The Pinch

It's now noon and I've been feeling what I call "the pinch" in my stomach for the last 45 minutes. Despite eating breakfast and the earlier heavy feeling I feel ravenous for lunch. I have some left over tortilla soup from yesterday and an onion bagel. Since my hunger is great, I'll probably "wolf" this down and still want more.

Is there a relationship between the time taken to eat a meal and a satiated full feeling? I've taken over 30 minutes to eat the soup and bagel and while still feeling a little hungry, I no longer have that ravenous feeling. I'll chew some gum and perhaps have some water as the lunch made me thirsty.

We'll see how this last until I go home for dinner. I have a 2-4 PM meeting today so I won't be in a position to grab a mid-day snack, but I have a feeling I'll be snacking in-between the time I get home and dinner.