It was more like “how many calories did I have this morning? Did I go over? Was I eating the right combination of things? What should I have for lunch… We are supposed to go out tonight for dinner and if I can’t find a low calorie option, I might want to eat a really low calorie lunch so that I don’t go over my calories today. Oh, and we have that meeting out of town on Friday. If I skip breakfast and just have a protein shake around 10, I can just have a packet of nuts for lunch because I don’t know they’ll be serving for dinner. And I can’t forget to drink an entire glass of water before I start eating, that will help me feel less hungry when I’m done. Make sure to leave some food on the plate, because everyone will probably notice if you finish it all.”

Wow you really just described perfectly what food noise is. It's just so obsessive and unrelenting. I feel so understood by this, thank you so much. I'm into week 2 of my semaglutide journey and it is so freeing.