A Double-Edged Sword

Do you often wonder ‘Why do I think about food all the time’?

Food is a basic need to stay alive.

It is also important to keep ourselves energetic, healthy, and nourished.

Thus, food is the basis of all the activities and tasks we perform.

This means that it’s important to eat the right meals at the right times during the day.

But food also has an ugly side for some people.

They become obsessed with food and can’t stop thinking about it.

It leaves them wondering ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

The food obsession then causes them to lose control over their eating habits which makes them overweight.

The problem lies in people’s psychology related to food.

The fact that they can’t stop thinking about food needs to be solved.

And to solve it, we first need to know the reason behind this obsessive psychology related to food.

Thus, we need to know the possible reasons behind your confusion about ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

Why Do I Think About Food All The Time

There can be many reasons behind your issue of ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

You need to spot your reason from them and work on it.

A Shortage Of Happiness In Life

The first possible reason behind your issue of ‘Why do I think about food all the time’ is a shortage of happiness in your life.

Thinking about food all the time may be a sign of a lack of happiness in your life.

When we do not have meaningful sources of happiness in our lives, we tend to connect ourselves with the next thing we see.

And food is the most common and the closest thing possible that you can cling to.

So, you become dependent on food to make you feel happy for some time.

You get all the flavors and tastes that you were not able to get from life.

Thus, food becomes the easier way out to find momentary happiness in life.

Since you cannot eat beyond a limit, you always think about it.

And it leaves you wondering ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

But food isn’t even close to an option to be happy.

It gives you more harm than good.

It not only makes you overweight but also poses certain health risks to you when you engage in overeating or the consumption of junk food.

Thus, you need to find something that gives you a sustainable and constant supply of happiness.

Do things that make you happy without causing any potential harm to you.

Love yourself and be in the company of people you love.

Work hard and make yourself successful in life which will bring happiness and fulfilment within you.

When you become truly happy, you will stop wondering ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

A Constant Feeling Of Emptiness

The next possible reason behind your issue of ‘Why do I think about food all the time’ is the constant feeling of emptiness within.

Humans have this constant feeling of emptiness within themselves.

Whatever they may do, this feeling never goes away.

At best, it only feels filled for some time when we achieve something worthwhile.

This feeling is there within us to help us consistently work towards becoming better in life.

But some people may take it negatively.

So, they either get depressed due to this feeling of emptiness within them or they take the wrong route to fill this inner void.

One such way is to eat a lot.

When the stomach feels full, the inner void for some time feels filled.

And when you are not eating, you keep thinking about it.

It makes you wonder ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

Thinking about food also keeps you distracted from the emptiness within.

But eating too much or thinking about food all the time is no solution to fill the inner void.

It can only be filled by making your life more meaningful.

So, do the things that matter to you in life.

Work hard for them and be consistent in working towards the things that matter to you.

Do not give up even if the path seems tough or impossible.

Make positive use of the emptiness within and you will not need to think about food to fill it anymore.

When the constant feeling of emptiness within you is gone, you will stop wondering ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

Anxiety

The next possible reason behind your issue of ‘Why do I think about food all the time’ is anxiety.

Anxiety is the state of being mentally unsteady.

Fear or uncertainty keeps you jolted from within.

You are desperate for steadiness and keep trying to gain it somehow.

So, you choose an activity that you can do consistently as it may bring that steadiness within you.

Mostly, this chosen activity is a negative one as you were already anxious when you chose the activity.

Food is one of these negative activities.

It’s negative in the sense that you do not have any control over it.

When you are eating continuously, it may feel that you are becoming steadier.

But in reality, it’s just an act that is coming out of your anxiety and it’s called anxious-eating.

Thinking about food all the time is also a related phenomenon.

Since, you think food to be that thing which rids you of anxiety, you start thinking about it whenever you are anxious.

So, if you feel anxious all the time, you will think about food all the time.

It will keep you wondering ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

And whenever you can, you will start eating.

But eating too much food or thinking about it all the time isn’t the way to cure your anxiety.

It will strengthen the presence of anxiety in your life.

So, to stop thinking about food all the time, you have to cure your anxiety.

Do meditation and deep breathing exercises regularly, especially at the start of the day.

Rid yourself of a possible traumatic past or a weakness that is keeping you anxious.

You can also get expert help if your anxiety has gone out of your control.

When your anxiety goes away, you will stop wondering ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

Compulsiveness

The next possible reason behind your issue of ‘Why do I think about food all the time’ is compulsiveness that eventually becomes an addiction.

Self-control is a very important thing in anyone’s life.

When it’s lacking in us, we are not able to say ‘No’ to certain things.

We feel a compulsion to do these things which slowly takes the form of an addiction that becomes very difficult to come out of.

Food is not a bad thing but when you become a compulsive eater, you stop respecting limits, which makes it bad.

When you are not eating, you are constantly thinking about it which ultimately makes you eat even more.

It becomes a vicious cycle that gets increasingly more difficult to break.

To come out of the compulsiveness to eat food or constantly think about it, you need to develop self-control.

You need to learn to say ‘No’ to the craving for food.

The healthiest way to do this is to reduce your craving for food in phases.

If you try to do this by suddenly cutting back or stopping to eat altogether, it will add to your craving even more.

So, it’s better to do it in small steps.

Eat somewhat less than what you did the last time and keep reducing it this way.

This will help you develop self-control slowly but surely.

To give it an even bigger push, start going for a walk or start exercising a little.

As the amount of food you eat keeps falling, keep increasing the amount of exercise you do.

Reach a balanced and optimal level for both and stick to it.

When you develop self-control, you will stop wondering ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

Lack Of Hobby Or Friends

The next possible reason behind your issue of ‘Why do I think about food all the time’ is a lack of hobbies or friends.

Hobbies and friends are inversely related to each other.

The more hobbies you have, the fewer friends you will have.

It’s because having more hobbies means you like to stay alone more than hanging out with friends.

So, hobbies and friends keep your life balanced.

But when you lack both hobbies and friends in life, this balance is destroyed.

You not only do not stay productively engaged in some activity but also fall into inactivity and laziness.

And inactivity & laziness have a direct relation with food.

The more inactive and lazy you become, the more you start eating.

You have nothing else to do and when you are not eating, you constantly keep thinking about food.

But laziness, inactivity, and food are a dangerous combination.

They keep you sinking deeper constantly and you risk falling into self-loathing & depression.

Thus, you need to come out of laziness and inactivity at the earliest.

And the best way to do this is to have at least one hobby that excites you.

So, think of the activity that excites you the most and adopts it as a hobby.

Similarly, make friends as it will make you active physically.

Remember to make friends with good habits.

Get engaged in these productive activities and they will keep you away from too much food and related thoughts.

When you have hobbies and friends, you will stop wondering ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

Sidelining Hunger For Success

The final possible reason behind your issue of ‘Why do I think about food all the time’ is you sidelining your hunger for success.

Hunger for success is the longing for success that you have in your heart and your mind.

It gives you the motivation to pursue your dreams and make them a reality.

It is inherent in every human being just like a simple hunger for food.

The hunger to succeed has a thrust equal to the hunger for food within us.

But accomplishing the former is more difficult than doing the latter.

Also, both these types of hungers are interchangeable.

Thus, sometimes we subconsciously replace the hunger for success with the hunger for food.

Instead of working hard towards our goals and thus satisfying our hunger for success, start eating a lot to satisfy our hunger for food.

It gives us a momentary feeling of being full which makes us feel satisfied.

It’s nothing but a way to divert yourself from your goal as it would give you a lot of hardships.

So, when your life goal gets replaced by food, your thoughts also get hijacked by it.

To stop thinking about food all the time, you must learn to follow your dreams irrespective of how difficult the path to them is.

Make the superior ‘hunger’ i.e. the hunger for success, the front end of your life once again.

The main reason why we avoid working for our dreams is that we make the path very tough for ourselves.

So, simplify the path in your mind by having a simple plan.

If needed, break it down into smaller simpler steps.

And remember to keep the execution simple too.

When the path to success is simple to you, your hunger for success will start rising again within you.

And when the hunger for success rises, your artificial and excess hunger for food will no longer be there.

With it, your constant thoughts about food will also go away.

When you satisfy your hunger for success, you will stop wondering ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

Love Yourself

You are not unreasonable when you wonder ‘Why do I think about food all the time’.

Food is a necessity but thinking about it all the time is unnatural and harmful.

When you eat and think about food uncontrollably, it reduces your self-love. 

You know it’s not good for you but you still do it.

So, find your reason for thinking about food all the time and work on it to eventually remove it from your life.

When your habits and your thoughts are back to normal, so will the level of your self-love, hence making life beautiful once again.

So, stop wondering ‘Why do I think about food all the time’ and start living a normal and satisfied life.