Differentiate Between Hunger, Desire and Cravings

True Hunger = you've fasted for several hours and your stomach is empty.

A Desire to Eat = Not being particularly hungry but eating because there is food around. For instance, at Thanksgiving you ate a big meal yet you still want to have seconds or dessert.

Craving = A physiological and emotionally intense urge to eat. You may feel tension and an unpleasant yearning sensation in your mouth, throat, or body.

If it has been between 20 minutes and 3 hours since you've eaten a reasonable-sized meal, any urge to eat is probably due to a desire to eat, not to hunger.

This info. comes from BDS

Melva

A desire to eat  -  there are sometimes that I have just eaten and I am full but not satisfied. 


When this happens most times it is because I am thirsty. I  always try to stick to the pouch rule of not eating 30 minutes before or after my meal.

When this happens I will chew gum and since BDS I say

"No Choice,   You don't want to eat more, you are thirsty in 30 minutes you will be fine after you have a drink. I know I can wait that long"


Craving - I find that there are getting less and less.   Since BDS here's what i say  " Just because I want it...... doesn't mean I should have it! I can't have it both ways, eat what I want or loss the weight I want"  My Choice, No Choice.

Thanks Bev I will do the fluids and keep our 30 min rule, I am also practicing the BDS mind thinkers, they do work. Last night when I guess you can say I some idle time, I was starving didn't know what I wanted to eat but I wanted something, I drink water broke down ate an Adkins bar and finally I got busy and I forgot about being hungry. So that showed me I wasn't hungry, just something I gotta work on daily..

Melva

Melva, I have been finding that some days just don't sink in with me right away but then  a few days after the chapter I have a light bulb moment . I am counting on my second round at BDS to pick up what I missed first time around.


Mind thinkers,  is that Day 26 Recognizing Thinking Mistakes? I think you are doing great Melva keep it up

Got it!!  Well I can't wait to read this book.  Thanks for tidbits.