Hunger | Physical vs Emotional

Hunger | Physical vs Emotional

Physical

• Is gradual
• Open to all different foods
• Based in the stomach
• Is patient
• Occurs out of physical need
• Involves deliberate choices and awareness of eating
• Stops eating when full
• Realizes eating is necessary

Emotional

• Is sudden
• Is usually for a specific food
• "Above the neck"
• Is urgent
• Paired with an upsetting emotional
• Involves automatic or absent-minded eating
• Does not stop when full
• Feels guilty

** do identify your hunger category..  physical or emotional....