Re: hunger scale

[Guest guest]

My hunger progression is extremely similar to this---except no teeth grinding

for me. For me, satiety is a progression as well. At first, I just become

aware that it's coming. If I slow down and start savoring at that point, then

the " last bite " is much, much easier to find. I slowly feel more and more

satisfied until I reach a bite where it's just like a switch goes off. At that

point I don't want another bite. Sometimes, I'm aware of the switch, but I still

am enjoying the taste. Then, when I remember it, I take one more tiny bite, and

just really savor it in my mouth. That usually does it for me. I don't want

anymore. If I still wanted to eat, that would not equate to satisfaction for

me. And then, I'm done. Sometimes I feel a slight stomach fullness, sometimes

I don't. Very rarely I feel a strong stomach fullness. I'm okay with all of

these feelings.

Sara

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> When I am beginning to get hungry, first I find myself thinking about food.

And I am like, gee, why am I thinking about food? Then I realize I am grinding

my teeth. I have no idea why, but I do that when I begin to get hungry. At

that point, I know it's time to start obtaining food. Beyond that is stomach

rumbling and if I go beyond stomach rumbling then I have a headache, am

irritable, do not make reasonable food choices (for instance, makes more sense

to run to a drive-through than fix something) and it just goes downhill from

there. So I try not to go beyond stomach rumbling, and I work hard to begin

obtaining food in time to meet the rumbles!

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> Figuring out 'satisfied' is much harder for me. Still working on that one.

Part of my problem is that I have a hard time doing nothing else but eat. I'm a

multi-tasker, even if it's the death of me.

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[Guest guest]

Sara, very good advice. I like that last bite part. I think I am going to try

that.

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> > When I am beginning to get hungry, first I find myself thinking about food.

And I am like, gee, why am I thinking about food? Then I realize I am grinding

my teeth. I have no idea why, but I do that when I begin to get hungry. At

that point, I know it's time to start obtaining food. Beyond that is stomach

rumbling and if I go beyond stomach rumbling then I have a headache, am

irritable, do not make reasonable food choices (for instance, makes more sense

to run to a drive-through than fix something) and it just goes downhill from

there. So I try not to go beyond stomach rumbling, and I work hard to begin

obtaining food in time to meet the rumbles!

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> > Figuring out 'satisfied' is much harder for me. Still working on that one.

Part of my problem is that I have a hard time doing nothing else but eat. I'm a

multi-tasker, even if it's the death of me.

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