It seems that a great challenge is to listen to body "needs" and not get them confused with body "signals." Some signals indicate a need. Some signals indicate a desire for the chemical reward that comes from pleasure eating with no energy needs involved. And some signals may indicate a desperate craving for sugar as an attempt to rescue a dying body. If you keep up with the exercises in Healing Your Hungry Heart you will create an internal environment for yourself where you do recognize the differences.