Are You Really Hungry? IncreaseMyT Blog

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Can you recognize the difference between a physical craving and an emotional longing for food? Sometimes it's hard to tell them apart. A stressful day may bring on the urge for a gooey bedtime snack, but if that desire had struck two hours after a filling dinner, it's more likely that eating would be an attempt to satisfy your mind, not your stomach.

Let's look at the discrepancy between being hungry and having the hunger for food. A physical craving is based upon actual hunger, created by the body's real need for food. You may feel your stomach rumble, or you may have a headache and feel weak or find it difficult to concentrate. Once you eat, you should feel "full" and stop eating.

An emotional craving, on the other hand, is often triggered by needs other than true hunger, like stress, boredom, or loneliness. These types of cravings can also be created by environmental cues such as a tempting television commercial, the scent of a food, or the sight of your favorite dish (even if you're not hungry). Emotionally driven cravings are rarely satisfied, no matter how much you eat, because it's not food that you need to "fulfill" you. Food, at that point, will only make you feel full and filled.

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[Medhead]

I can relate to this post big time. I injured my shoulder 7 weeks ago and have been eating like shit constantly. I gained 10 pounds in six weeks with no lifting. At first I didn't care, but now it's been so long and my shoulder still hasn't improved much at all, I obviously have to change things. Fucking depressing being out of the gym.

 

[THE-DET-OAK]

I hear I hate being out of the gym, it doesn't just affect my physical it really sucks the life out of my and my stress level goes way up.