15/08/2024
Appetite and Hunger: What's the Difference? 🤔
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Agree, often breakdowns occur against the background of strong appetite, not physical hunger. Therefore, understanding the difference between true hunger and appetite is crucial. If you can manage your appetite, breakdowns will remain in the past. 🚫🍽️
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When you have real physical hunger, it's a sign from your body that it needs nourishment. 🍎
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👉🏻 So, what's the difference between hunger and appetite? 🧐
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Usually, these are different physical sensations.
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〰️ Hunger – arises in the body 3-4 hours after eating and slowly intensifies. ⏳
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〰️ Appetite suddenly appears, a minute ago you weren't thinking about food and suddenly you really want to eat. 🍰
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Almost always, appetite is an unbearable desire to eat specific foods (pizza, ice cream, chocolate). You feel you must eat something specific and nothing else will substitute! You're even ready to go to the store for this product or take a break from work. 🍕🍦🍫
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Whereas normal physical hunger can be satisfied with any whole food. Even if there are preferences, you're still ready to eat what's available. 🥗
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Appetite usually arises in the consciousness, sometimes as a sensation in the mouth. 🧠
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With regular appetite, if you distract yourself and shift your attention, it can just fade away and not return. With appetite, the ability to postpone holds immense resources. 🔄
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Usually, appetite goes hand in hand with quite intense emotion, both positive and could be negative. 😄😢
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True hunger does not depend on emotions. 🚫💔
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Food consumed in a fit of appetite is absorbed in an automatic impulsive mode. You eat standing, sitting, while walking, browsing the phone. You swallow the treat quickly, unconsciously, and this can lead to overeating. 🏃♂️📱
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After such eating, there is often a sense of guilt and unpleasant physical satiation. 😔
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True hunger, when satisfied, gives pleasant sensations throughout the body, calmness, and a clear mind. 😌✨
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❗️ It's important to understand that hunger and appetite are different signals requiring different solutions. 🔍
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With true physical hunger, you actually need to eat, while with appetite, you need to learn to manage it. After all, appetite is usually a cry for help from your brain. 🧠🆘
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Let's delve into this issue during a consultation - message me privately! 💌
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