Recognizing Stress "Hunger"

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ParisArkw
ParisArkw Posts: 186
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I'm finally starting to notice when my body is tricking me into hunger, and am learning to recognize the things that trigger me into stress eating.

However, as of right now, I am working on finals. I am very stressed and am (not so) subconsciously looking for anything to distract me from my work.

I can tell that I'm not ACTUALLY hungry, but because I don't feel /full/, all my mind and body can focus on are the fact that I'm not full. And it /is/ distracting me from getting work done. Mission accomplished, self.

I'm so aware of it that I feel ravenous, I feel like I'm starving just because of how stressed I am, even though I'm Not actually hungry yet.

My question is: aside from having the power to say no to these cravings, can/will my body adjust as I continue to say "no" and stop giving me this horrendously painful idea that I'm starving?

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  • ParisArkw
    ParisArkw Posts: 186
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    Nobody?
  • MaryLynnHawk
    MaryLynnHawk Posts: 10 Member
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    I totally feel you! I switched to a kind of stressful job a couple years ago, and found myself eating constantly as a result. I just started keeping celery on hand, and ate it plain. It doesn't taste all that great, but it does let you eat while consuming almost no calories.

    Also, when I had finals and was tempted to eat, I gave myself breaks every so often, just for a *small* snack, and didn't let myself eat while studying. Hope this helps!!! :smile:
  • misscharleygirl
    misscharleygirl Posts: 66 Member
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    I sure hope so, because I have days where I'm in the same boat.

    I think that our minds will change as our bodies change, wouldn't you think? That once we start seeing the rewards of our hard work, our minds will follow along accordingly?

    I have to believe that after a while this will all just become second nature.

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