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> One of the things that human brains do when somebody reduces their caloric intake is that they down-regulate that person's motivation to do stuff. You are sa

> One of the things that human brains do when somebody reduces their caloric intake is that they down-regulate that person's motivation to do stuff. You are saying that just because I'm eating fewer calories, I'm going to have less motivation? That makes no sense. Sure, if I'm hungry (similar to if I am tired, upset, etc) I will have less motivation, but as long as my hunger is satiated, I don't see how that makes sense. The real problem with us (myself included) these days is that we eat WAY more than we need. Cutting back to a more reasonable level should not be causing motivational problems.

toasterlovin 8y ago
> You are saying that just because I'm eating fewer calories, I'm going to have less motivation? That makes no sense. It makes tons of sense in an evolutionary environment where your body is trying to keep you from starving. Less motivation means you save calories for things which are absolutely necessary.
- loco5niner 8y ago
  Note that I followed the section you quoted with this: >Sure, if I'm hungry (similar to if I am tired, upset, etc) I will have less motivation, but as long as my hunger is satiated, I don't see how that makes sense. You completely ignored that part. Please explain how my body could be worried about starving if my hunger is satiated. Your answer also ignores this part: > The real problem with us (myself included) these days is that we eat WAY more than we need. Cutting back to a more reasonable level should not be causing motivational problems. How is reducing our calorie intake from WAY to much to just right going to make my brain start worrying about starving? Also, if my brain is worried about starving, it should be MORE motivated to gather resources for, if nothing else, more food!
yellowapple 8y ago
"You are saying that just because I'm eating fewer calories, I'm going to have less motivation? That makes no sense." That makes perfect sense to me. Reduced calorie input = reduced energy intake = reduced energy surplus = more motivation to conserve energy = less motivation to expend energy. A lot of this might be psychological, but it might also be biological (for the same reason why fasting tends to encourage the body to store nutrients as body fat in anticipation of future fasting).
- loco5niner 8y ago
  Well, sure, when you ignore the part of my comment that said "Sure, if I'm hungry (similar to if I am tired, upset, etc) I will have less motivation". The key issue is we're talking about going from eating TOO MUCH to eating ENOUGH.

toasterlovin 8y ago

> You are saying that just because I'm eating fewer calories, I'm going to have less motivation? That makes no sense. It makes tons of sense in an evolutionary environment where your body is trying to keep you from starving. Less motivation means you save calories for things which are absolutely necessary.

loco5niner 8y ago
Note that I followed the section you quoted with this: >Sure, if I'm hungry (similar to if I am tired, upset, etc) I will have less motivation, but as long as my hunger is satiated, I don't see how that makes sense. You completely ignored that part. Please explain how my body could be worried about starving if my hunger is satiated. Your answer also ignores this part: > The real problem with us (myself included) these days is that we eat WAY more than we need. Cutting back to a more reasonable level should not be causing motivational problems. How is reducing our calorie intake from WAY to much to just right going to make my brain start worrying about starving? Also, if my brain is worried about starving, it should be MORE motivated to gather resources for, if nothing else, more food!

yellowapple 8y ago

"You are saying that just because I'm eating fewer calories, I'm going to have less motivation? That makes no sense." That makes perfect sense to me. Reduced calorie input = reduced energy intake = reduced energy surplus = more motivation to conserve energy = less motivation to expend energy. A lot of this might be psychological, but it might also be biological (for the same reason why fasting tends to encourage the body to store nutrients as body fat in anticipation of future fasting).

loco5niner 8y ago
Well, sure, when you ignore the part of my comment that said "Sure, if I'm hungry (similar to if I am tired, upset, etc) I will have less motivation". The key issue is we're talking about going from eating TOO MUCH to eating ENOUGH.