{"id":1269,"date":"2012-02-09T11:03:21","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T16:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2012-02-01T11:05:32","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T16:05:32","slug":"hungry-are-you-sure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2012\/02\/hungry-are-you-sure.html","title":{"rendered":"Hungry?  Are You Sure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You are starving. Or are you?\u00a0 We are so disconnected from the messages our bodies are trying to relay that we misinterpret them &#8212; a lot!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/files\/2012\/02\/207166_10150566829270537_758175536_18018906_565319_n2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1270\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/261\/2012\/02\/207166_10150566829270537_758175536_18018906_565319_n2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Often we think we are hungry when we actually are getting the \u201cthirsty &#8212; replenish water supply\u201d signal.\u00a0 Before you start munching, stop and get a glass of water.\u00a0 Slowly sip it.\u00a0 You may feel your \u201chunger\u201d fading, because you weren\u2019t actually hungry at all.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you think you are hungry because you have seen a commercial with yummy-looking food and it put you in the mood to eat.\u00a0 That is not hunger!\u00a0 That is a hypnotic-type of suggestion and you shouldn\u2019t fall for it.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you smelled food cooking and you thought, \u201cWow- I\u2019m hungry!\u201d \u00a0 Smells, and even the sizzling sounds of food being prepared are signals that put you associate with eating. That\u2019s not hunger, either.\u00a0 You are just remembering past pleasures and are mentally gearing up for a repeat.<\/p>\n<p>Hunger is a physical feeling in your stomach.\u00a0 It feels, well &#8212; empty &#8212; and you feel a bit of a sinking sensation in that region.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t eat right away, it is accompanied by pains known as hunger pangs.\u00a0 They are not severe and will die off in a few minutes.\u00a0 No need to panic. You won\u2019t die from them and they are much less severe than you have endured with virus-induced stomachaches.<\/p>\n<p>The hormone ghrelin will get the message to your brain at this point that fuel is running low.\u00a0 THEN it is time to eat.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t rush and stuff yourself.\u00a0 Take your time. You won\u2019t actually die of starvation for a very long time.\u00a0 Slowly eat only what you need to make the hunger message die away.\u00a0 More on that in continued posts.<\/p>\n<p>Keep your perspective.\u00a0 Hunger is not that serious. It is not to be feared.\u00a0 It is just your tool. Learn to recognize it and to use it!<\/p>\n<p>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n<p>Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are starving. Or are you?\u00a0 We are so disconnected from the messages our bodies are trying to relay that we misinterpret them &#8212; a lot! 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