I was reading the forum today and read a reply to a post about snacking that said “It’s okay to be hungry.”

This got me thinking (I know scary, huh?!)

Do I really know what true physical hunger feels like? Hunger where you don’t know if or when you will eat again….. Pain and discomfort from malnutrition and dehydration.

I have never experienced true physical hunger.

But, I’m the first to say I am sooooo hungry. Why? Was it the way I was raised? Society? Or what?

Before my band food was everything. I would plan every meal to the tee and as soon as the meal was over I was talking/planning the next meal. Breakfast at 8am, lunch at noon, afternoon snacks/cocktails at 5pm and dinner at 7pm. My belly alarm would go off at each time and I would say I’m hungry. I was obsessed with my meals and eating. Food had all the control.

Fast forward 18 months and I have the control back (for the most part). Yes I still eat on the same schedule. This is a personality flaw for me, very organized and schedule oriented. It drives some people crazy. The difference is that I know this is a trigger for my head hunger and I don’t let that “I’m hungry” feeling take over. I know when I’m going to eat, I know how much I’m going to eat and I know what types of foods I’m going to eat.

So, yes it’s okay to be hungry. But, my head hunger will not control me, I will control it!