Guest guest Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Hi and everyone, thanks for your congratulations on my weight loss. I'm thrilled for you that you didn't gain and that you seem to be getting into line again after the recent gains. I hope the journal idea works well for you Thanks so much for your posting on addictions . It's a real eye opener. I have a question about addictions - not to substances though. I have actually discovered that I think I have a really strange addiction - I seem to need to have something tin my mouth all the time. It isn't because I'm hungry but I sometimes I find myself eating just for the sake of eating but not understanding why. After winter the stone fruits are maiking a slow re-emergence on the market and I bought some plums the other day. After eating one of the plums the other day, for some reason I didn't throw away the stone but just kept it in my mouth. It was still there hours later just sitting between the inside of my cheek and my teeth. Just having something 'unswallowable' in my mouth gave me the same sense of satisfaction as chewing food. I have never been able to get this 'something in my mouth' feeling from chewing gum. No matter how much I try to keep chewing I always end up swallowing it after a couple of minutes. Having something in my mouth seems to overcome any food cravings and I never think about food unless I am really physically hungry and in real NEED of food. Has anyone else ever felt that they eat purely because they need the sensation of something in the mouth? Perhaps it's just a mental 'prop' and maybe I'm going crazy but it honestly does seem to take away all cravings but still leave me hungry at meal times. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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