How Do You Control Hunger In Your Diet?

How Do You Control Hunger In Your Diet

Finding it difficult in controlling hunger in Your Diet? we were born knowing exactly how much to eat. Hunger is our body’s signal that we need fuel. By connecting with our instinctual cues, we can manage our eating without restrictive diets or obsess over every bite of food we put in our mouths.

Perhaps you’ve ignored hunger cues for so long that you’ve forgotten how to recognize them. You may even blame hunger for your eating problems and see it as the enemy. You might mistake hunger for all the other reasons you eat like: mealtimes, stress, emotional situations, or even the taste of food.

At the same time, you may have learned to ignore the sense of satisfaction in what you eat until you are full and uncomfortable with so much food in your stomach.

Perhaps you have these very programmed expressions: “eat everything on your plate” or “never waste food” and “eat everything or there is no dessert” and as adults, we do not necessarily hear this from our parents.

We do it because that is how they programmed us and This prevents you from hearing your body’s innate signal when you are satisfied and it is enough.

And you know what? You continue this cycle by teaching it to your children …

Recognizing your physical cues when you’re hungry will help you manage your eating effortlessly. Your physical signals are everything you feel when you know that you are hungry, for example, emptiness in the stomach, weakness, rumbling of the stomach, among others.

You eat less when you respect the body’s natural signal that you are satisfied. Our body knows exactly what it needs for the energy load of your body and when you eat out of excitement or because it is time to eat, you have not tuned in to that real hunger signal and therefore you will not properly tune in to the satisfaction signal. Think about this: If you eat when you’re not hungry, how do you know when to stop? When there is no food on the plate of course!
You are more likely to choose foods that really nourish you. If you are not hungry and you are eating because you are sad, upset, or happy, what kind of food do you prefer? This is when you are most likely to choose chocolates, cookies, chips, or comfort food.
Food actually tastes better when you’re hungry. Hunger is really the best condiment, so you eat less but enjoy it more.
You’ll feel more satisfied because food is great for satisfying hunger but not for satisfying boredom, stress, or other triggers.
You will notice when you are hungry rather than when you are that you are “starving”, thus reducing the possibility of overeating.

To break the habit of eating on autopilot, start making a habit of asking yourself “Am I hungry?” every time you want to eat. This simple but powerful question will help you recognize the difference between a need to eat to satisfy your physical needs or a desire to eat to satisfy an emotional desire.

Look for symptoms like stomach rumbling, feeling empty, stomach upset, weakness, low energy levels, or headaches. Note that hunger is a physical thing, it is not a desire, a thought, or a temptation.

By focusing on hunger as your guide, you will become your own expert on when, what, and how much to eat.