a. Instantly
b. 5-20 minutes
c. 2 minutes
d. 3 hours
The correct answer is b. 5-20 minutes.
To become a healthier eater, you need to learn to listen to your body. Most overeating is due to eating
when you’re not hungry and not stopping when you are satisfied.
However, you may not really know when your body is hungry or satisfied. You may tend to eat because it’s ‘time for lunch’ or because you’re triggered by a visual cue or the smell of food. You can also be triggered by conditioning and habit. When you’re stressed, worried, angry, etc., you have learned that having something yummy to eat—comfort food—helps you feel better. Yes, we all do need to comfort ourselves, but not with food.
Whenever you reach out for food, the first thing to do is to ask your inner body; "Am I hungry?” Use this hunger scale to give your
present hunger a number. If it’s a 2.5 or 2, eat something nutritious.
