What do cravings mean?

I keep getting intense hunger cravings even when I know I shouldn't be hungry, like after I've had a meal, and then I eat extreme amounts of junk like cookies or fried foods. I eat so much I feel sick. I get cravings for something really sweet or salty. What causes cravings?

I eat normally and enough food otherwise and I'm getting plenty of nutrients. I thought that maybe they're caused by lack of nutrients but what could possibly be in curly fries that my body needs? Oh and I'm not pregnant or anything like that. I just go on binges a lot and I don't know why (and it's been like this for years.) I'm 5'2", 115 pounds, 21 years old.

I can't even go thru a day just eating like a normal person. By the end of the day, I end up getting Mcdonalds or pizza or fresh baked cookies cause of the craving. and I know I'm the one who chooses what I put in my body but the craving is so intense that I'm having trouble fighting it.

Oh and I work out once a day, and I live in a college town so I walk probably like an hour a day. Weight gain is not my concern. I just don't like feeling so full I feel sick.What do cravings mean?
Well, I dont really know. It could be a physical thing, or a mental thing. Some people have issues with food. See your doctor though, because maybe something is going on inside of you. It could be that your thyroid is overactive...get it checked out.



Last year I was going through these crazy cravings, ended up gaining weight because I was eating so much, also was so hyper and anxious all the time, turned out my thyroid was overactive which can be dangerous to the heart.



Not only is weight a concern, but if you are eating a bunch of junk, you are poisoning your body,



Go see your Doctor about this. To check for the thyroid, all they need to do is draw blood, the levels in the blood will tell them



Good Luck,What do cravings mean?
Try chewing some gum, it can trick your mind into thinking you're chomping on what not. Some people just eat when they're bored. You should try doing some more activities that keep yourself occupied because.. we all know school is boring.



If this doesn't work you should try hypnotism.. works like a charm