Guest guest Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I agree that " mouth hunger " may not be the best term, but the concept really helped me sort out my various desires for food. I've discovered that I experience desire for food in 4 ways: 1- " Stomach " hunger. This is when my stomach is rumbly or feels empty. Most of the time it's accompanied by a headache, lightheadedness and brain fog. This is my more obvious form of physical hunger. 2- " Cellular " hunger. This is when my stomach may not feel hungry, so I sometimes miss it until it's very obvious. I start dragging, feeling kind of weak, thinking about food, etc. Even though I may not feel " hungry " I know that my body needs food. 3- " Taste " hunger, AKA cravings. This is when I'm not necessarily physically hungry (though I may be) but I want something in particular. I can usually feel it in my mouth and I may salivate a little. It might be really intense to the point that I'll drive across town to get whatever it is. This doesn't happen very often, but it used to be a frequent thing. 4- " Brain " hunger. This is when my body isn't hungry, I'm not craving anything, but I still want to eat. This is usually habitual eating (wanting to eat at meal times or have dessert whether I'm hungry for them or not) or thinking that food will cure uncomfortable emotions, or being bored. My mind wants food, not my body. McKella > > > > > > I don't actually like the term " mouth hunger at all " , because for me it doesn't seem to be coming from my mouth. It's more like mind-hunger. It's my mind that tells me that it wants something. Stomach hunger I get, though sometimes it's more like whole body. A character talked about that in Barbara Kingsolver's Poisonwood Bible, where the family was essentially starving, the difference between stomach hunger and body hunger. She said the feeling in your stomach goes away, but then your whole body in NEEDING food. Of course we're never at that point, but sometimes I will get a bit shaky, and very cranky, and be unable to make any decisions, and my first thought is not that I am hungry, but usually I am, and eating takes care of it. > > > > Ideally, what your mouth wants will be something that will satisfy your body as well. I'm really trying to listen to that. > > > > Tilley > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 I agree that " mouth hunger " may not be the best term, but the concept really helped me sort out my various desires for food. I've discovered that I experience desire for food in 4 ways: 1- " Stomach " hunger. This is when my stomach is rumbly or feels empty. Most of the time it's accompanied by a headache, lightheadedness and brain fog. This is my more obvious form of physical hunger. 2- " Cellular " hunger. This is when my stomach may not feel hungry, so I sometimes miss it until it's very obvious. I start dragging, feeling kind of weak, thinking about food, etc. Even though I may not feel " hungry " I know that my body needs food. 3- " Taste " hunger, AKA cravings. This is when I'm not necessarily physically hungry (though I may be) but I want something in particular. I can usually feel it in my mouth and I may salivate a little. It might be really intense to the point that I'll drive across town to get whatever it is. This doesn't happen very often, but it used to be a frequent thing. 4- " Brain " hunger. This is when my body isn't hungry, I'm not craving anything, but I still want to eat. This is usually habitual eating (wanting to eat at meal times or have dessert whether I'm hungry for them or not) or thinking that food will cure uncomfortable emotions, or being bored. My mind wants food, not my body. McKella > > > > > > I don't actually like the term " mouth hunger at all " , because for me it doesn't seem to be coming from my mouth. It's more like mind-hunger. It's my mind that tells me that it wants something. Stomach hunger I get, though sometimes it's more like whole body. A character talked about that in Barbara Kingsolver's Poisonwood Bible, where the family was essentially starving, the difference between stomach hunger and body hunger. She said the feeling in your stomach goes away, but then your whole body in NEEDING food. Of course we're never at that point, but sometimes I will get a bit shaky, and very cranky, and be unable to make any decisions, and my first thought is not that I am hungry, but usually I am, and eating takes care of it. > > > > Ideally, what your mouth wants will be something that will satisfy your body as well. I'm really trying to listen to that. > > > > Tilley > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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