Last Saturday, a friend joined me at the Farmers' Market, and we had breakfast there--mine was an egg and cheese on sourdough sandwich. This happened around ten o'clock. Later, we met at Starbucks, and I had a frapp. Hours later, we went to Ruby Tuesday for dinner; it was probably after six o'clock. I didn't know how hungry I was until I went to the salad bar, even before placing my order with the server. I'll rephrase that, my body didn't know, but my mind somehow did. My stomach hadn't growled, and I hadn't had other signals. It was only when I started eating that I physically recognized that I was famished. How can that be?
I found a hunger scale from 1 to 10 at Web MD and share it here:
- 1—Starving, weak, dizzy
- 2—Very hungry, cranky, low energy, lots of stomach growling
- 3—Pretty hungry, stomach is growling a little
- 4—Starting to feel a little hungry
- 5—Satisfied, neither hungry nor full
- 6—A little full, pleasantly full
- 7—A little uncomfortable
- 8—Feeling stuffed
- 9—Very uncomfortable, stomach hurts
- 10—So full you feel sick
I think one reason I didn't notice my hunger Saturday evening, and I should have been hungry, was that I was in my mind and not focused on my body. This is a signal for me to check in with it more often. Also, scheduling meals will help.
The good news is I have made enough changes already to eat healthy foods and even took leftovers home. But paying attention to hunger, not fearing it, is something I'm getting used to.
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