Today I wanted to share some more information from the Mastering Food (now Shrink Yourself) program that I completed back in 2006 and that I’m going through again now.

7 signs that the hunger you feel may actually be emotional hunger

1. When you get hungry, does it often come on fast?

2. When you get hungry, do you often feel a need to eat something right away?

3. When you eat, do you often eat without really noticing how much you eat?

4. When you get hungry, do you often crave a certain type of food or treat to satisfy yourself?

5. Do you ever feel guilty after you eat?

6. Do you sometimes feel a strong urge to binge?

7. Do you sometimes feel like you are just stuffing food down rather than eating at a regular pace?

Here’s a pretty startling fact: If you eat an extra 100 calories a day (100 calories more than your body needs), you will gain about 12 pounds in a year.

That’s why it’s so important to keep emotional eating in check. If you’ve discovered that you are an emotional eater (and almost everyone is to some degree), I highly recommend the Shrink Yourself program. I lost about 30 pounds when I went through the program 4 years ago and I honestly haven’t gained any of that weight back.

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