How to Tell Whether You're Really Hungry or Full

Weight Loss for Foodies podcast | Ditch the Diet and Lose Weight with Shari Broder

Do you have difficulty knowing when you’re really hungry?

What’s going on when you just ate dinner an hour ago, but feel the urge to eat?

Are you really hungry when when you walk past a food vendor or restaurant and the smells make you want some?

How about those ads on TV that get you thinking you want pizza?

Maybe you think you’re hungry because it’s lunch time.

There are lots of reasons why you can think you’re hungry when you really aren’t.

Your physical hunger signals are your body’s brilliant way of telling you when it needs fuel. If you want to be your ideal weight without dieting, the way to do that is by only eating when your body is hungry. Otherwise, you’re giving your body food it doesn’t need and will store as fat.

If you’re not sure when you’re physically hungry or are experiencing “head hunger,” or can’t tell when you’re full before you’ve overeaten, this episode is for you!

And what the heck is Hara Hachi Bu?

Listen to learn some great tricks for distinguishing between head hunger and body hunger, and how to tell when your body has had enough BEFORE you feel stuffed.