Hunger is more than a growling or gnawing feeling in the pit of our stomach. Yes, that is true physical stomach hunger, but hunger takes many forms. We often experience other forms of hunger (needs) and translate them into a hunger for food.
To overcome overeating, we need to become familiar with all the forms of hunger and how we might be experiencing them in our lives. When we take action to satisfy our deeper needs, or hungers, food lessens its hold on us and begins to take its rightful place in our lives.