I know pretty well what you are talking about. I suggest to dig deep into literature about peri/menopause and all the funny stuff the female body develops as byproduct of the hormonal rollercoaster. One of it is messing with appetite, feeling hungry, cravings for special food or particular tastes, gaining weight, overeating, using food to comfort the nervous wrecking the hormone shenanigans gift us and looooot more.
It helped me to understand the underlying causes to better cope and try some behavioural changes. Still work in progress but it’s worth staying patient and giving it a long-term try, I can recommend doing it with a therapist who is trained for adressing mental and physical suffering from perimenopausal changes.
You are not alone 
If you want have a read around on the hormone rollercoaster thread, we are adressing every kind of female issues there. It’s also a wonderful thread to vent and come over for encouragement.