Guest guest Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Now that we're on the topic of thirst vs. hunger, could someone who is possibly more familiar with the thirst signals please describe them to me? OK, I know about maybe the mouth being dry, but what about stomach signals for liquid rather than food? Are they different? Right now I THINK I'm hungry because my stomach is signaling SOMETHING (not sure what because the rest of me isn't feeling hungry), but water is near by and so I had some of that. Thoughts, anyone? TaiTo: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 11:54 AMSubject: Re: Feeling hunger I also read that because many food contain some % of water, what is probably thirst gets received as 'hunger'. I found that this could be something that had plagued me for a long time. Finding a way to help me increase my water drinking - without it feeling forced - was one of the challenges I faced on my IE journey. Thinking of drinking water as a way to 'fill' up (basically FOOL one's self) still drives me batty! But if I don't have water immediately available (bottles around house at work/play spots), I still don't register thirst all that well, sometimes reacting to what I think is 'hunger' signals. Hmmm, mindfullness for moisture as well as food?!? Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > > This morning I woke up and felt slight hunger, but after I had > > a big glass of water I realized I wasn't really hungry, but I > > was thirsty. Go figure! > > That's perfectly normal. The body easily confuses thirst with hunger. > > Keeping yourself hydrated throughout the day is important. > > Paddy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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