At the top of the moral hierarchy are the things you value the most in life.  The higher your goals, the better chance you have of achieving those things in a meaningful way.  For example, one of my highest goals at this moment is to be in control of my body’s weight.  But sometimes it is hard to keep your aim high and then you will fall into lower ones.  For good or bad, the reason I eat food is to feel satisfied.  When my aim is high, the feeling of satisfaction is difficult to achieve and highly rewarding.  That is, I finely balance the need to eat with portion control – the exact amount of the exact food that will create the greatest feeling of fulfillment.  

When my aim is low, the satisfaction comes from the emotions I associate with having a full stomach.  When others talk about “eating their emotions” I think I know what they mean.  

There’s no doubt that being in control of your body’s weight (and finding emotional fulfillment that way) is more meaningful than eating until full at every meal.  Eat just the right amount, then every carefully measured meal will be a reward and an inducement to prepare for the next meal.  Don’t overdo it!