Compulsive Eating Can Be Triggered By Hunger Author: tom coghill Website: Added: Wed, Mar 26, 2008 0:59:12 Category: Diet & Nutrition

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Feelings of hunger are triggered by hunger and prepares the stomach for food intake. You should recognize if your stomach is hungry, sometimes you can mistake the feeling of thirst instead of hunger. Drink a glass of warm water next time you feel the hunger. You feel you should be full, you have just eaten earlier. A glass of water 15 minutes before meals lead to eating less. Hunger causes discomfort if it is not properly managed. Mild forms of binge eating may result, as you are so hungry and have built up anticipation of the food. This might result to a cycle of eating more.

Here are tips to help you control hunger and avoid the chance of becoming a compulsive eater.

Quantify and manage hunger.

Hunger has varied severities. The moment you feel hungry, mark the intensity of the hunger in your mind; 1 as a low degree of hunger and 5 as famished. Put off hunger if you can. You defeat the hunger, and eating is curbed. Do you feel OK? Cherish your success!

Eat small portions.

Hunger readies the stomach for food. Eat mini meals, and the taste of the food is better. This manner of eating will give you a zing of energy higher than a high from coffee.

Decide how much to eat.

Take pre-planned quantities, and ascertain how much is enough. Chew your food well. Take it slow and relax. Enjoy your food and savor every bite. Savor each moment as if tomorrow will never come.

End the meal with a drink.

Herbal tea is calming, it is a healthy drink after a meal and will help you move out of the habit of overeating. This creates in the stomach the feeling of contentment. Do you feel good now? Be grateful you are satisfied.

When you feel hungry again, manage it and be at peace. Hunger can cause feeling of being deprived. Dismiss it. Hunger causes uncomfortable feelings. Ignore it. You can achieve it!

About the Author:
Tom Coghill is an author of several books on fasting, detoxification, compulsive eating, healthy recipes, travel, drug rehabilitation, and real estate.