Hunger, cravings and wanting food

Sometimes I do not want food because I am hungry. I want it because the day feels flat and food is the quickest way to make something happen.

Sometimes dinner is barely over before tomorrow’s food has started setting up camp in my head. When food becomes the timetable of the day, everything between meals can start to feel like waiting.

Sometimes I have eaten enough, but the meal still does not feel complete. Learning whether I am hungry, craving one particular taste or simply unwilling to stop can help me decide what to do next.

Sometimes I am genuinely hungry. Sometimes I have eaten and still want food. The difficult part is working out what I am actually asking food to do.