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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I kind of like that hungry feeling. Once I power past it, it's weirdly energizing. [/quote]

I often wonder if people just process the feeling if hunger differently. Like if I am focused on work I can power through hunger no problem and actually kind of feel like the hunger helps me focus. But my DH can't do this. The second he feels hungry he can't work until he eats because he's too distracted. But once he eats he can focus. Whereas when I am full I have to do something else -- take a walk, read a book, workout, talk to a colleague -- until the full feeling subsides.

I think people who process hunger like DH are much more likely to be snackers and struggle with overeating.[/quote]

I don’t think it’s so so much about how people “process” Hunger it’s how they experience hunger.

For example, you experience energy.

Some people experience it as being lightheaded and passing out.[/quote]

I actually do think it's about how your brain functions when the "hungry" message lights up. Like assume we're talking about normal hunger pangs and not starvation -- say the feeling of hunger that activates around 5 pm after eating a normal sized lunch at 12:30pm and no snacks. I think some brains are conditioned to view that as "must eat now or die!" and others are conditioned to ignore it or kind of shelve it until they can eat a full meal.

I think it might be partly innate (in genetic coding) and partly nurtured by how you were raised (to wait for meals or to snack whenever you want).[/quote]

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