Everyone, at some point in our lives, has already devoured everything we find in the fridge or pantry, even without hunger, and even on the street, we fall into temptation and buy cookies, snacks or delicious ice cream in summer.
But do you remember if you were really hungry at the time?
- To begin with.
- Let’s give it a definition of hunger that appears in many dictionaries and that we use as a reference.
“Hunger is a sensation that indicates the natural need to provide food to the body, produced by substances that act at the brain level in the hypothalamus. “
If you look back and think about those moments that we talked about at the beginning of this article, you will notice that you wanted to eat even if you weren’t hungry.
It is true that you have not noticed any movement in the intestine or, in a more severe case, the decrease in glucose that causes fatigue and dizziness.
The important thing is to understand whether we eat because we are hungry or not, that will make a difference and help us control temptations.
This way you’ll notice how often you eat without real hunger Why are we doing this?We are strongly influenced by humor and everyday situations.
These situations can cause certain physical manifestations such as smoking, eating, or excessive drinking.
In addition, at the moment, we can lose control in different ways: the most common is to unconsciously choose unhealthy foods (fats, sweets, snacks).
You lose sight of how much you eat, eat at the wrong time, and foods that aren’t good for your health.
These are snacks between meals, which end up generating more stress, anxiety and even regret or frustration for eating too much.
It’s very common to hear people say they couldn’t sleep well because they were worried and got up in the middle of the night for a snack.
Sometimes we eat to try to calm the nervousness, as if we wanted to calm the noises of the stomach.
Therefore, it is necessary to identify whether the situation we are experiencing is stressful or unusual to understand why we have this desire to eat.
The concern for something that does not go well and the desire to achieve the goals that this change brings us are cause for concern and stress, we do not sleep well, we spend all day thinking about the consequences of this change and this situation. can influence our appetite.
The world of advertising knows very well how to provoke emotions and takes advantage to increase sales and prevent your motto from escaping.
On this basis, seeing or listening to a food product ad makes you want to eat it How many times have you seen a soda ad and gone to the fridge to buy a bottle?
We must recognize and accept any reason to eat without hunger; identify the cause and address the situation to find a solution.