For a few days, it’s stronger than you: you want to snack at any time. Chocolate, hazelnuts, cupcakes …
The return of the sun, the days that extend, the energy that comes back … and appetite with it. “There are two moments in the year that people are particularly hungry: in spring and fall” We share Anne-Gaël Florand, hypnosis practitioner in Paris (Medoucine). It is therefore not just a matter of envy or delicacy if you always want to snack in recent days. “These periods activate powerful hormonal mechanisms. We produce more serotonin, which regulates mood, but also ghrelin, hunger hormone, and leptin (satiety hormone).” We often sleep a little less, we move more, we go out more … and so we need more energy. Result: the desire to snack becomes a natural response and the risk of growing increases.
This “Spring hunger, Je see it every year ” confirms Floriane Lecointe Faidy, hypnotherapist in Saint-Maixent-l’École (79) (Medoucine). Even in children: “Their biological rhythm is turned upside down, their sleep is sometimes less restorative, and their level of energy fluctuates. This can lead to a more impulsive relationship to food. “ And it’s not just organic: “There is a strong emotional dimension. Spring is the season of renewal, outings, projection to the holidays … This creates both enthusiasm and pressure”. Among teens, “Added the rise of hormones, which makes the balance more complex to find”.
“Spring is also the moment when the injunctions to get back in hand, to slim down, to prepare for the summer” Anne-Gaël Florand analysis. Gold “The more we put the pressure, the more we risk triggering food compulsions. As soon as we refrain from something, we create frustration. And the brain immediately seeks to compensate for this tension by a source of pleasure, like sugar.” But good news: “The body ends up regaining its balance, a bit like when you get off a boat: you pitch a little, then you find its anchor “, reassures Anne-Gaël Florand. According to her, it is necessary “Drink water regularly, eat salted in the morning to avoid glycemic peaks, provide healthy snacks like red fruits or oilseeds (almonds, pistachios …). And above all, avoid guilt.”
Hypnosis can also “ Make the difference between real hunger and emotional hunger. Just asking yourself the question: “Do I get bored? Do I compensate for something?” can change the way you listen to your body “ explains Floriane Lecointe Faidy. So if you want chocolate at 10 a.m. or cookies or ice cream at 4 p.m., breathe, drink a herbal tea, put yourself two minutes … And if there is a real desire? So savor without feeling guilty.