Hi Reader,

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Here is the one thing that everyone who is gaining weight, overweight and struggling to lose weight has in common:

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EATING WHEN NOT HUNGRY.

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Seems pretty obvious, right?

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So obvious that it can't possibly be this simple.

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But, it is.

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A Favorite Distraction

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We ALL struggle with this. I struggle with this!

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I put up an Instagram Story about this very thing yesterday.

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I wanted to EAT.

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I was thinking about one of my favorite 'mini' meals, low-fat cottage cheese with a bit of chopped up pineapple. I really wanted to pull out my bowl and mix up my little, protein packed meal BUT...

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I wasn't actually hungry. In fact, I was closer to still feeling full from breakfast.

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The reason I put up the instagram story was because I realized I was feeling frustrated and a little angry that I WASN'T HUNGRY.

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I wanted to eat my cottage cheese but I made a deal with myself last week that I would tune into my hunger and wait it out. No eating until I was truly hungry. For me that's feeling actual hunger pangs in my stomach with a kind of hollowness.

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Walking away from my want for that meal made me realize that I was doing a very normal thing - using food to distract myself.

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I didn't even have a dramatic reason for this need of distraction. I was just restless and board. That's it. I was going to stuff food into an already full body because I hadn't figured out what I was going to do next in my day.

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I didn't eat. I walked away, figured out what was driving my need to eat and then managed that - feeling board and restless. I didn't think about food again until my body started giving me hints around dinner time.

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Packing On The Pounds

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When we aren't actually hungry (our body is not in need of food/fuel) and we eat we are OVER FUELING.

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Unlike a car gas tank, when we over fuel (or fill) our body the excess doesn't just pour out and land on the ground.

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When we over fuel the excess gets stored as fat.

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We gain weight or stop ourselves from losing weight.

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What does it feel like in your body to feel hungry? Where do you feel it? What does it feel like? How do YOU know when you're truly hungry?

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How often do you have that feeling?

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The #1 Way To Lose Weight

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Stop eating when you aren't actually hungry (in need of food).

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This week I CHALLENGE YOU to wait until you feel truly hungry before you eat. If you're not sure if you're hungry, walk away for 30 minutes (set a timer) then check back. If you're truly hungry it will be more obvious after that 30 min. wait.

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Like me, you may realize that you aren't hungry as often as you think you are.

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Seriously, do this for a week and see how you're body responds.

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I recently posted a Reel on Instagram about this with a different take on food journaling that you might find interesting and even helpful. You can watch that here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CyEylamvHhY/​

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