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I lost 120lbs and have managed to keep it off for almost three years now. I came to the same realization as OP. Problem is I don't have that thing, I can eat so goddamn much before I feel full that calorie counting will probably be a lifelong thing for me. Wish there was a pill or something to help because it's a case of constant self-control.
I guess you just answered a question I had as I can't imagine eating past the point where I am full. It is aphysical discomfort to my body. I feel like I've got a large rock in my gut that takes hours for it to subside. Even thought we are largely the same, we are differemt.
Yeah exactly. It's like I'm more or less numb to the sensation of being full if it's supposed to be a physical thing. I've eaten to the point where it hurts but I really feel like there's nothing in between.
22 year maintainer of a 115 lb loss here. In that time I have come to know my satiety feedback mechanism is broken. Realizing this, and knowing putting my weight back on is unacceptable for reasons of health, the only choice left is to get around the faulty signalling. A lot of sorts of food are off the table for me. I find if I pay close attention to things like glycemic index, caloric density, and generally cooking and eating for satiety, CICO loses some urgency. Though it still bears watching.
Convenience/fast/processed food is generally formulated to circumvent the "fixed stomach problem" and motivate folks to eat way too much. It should be packaged with a warning like cigarettes. Congratulations! And good luck with maintenance. It can be done!
There's some interesting research being done on Semaglutide that supposedly does exactly this. It's showing really good results for obese people and enabling weight loss by reducing appetite.
Try slowing down your eating and consuming some tea or water at the beginning of your meal.
It takes about 15-20 minutes for your brain to register your stomach is actually full.
However, stress eating kind of derails all of this.
Eat more fats, there's an actual satiation response to fat.
Man, I feel like I could have written this at an earlier point in my life. I lost about that much a decade ago with strict calorie counting and kept it off for a while, always trying to ignore what my body felt like it needed and following what the math said I needed. It became so mentally exhausting that I fell off the wagon and gained it all back (plus a bit) over the past few years.
But... My doctor put me on semaglutide a few months ago (ozempic/wegovy) and man... It's like the switch flipped. When I've eaten enough, I just stop eating, no problem. Reasonable portions are actually satisfying and the urge to stuff my face is all but gone. It's like my hunger gauge has been broken all my life and this finally fixed it.
Not saying it's a miracle drug or anything (side effects can be a bit of a bitch), and talk to your doctor etc, but when you said you wish there was a pill...
Honestly this sounds amazing. I've heard of it, I think from Adam Ragusea and it seems like it would really help me finally control my over eating. I'll look into it.