How Important Is It to Eat When You Are Hungry?

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“I’m hungry.”

Two little words that children learn to say very early in life. But as you get older, the lines between hungry and not hungry become blurred.

The feeling of fullness gets confused with being stuffed. Before you know it, you’ve eaten right past the point of satisfaction and ventured into overeating territory. If you’ve been trying to eat only when you’re hungry, you know the struggle.

The all-or-nothing mindset led you to keep eating far past the satisfied mark. And now you wonder why you even try. Why bother waiting until you’re hungry if it leads to overeating until you’re sick?

But eating when you’re hungry is important. In fact, it’s one of the most important things you can do for your health.

You can heal your body, reset the signals, and learn how and when to eat.

Keep reading this article on Grace Filled Plate.