> If only it were so easy to keep my body from constantly craving more calories

Try protein shakes. Or other high-protein foods.

But if you've made your body accustomed to a diet high in simple carbs (esp sugars), you need to break that cycle as well.

Do you think that in my decade or so of experience in losing about half my body weight, I never thought to try changing my diet?

It is very irksome to me when people try to hand out nutrition advice on the internet like they know goddamned anything about it. I successfully lost over 150lbs and I never found a solution to not craving food constantly.

Were you craving food or just...something to do? Personally, I smoke, which is no better but I feel is likely a similar addiction? Gandhi generalized even further, realizing that he was "addicted to experience" - I think about this often.

If you drop a snark in the thread, you really don’t have cause for being irked when someone else snarks back. You brought it on yourself.

How likely do you suppose it is that trite dietary advice will improve the life of someone who just expressed disdain for trite dietary advice?

I wasn't aware it was trite? I only discovered about a year ago the wonders of how protein shakes totally transform my body. In addition to the dramatic changes on my physique, I also find myself almost completely lost my urge to snack. I'm in my mid-30s.

If you are interested, we can break down what you typically eat during the day and help find out what causes you to feel that way - I'm far from an expert but there a lot of common things I used to eat that made me hungry all the time.

Possibly related in some mysterious way to the bacteria living on your gut.

And/or to unidentified nutritional deficiencies.