Humger

Jayj180894
Jayj180894 Posts: 286 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
How do you tell the difference between boredom hunger and actual hunger? When I'm hungry my stomach rumbles could that just be boredom. I use to eat when i was bored but i wouldn't say i was actually hungry?

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I'm horrible with hunger cues. I've found planning my food in advance and the setting specific times I eat worked better. If I tried to determine hunger from boredom I'd be constantly eating (even when my stomach was full).
  • DisneyDude85
    DisneyDude85 Posts: 428 Member
    I've never had my stomach rumble when I wanted to eat out of boredom. To me, that is a real hunger cue. If I'm sitting on the couch watching TV and my brain says, "hey, you know what sounds good? Chips." then I know its boredom hunger. Many people build cals into their day to help with these issues, too :)
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,889 Member
    "Do I want a carrot and a glass of milk?"
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    edited March 2017
    Rumbling in your tummy or rather anywhere in your digestive tract is nothing more than peristalsis causing stuff to move. Ergo, it's not a hunger signal because it's a "stuff" signal. You're not empty if you have stuff in there.

    I'm trying to figure out what really is a hunger cue. The one time in the past year I think I correctly identified hunger, I had been working outdoors in my yard for several hours and felt faint. That was a new thing, so I ate a banana and felt better.
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