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laststraw · 21st November, 2008

Found this great scale on Oprah's website. I found it very useful when I just started to eat food again and really didn't know what hungry meant. It's still a great way to decide whether I need to keep eating.

The Hunger Scale

This tool will help you avoid eating mindlessly. The more in touch you are with your hunger, the less you need to count calories.
First, decide how you're feeling:

10: Stuffed. You are so full you feel nauseous.

9: Very uncomfortably full. You need to loosen your clothes.

8: Uncomfortably full. You feel bloated.

7: Full. A little bit uncomfortable.

6: Perfectly comfortable. You feel satisfied.

5: Comfortable. You're more or less satisfied, but could eat a little more.

4: Slightly uncomfortable. You're just beginning to feel signs of hunger.

3: Uncomfortably hungry. Your stomach is rumbling.

2: Very uncomfortable. You feel irritable and unable to concentrate.

1: Weak and light-headed. Your stomach acid is churning.

You should eat only when you're feeling 1, 2, 3 or 4.

Put your fork down at 5 or 6 and wait until the next scheduled meal or snack.

If you're trying to lose weight, stop at 5, the point at which you're eating a little less than your body is burning.

http://www.oprah.com/article/health/weightloss/basics_scale/1

Other tips:
- Remember food takes 20 minutes to digest
- Eat slowly - count your bites
- Remember you can always go back for more
- Do a check to make sure you are not emotionally hungry or thirsty. Physical hunger is normally a slow building feeling whereas acute emotional hunger comes in spurts.
- Cravings don't often last more than 20 minutes.

laststraw · 2nd April, 2009

Bumping this because I love it but also because I don't want my name in the Eating too Much thread to still show! LOL

CalicoSoneji · 8th February, 2010

thanks for posting this! =)

Yoghurt · 7th November, 2010

Really helpful thanks!

21st November, 2008	#1 (permalink)
laststraw Short Arse Brigade Member laststraw's Profile Albums laststraw's Photo Gallery Join Date: 3rd September, 2008 Posts: 2,683 Thanks: 3 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts Rep Power: 165 Diet: Healthy living (calorie counting and exercise)	The Hunger Scale (proudly brought to you via LS and Oprah) Found this great scale on Oprah's website. I found it very useful when I just started to eat food again and really didn't know what hungry meant. It's still a great way to decide whether I need to keep eating. The Hunger Scale This tool will help you avoid eating mindlessly. The more in touch you are with your hunger, the less you need to count calories. First, decide how you're feeling: 10: Stuffed. You are so full you feel nauseous. 9: Very uncomfortably full. You need to loosen your clothes. 8: Uncomfortably full. You feel bloated. 7: Full. A little bit uncomfortable. 6: Perfectly comfortable. You feel satisfied. 5: Comfortable. You're more or less satisfied, but could eat a little more. 4: Slightly uncomfortable. You're just beginning to feel signs of hunger. 3: Uncomfortably hungry. Your stomach is rumbling. 2: Very uncomfortable. You feel irritable and unable to concentrate. 1: Weak and light-headed. Your stomach acid is churning. You should eat only when you're feeling 1, 2, 3 or 4. Put your fork down at 5 or 6 and wait until the next scheduled meal or snack. If you're trying to lose weight, stop at 5, the point at which you're eating a little less than your body is burning. http://www.oprah.com/article/health/weightloss/basics_scale/1 Other tips: - Remember food takes 20 minutes to digest - Eat slowly - count your bites - Remember you can always go back for more - Do a check to make sure you are not emotionally hungry or thirsty. Physical hunger is normally a slow building feeling whereas acute emotional hunger comes in spurts. - Cravings don't often last more than 20 minutes. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Google Bookmark It! __________________

2nd April, 2009	#2 (permalink)
laststraw Short Arse Brigade Member laststraw's Profile Albums laststraw's Photo Gallery Join Date: 3rd September, 2008 Posts: 2,683 Thanks: 3 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts Rep Power: 165 Diet: Healthy living (calorie counting and exercise)	Bumping this because I love it but also because I don't want my name in the Eating too Much thread to still show! LOL Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Google Bookmark It! __________________

8th February, 2010	#3 (permalink)
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7th November, 2010	#4 (permalink)
Yoghurt Regular Member Yoghurt's Profile Albums Yoghurt's Photo Gallery Join Date: 1st November, 2010 Posts: 46 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 0 Height: 5' 8" Start Date: 28th October 2010 Start Weight: 182lb Current Weight: 175lb Goal Weight: 161lb BMI Information: Start BMI: 27.7 Current BMI: 26.6 Goal BMI: 24.5 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 7lb Weight to Lose: 14lb % Lost 3.85%	Really helpful thanks! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Google Bookmark It! __________________ Want to lose a stone to get to 11.7. Am doing RC's 'Amazing Inch Loss plan' which aims to help you shed a stone in a month. Lost half a stone in my first week. Seems reasonable I can lose another 7 lbs in the next three weeks.