Food noise finally gets a name on this one. It's that constant, low-level chatter about food that has nothing to do with actual hunger. Caleigh's had it for years without knowing what to call it, and it turns out there's a real difference between being excited about tacos and being unable to stop thinking about food at all.

Sara doesn't have it, and never really has. She can eat the same three eggs for lunch, three weeks straight, without thinking twice. That gap between the two of them turns into a bigger conversation about whether everyone has food noise and it's just a matter of volume, why GLP-1 medications quiet it for some people and do nothing for others, and the one simple habit that's actually made a difference: loading up on protein early in the day.

If you've ever wondered whether you're actually hungry or just bored, or if ...