to my dismay that they are a binge food for me so no more nuts. :(

On the upside I did exercise today even though I really didn't want to and am very discouraged about my weight.

Java, I bet you feel better that you exercised though right? cause I've been like that too, I have to really force myself to get off my butt and do it.

Oh, I do feel much better. I don't want to exercise today either but I will I suppose. I love your avatar. I loved those books and the movie was great too.

I think to myself if i'm still hungry I can have a piece of fruit. Now don't get me wrong, I love fruit but only go for that If I'm really hungry. So if I don't want the fruit but my minds saying that I need to eat still it must be some other reason I'm wanting to eat. Our bloody minds can be so deceitful at times.

Java, so glad you are feeling better! If you think you are the only person never to feel full you have met another one and its me! I can eat forever and never feel full - in fact no-one has ever seen how much I can eat because I hide it but I can outeat anyone I know. BUT OA is helping me so much, DS members here that I regard as friends and just finding out that crazy diets and starving myself don't work. You are never far from a helping hand here - May your Higher Power bless you and keep you from temptation, amen.