Compulsive Eating Can Be Triggered By Hunger

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Hunger triggers feelings of hunger and readies the stomach to ingest food. Determine if you have a hungry stomach, at times you may misjudge the feeling of thirst instead of hunger. Take a glass of warm water the moment you get hungry. But you don't think you should be, you have just eaten earlier. Taking in water fifteen minutes before meals lead to eating less. Hunger makes you distressed if it is not properly managed. Mild forms of binge eating may result, as you are so hungry and have built up expectation of the food. This might result to a pattern of overeating. Here are pointers to aid you control hunger and avoid the chance of being a compulsive eater. Quantify and manage hunger. Hunger has varied severities. Every time you feel hungry, mark the intensity of the hunger in your mind; 1 as a low degree of hunger and 5 as really hungry. Put off hunger if you can. You defeat the hunger, and eating is curbed. Do you feel OK? Cherish your success! Eat mini meals. Hunger readies the stomach for food. Eat small portions, and the taste of the food is better. This method of eating will give you a blast of energy better than ...
... that of coffee. Resolve on how much to eat. Take pre-planned quantities, and ascertain how much is enough. Chew your food properly. Take it slow and relax. Luxuriate and indulge on each bite. Savor each moment as if tomorrow will never come. Drink at the end of the meal. Herbal tea is calming, it is a nice drink after a meal and will aid in pulling you out of the habit of overeating. This creates in the stomach the sense of gratification. Do you feel good now? Be pleased you are contented. When you feel hungry again, manage it and be at peace. Hunger may make you feel cheated. Brush it aside. Hunger triggers torturous emotions. Disregard it. You can succeed!

Tom Coghill has written several books on health, nutrition, and fasting. For more information on compulsive eating: Compulsive Eating Plan , Eating Habits That Help Compulsion , Freedom From Compulsive Eating Ref:COMPULSION&02