Oh mind hunger, how I loathe you!

I am working on not eating unless my body needs it, I must say, I am doing pretty good so far. I understand my triggers and although my mind tells me a peanut butter cup is needed, I know the world will not come to an end if I do not have one. That is the "wise" part of me, now there is the other part that which is not so wise. I try not to listen, but I do give in sometimes, but not often. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips on how they deal with the beast mind hunger?

i've always said there was a difference between mental hunger and physical hunger.  it's always been the biggest struggle for me and i'm trying overcome it pre surgery.  another problem for me is that i'll completely forget that i shouldn't be eating something that is bad for me and i just go grab something to eat and it's way to much and i totally wasn't even realizing i was doing it.. stupid autopilot!!

One thing that always was helpful to me was to plan my meals and snacks the day before right after eating a meal when not hungry. Then I would make myself eat at specific times; even the planned snacks so that my low blood sugar couldn't override my thinking. Then the next thing of course is to mentally tell my self after a meal or a snack that the kitchen was closed. THen whenever I got urgers like now too I drink a glass of water and surprisingly the urge to shove food in the mouth dissipates.

Now my main struggle is to still eat in regular intervals. I tend to skip meals and snacks and that isn't good post op either.