--- title: "5 Hungry Quotes By Geneen Roth" description: "5 Hungry quotes by Geneen Roth. Plus more from Geneen Roth and more Hungry sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/geneen-roth-3050_eating_i-tell-my-retreat-students-that-they-nee_32921.jpg" --- > [I tell my retreat students that they need to remember two things: to eat what they want when they're hungry and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/i-tell-my-retreat-students-that-they-need-to-remember-two-things-to/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/geneen-roth-3050_eating_i-tell-my-retreat-students-that-they-nee_32921.jpg) > [If you pay attention to when you are hungry, what your body wants, what you are eating, when you've had enough, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/if-you-pay-attention-to-when-you-are-hungry-what-your-body-wants-what/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/geneen-roth-3050_attention_if-you-pay-attention-to-when-you-are-hun_169260.jpg) > [If you want to eat when you're not hungry, you're hungry for something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/if-you-want-to-eat-when-you-re-not-hungry-you-re-hungry-for-something/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/geneen-roth-3050_food_if-you-want-to-eat-when-you-re-not-hungr_2422575.jpg) > [And if you worry that not finishing the food on your plate is a slap in the face of all the hungry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/and-if-you-worry-that-not-finishing-the-food-on-your-plate-is-a-slap/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/geneen-roth-3050_faces_and-if-you-worry-that-not-finishing-the_2623722.jpg) > [Being hungry is like being in love: if you don't know, you're probably not,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/being-hungry-is-like-being-in-love-if-you-don-t-know-you-re-probably/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/geneen-roth-3050_being-in-love_being-hungry-is-like-being-in-love-if-yo_2998520.jpg) ## Other authors on Hungry ## More by Geneen Roth > [For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/for-some-reason-we-are-truly-convinced-that-if-we-criticize-ourselves/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [“Most of us are so enthralled with the scary tigers in our minds--our stories of loneliness, rejection, grief--that we don't realize they are in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/most-of-us-are-so-enthralled-with-the-scary-tigers-in-our-minds-our/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [Most of our suffering comes from resisting what is already here, particularly our feelings. All any feeling wants is to be welcomed, touched, allowed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/most-of-our-suffering-comes-from-resisting-what-is-already-here/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [The relentless attempts to be thin take you further and further away from what could actually end your suffering: getting back in touch with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/the-relentless-attempts-to-be-thin-take-you-further-and-further-away/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [I tell my retreat students that they need to remember two things: to eat what they want when they're hungry and to feel what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/i-tell-my-retreat-students-that-they-need-to-remember-two-things-to/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [After initial needs are met—enough food, shelter, comfort—there is no correlation between money and happiness. That's a difficult thing for people to believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/after-initial-needs-are-met-enough-food-shelter-comfort-there-is-no/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [“When you ignore your belly, you become homeless. You spend your life trying to erase your own existence. Apologizing for yourself. Feeling like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/when-you-ignore-your-belly-you-become-homeless-you-spend-your-life/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [“People often mistake tenderheartedness for indulgence, as if being kind to themselves leads to lethargy—sitting around the house all day eating bonbons and wearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/people-often-mistake-tenderheartedness-for-indulgence-as-if-being/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [If you pay attention to when you are hungry, what your body wants, what you are eating, when you've had enough, you end the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/if-you-pay-attention-to-when-you-are-hungry-what-your-body-wants-what/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [“Pay careful attention to the bodily sensations that you recognize as hunger. When you feel yourself starting to get hungry, sit down for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/pay-careful-attention-to-the-bodily-sensations-that-you-recognize-as/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [The purpose of healing is to live while you are alive instead of dying while you are alive. Healing is about being broken and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/the-purpose-of-healing-is-to-live-while-you-are-alive-instead-of/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [“But replacing hunger for divine connection with Double Stuf Oreos is like giving a glass of sand to a person dying of thirst. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/but-replacing-hunger-for-divine-connection-with-double-stuf-oreos-is/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [I live between fearing doom and wishing for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/i-live-between-fearing-doom-and-wishing-for-it/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [Imagine treating yourself with the kindness that you show people you love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/imagine-treating-yourself-with-the-kindness-that-you-show-people-you/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) > [“When you are not hungry and decide to eat, choose a food that you ate that day when you were hungry. Be aware of:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/when-you-are-not-hungry-and-decide-to-eat-choose-a-food-that-you-ate/) [Geneen Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geneen-roth/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hungry/geneen-roth/#itemlist", "name": "5 Hungry Quotes By Geneen Roth", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I tell my retreat students that they need to remember two things: to eat what they want when they're hungry and to feel what they feel when they're not.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Geneen Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/i-tell-my-retreat-students-that-they-need-to-remember-two-things-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/geneen-roth-3050_eating_i-tell-my-retreat-students-that-they-nee_32921.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/geneen-roth-3050_eating_i-tell-my-retreat-students-that-they-nee_32921.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/geneen-roth-3050_eating_i-tell-my-retreat-students-that-they-nee_32921.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I tell my retreat students that they need to remember two things: to eat what they want when they're hungry…” — Geneen Roth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you pay attention to when you are hungry, what your body wants, what you are eating, when you've had enough, you end the obsession because obsession and awareness cannot coexist.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Geneen Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/if-you-pay-attention-to-when-you-are-hungry-what-your-body-wants-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/geneen-roth-3050_attention_if-you-pay-attention-to-when-you-are-hun_169260.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/geneen-roth-3050_attention_if-you-pay-attention-to-when-you-are-hun_169260.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/geneen-roth-3050_attention_if-you-pay-attention-to-when-you-are-hun_169260.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you pay attention to when you are hungry, what your body wants, what you are eating, when you've had…” — Geneen Roth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you want to eat when you're not hungry, you're hungry for something else.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Geneen Roth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geneen-roth/if-you-want-to-eat-when-you-re-not-hungry-you-re-hungry-for-something/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/geneen-roth-3050_food_if-you-want-to-eat-when-you-re-not-hungr_2422575.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/geneen-roth-3050_food_if-you-want-to-eat-when-you-re-not-hungr_2422575.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/geneen-roth-3050_food_if-you-want-to-eat-when-you-re-not-hungr_2422575.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you want to eat when you're not hungry, you're hungry for something else.” — Geneen Roth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And if you worry that not finishing the food on your plate is a slap in the face of all the hungry people everywhere, you are not living in reality. 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