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CCK - 'Gunks via Flickr Doing this Hunger Challenge today.  So I just ate breakfast and will not eat again until 6 p.m.  I really need this refresher on experiencing hunger and reminding myself that it is not an emergency!  I will update this post after 6 pm with my Hunger Challenge chart with my hunger ratings throughout the day. **Update** - 7:00 pm Well I made it.  This "Hunger Game" was tougher to me than some past ones: My Hunger Discomfort Chart September 27, 2017 Time         Current Level of Discomfort     1-10           Range of Discomfort in Last Hour 1-10     noon 5 7 1:00 6 7 2:00 6 7 3:00 6 6 4:00 6 6 5:00 7 7 6:00 8 8 But I am very glad I did this exercise again.  It just reinforces to me, once again, that hunger is not an emergency.  It can be withstood.  Sometimes...

This is the day to stare down hunger and realize it’s not the insurmountable foe we think it is.  When it comes to the uncomfortable situations in life, people often find that hunger ranks way behind a multitude of other things.  How does hunger rank for you?   The first part of today’s training is to use the book’s Discomfort Scale chart or your journal to think of times you’ve experienced every level of comfort/discomfort.  The left-hand column represents your discomfort level on a scale of 0 – 10, where 0 = no discomfort and 10 = the worst discomfort you’ve ever had.  Now in the right-hand column, write down a number of situations which correspond with the discomfort levels.  For one client, 0 = relaxing in front of the TV after dinner, 3 = a job interview, 5 = waiting for a medical test, 8 = root canal surgery and 10 = broken leg. This exercise will help you prepare for and withstand the next exercise, where you deliberately experience hunge...