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I get asked about physical hunger all the time. I made a video to help answer some questions about this. I hope it helps!
Summary:
Hunger is not a sound (a growl), it is a sensation.
Getting hungry will not slow down your metabolism in Thin Within because we eat when we are hungry. We are actually teaching our bodies that it is a good thing to be hungry since that is when we get to eat. We will not go into “starvation mode.”
The stomach is higher than you may think. Knowing this can help you immeasurably in figuring out when you are hungry!
How would you describe physical hunger?
I’m wondering. I think that when I am hungry I get a headache. It’s strange, but sometimes I don’t realize I’m hungry until I get a headache. Have you heard of others experiencing hunger this way?
Yes, N. For now, be careful about making this a rule for yourself, of course–like the growl. “Wait for a headache before eating.” Begin to ask God to show you if your stomach is empty when you have the headache–and sometimes even before. Sometimes headaches can come when we start 0 to 5 because we haven’t had the same amount of caffeine we are used to consuming…and that may be the difference for us. Prayerfully walk through your headaches and hungers and I am confident God will show you what an empty stomach feels like without a headache!
Thank you, Heidi. I wil do that and hopefully become better at the process.