EP. 188: How to Effectively Use the Hunger Scale

<p dir="ltr"><span data-css="tve-u-1818c60f566">When was the last time you felt physically hungry? </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span data-css="tve-u-1818c60f56c">Do you eat in response to your body’s hunger signals?</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span data-css="tve-u-1818c60f581">Or do you eat for all kinds of other reasons that have nothing to do with your body’s need for food?</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span data-css="tve-u-1818c60f585">One of the most important tenets of the Weight Loss for Foodies approach is to only eat when you’re physically hungry, and stop eating when you’re lightly full. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span data-css="tve-u-1818c60f588">The reason this is so important is that when you only feed your body when it’s hungry, and stop eating when you’re lightly full, you give your body the amount of food it needs to be your healthy weight. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span data-css="tve-u-1818c60f58b">Most people don’t pay attention to hunger and fullness, and eat for all kinds of other reasons, like you’re bored, tired, it’s noon, or whatever. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span data-css="tve-u-1818c60f58e">When you eat but aren’t hungry, your body stores that energy as fat. That’s why obesity is in epidemic proportions nowadays. </span></p> <h4 class="" dir="ltr" data-css="tve-u-1818c613c21"><span data-css= "tve-u-1818c60f591">BUT once you start eating in tune with your hunger signals, miracles happen!</span></h4> <p dir="ltr"><span data-css="tve-u-1818c60f593">You start dropping extra weight without giving up the foods you love! You feel lighter and have more energy. Food and eating become easier and less stressful. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span data-css="tve-u-1818c637e4f">The tool I use to decide when to start and stop eating is</span> <a class= "tve-froala" contenteditable="true" href= "https://shari-broder-llc-weight-loss-for-foodies.ck.page/931d2b01f5" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-css= "tve-u-1818c637e68"><strong>the Hunger Scale</strong></span></a><span data-css="tve-u-1818c60f596">, and that’s