What's The Reason To Feeling Hungry?

Emotion causes many of our activities. Are you more compelled to act when you feel hungry or full?

Our human nature is interesting: There is no system in our bodies that restricts calorie intake. However, if you feel hungry you have to eat to fulfill that feeling. The feeling of hunger is overriding over numerous other emotions necessary for survival. Centuries ago, people had to survive during periods of time when little or no food was accessible. Nowadays,, it is extremely challenging to lose weight permanently because of all of the fast food restaurants at every turn.

Over 40 the feelings of being hungry are often more overwhelming due to the modifications in the endocrine system. Are you aware of how your body develops the feelings to let you know you are hungry?

There are two systems in place in your brain that require balance in order for you to lose weight over 40: The calories you put in your body, and the quantity of energy available. If the energy accessible in your body drops to a certain level, feelings of "hunger" are produced and you then think of eating. This is totally normal, and not a weakness in your character.

There is a difference between feeling satisfied and feeling full. After age 40 your metabolism slows and you burn less calories. This is when you need to learn to eat just until you feel satisfied, and stop eating when you have that satisfied feeling. This must occur if you expect to lose weight permanently after 40.

Interestingly enough, we commonly finish eating before our bodies absorb the nutrients in the foods. The feeling of being satisfied comes largely from how much time you take to eat and how often you eat. To lose weight permanently, eat more slowly and increase the amount of meals you eat.

However, you must be conscious of what you eat. Watching TV, driving or reading while you eat will distract your mind, and it won't register that you are eating. This will cause you not to understand when you are satisfied, and you will end up eating more, which will threaten your effort at permanent weight loss.

Neuropeptide Y and many other substances signal the brain that you need to eat. These substances make you feel hungry, repress physical activity and increase the amount of energy that is stored as fat. When you go on a diet or stop eating, Neuropeptide Y is secreted.

That’s why you feel less high-energy on a diet and have a hard time losing weight permanently by dieting: When you ingest less food, your hormone system protects your body fat. And: After 40 this protection is getting stronger and stronger. The only way to lose weight permanently over 40 is by introducing a gentle life-style concept.

Numerous Neuropeptides are involved in making you feel hungry. Orexin A and B are secreted when you feel hungry, and they make food cravings and overeating, which is common when you are on a diet. This is the nature of your body, not a lack of will power on your part.

Another Neuropeptide is Leptin. Leptin is produced by fat tissue and tells your brain how full the fat storage system is. Women have more body fat than men by nature and correspondingly higher levels for Leptin. You will begin to feel hungry when the Leptin levels drop under a certain point.

Artificially thin celebrities influence the body image we have in western culture greatly. A certain amount of body fat is actually good, and without it you’ll feel hungry day in and day out, leading to many emotional problems.


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