{"id":83229,"date":"2024-10-02T11:53:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=83229"},"modified":"2024-10-02T11:53:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:53:23","slug":"why-we-shouldnt-wait-until-were-hungry-to-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/why-we-shouldnt-wait-until-were-hungry-to-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Shouldn\u2019t Wait Until We\u2019re Hungry to Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hunger may be a great sign that your metabolism is turned on and your body is working the way it\u2019s supposed to. Yet, while natural, hunger shouldn\u2019t be the only signifier that it\u2019s time to begin eating. If you eat only when extremely low on fuel and your body\u2019s begging you to fix it, the consequences can be dire.\n</p><p>We supports a healthy lifestyle and wants to share some reasons why hunger can seriously mess with our eating habits. You can also learn that hunger isn\u2019t always real in the bonus feature at the end of the article.\n</p><h3>1. Hunger leads to overeating.<img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/2d1%5C/4cd%5C/ed419a5b4281cfad7afc97cb03.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' title='\"\"'>\n</h3><p>People who skip meals or eat irregularly often overeat to make up for the food they missed. The human body needs steady nutrition every 3-4 hours to avert metabolism slowdowns, energy dips, crankiness, and cravings. The longer you stay without food, the lower your blood sugar level drops, resulting in the need for sugar in food.\n</p><h3>2. Hunger doesn\u2019t help to lose weight.\n</h3><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/webp%5C/e6b%5C/3c0%5C/8b50be5d86867d0dc3162ccd3d.jpg.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>A lot of people think if they\u2019re starving, they\u2019re losing weight. But in reality, if your daily nutrition is leaving you starving, you won\u2019t stick to it for long. Eating too few calories triggers an emergency mode in your body, causing it to store fat and burn even fewer calories. Your body thinks it needs to save itself and preserve calories for the future.\n</p><h3>3. You\u2019re less likely to make healthy food choices.\n</h3><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/3bf%5C/006%5C/c0c19b53039c1a1f41b53a4e59.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>As a wise Snickers ad pointed out, \u201cYou\u2019re not you when you\u2019re hungry.\u201d And when you\u2019re hungry, you\u2019re more likely to reach for the said candy bar rather than a more substantial snack. When the blood sugar level drops, people grow emotionally out of control of what they put in their mouths next. They eat the next thing in front of them, and for most people, this ends up being unhealthy sugary snacks.\n</p><p>Overall, such a diet doesn\u2019t result in the most nourishing lifestyle.\n</p><h3>4. You\u2019re not always able to recognize hunger.\n</h3><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/6ad%5C/bcc%5C/d2ff7c5af293a9372d02a19174.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>2 hormones affect hunger regulation: ghrelin, which stimulates appetite; and leptin, which suppresses it. When you haven\u2019t eaten for a while, the ghrelin level increases. And after you\u2019ve eaten, leptin tells your body that it\u2019s full.\n</p><p>The hunger barometer isn\u2019t always accurate. Sometimes, especially after undergoing a grueling diet, people can\u2019t hear what their body is trying to tell them. The brain learns to moderate hunger according to one\u2019s lifestyle. So people who always eat once a day can go about their business without feeling any cravings. It doesn\u2019t make eating one meal per day normal.\n</p><h3>5. Hunger is bad for your health.\n</h3><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/b99%5C/992%5C/92c8e95f4fba8a59ef5d9f5c77.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>The impact starvation has on the body, in the long run, can be devastating, from affecting mental health to increasing the risk of chronic diseases. And if you happen to get hungry, it often feels unpleasant. Some of the symptoms that accompany hunger are:\n</p><ul>\n<li>difficulty concentrating\n</li><li>a gnawing feeling in the stomach\n</li><li>weakness\n</li><li>dizziness\n</li><li>nausea and vomiting\n</li><li>irritability\n</li><li>headache\n</li><li>stomach growling\n</li><li>sleep issues\n\n<h3>Bonus: identifying your hunger\n</h3><p><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li%5C/resize%5C/728x%5C/jpg%5C/7d8%5C/29c%5C/1816a55bc18974f3ea733a7813.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>Scientists have identified 3 different types of hunger: physical, psychological, and opportunistic. Physical hunger is the normal urge to eat when you don\u2019t have enough food in your stomach. On the contrary, psychological hunger is driven by emotions, and essentially, it\u2019s a craving for something other than food. It\u2019s the desire to feel better or happier, or it could be other strong feelings manifested as hunger.\n</p><p>Finally, there\u2019s opportunistic hunger. You see food lying around and you snap it up just because. It has nothing to do with actual hunger, but the food is available so why not. All in all, it\u2019s important to not mistake the notion of, \u201cI need to fill my body with energy,\u201d for the other 2 forms of hunger.\n</p><p>How often do you eat? Do you have a fixed eating schedule or do you eat when you feel like it?\n</p><p>Source: Brightside\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Hunger may be a great sign that your metabolism is turned on and your body is working the way it\u2019s supposed to. Yet, while natural, hunger shouldn\u2019t be the only signifier that it\u2019s time to begin eating. 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