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Is the main inhibitor just the sensation of hunger being miscalibrated with your calorie goals? Instead of using mind over matter, what techniques exist for eli

by gfodor 7y ago

Is the main inhibitor just the sensation of hunger being miscalibrated with your calorie goals? Instead of using mind over matter, what techniques exist for eliminating the sense of hunger?

halostatue 7y ago
There’s also sometimes a lack of a particular chemical pathway that signals satiation (e.g., “I’m full, stop eating“). If this is what happens in one’s particular situation, one has to develop _other_ mechanisms to replace the signal.
whatshisface 7y ago
Celebrities are known for using (illegal) stimulant drugs for this purpose. Of course I highly don't recommend doing this, those drugs will give you a heart attack long before your fat would have.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
As another poster said: stimulants. Ephedrine is one of the easiest to acquire that has reasonable potency, but I caution that a) there are negative consequences to stimulant abuse and b) you do become resistant (and eventually dependent). I have tried it for protracted periods of time but it was ultimately unsuccessful at lowering the difficulty.
- gfodor 7y ago
  It is a bit fascinating that using coffee or other stimulants seems to be a 'hack'. I guess there's the "diet pills" market, but I am uninformed about how effective these things are, having never had to try to lose weight. It does seem like such a drug that actually worked would be transformative though.
philsnow 7y ago
Coffee suppresses my appetite pretty well. When I do intermittent fasting, I allow myself to drink as much coffee as I want and I have no trouble making it to dinner before hunger becomes distracting. You might have to drink a _lot_ of coffee though because there's a lot of hours between morning and dinner. I have a coffee maker that brews right into an vacuum carafe (which keeps it hot up until dinner time) and I also have a yeti mug that keeps a single cup of coffee warm for ~1-2 hours, which helps me nurse fewer cups throughout the day.
issa 7y ago
For me personally, I'm always hungry, and my body is apparently really good at storing excess food as fat. The only truly successful method for reducing hunger that I've ever discovered is fasting. After fasting for a few days, I'm no longer hungry. Unfortunately, it's not the most convenient thing to do.

by gfodor 7y ago

Is the main inhibitor just the sensation of hunger being miscalibrated with your calorie goals? Instead of using mind over matter, what techniques exist for eliminating the sense of hunger?

halostatue 7y ago

There’s also sometimes a lack of a particular chemical pathway that signals satiation (e.g., “I’m full, stop eating“). If this is what happens in one’s particular situation, one has to develop _other_ mechanisms to replace the signal.

whatshisface 7y ago

Celebrities are known for using (illegal) stimulant drugs for this purpose. Of course I highly don't recommend doing this, those drugs will give you a heart attack long before your fat would have.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago

As another poster said: stimulants. Ephedrine is one of the easiest to acquire that has reasonable potency, but I caution that a) there are negative consequences to stimulant abuse and b) you do become resistant (and eventually dependent). I have tried it for protracted periods of time but it was ultimately unsuccessful at lowering the difficulty.

gfodor 7y ago
It is a bit fascinating that using coffee or other stimulants seems to be a 'hack'. I guess there's the "diet pills" market, but I am uninformed about how effective these things are, having never had to try to lose weight. It does seem like such a drug that actually worked would be transformative though.

philsnow 7y ago

Coffee suppresses my appetite pretty well. When I do intermittent fasting, I allow myself to drink as much coffee as I want and I have no trouble making it to dinner before hunger becomes distracting. You might have to drink a _lot_ of coffee though because there's a lot of hours between morning and dinner. I have a coffee maker that brews right into an vacuum carafe (which keeps it hot up until dinner time) and I also have a yeti mug that keeps a single cup of coffee warm for ~1-2 hours, which helps me nurse fewer cups throughout the day.

issa 7y ago

For me personally, I'm always hungry, and my body is apparently really good at storing excess food as fat. The only truly successful method for reducing hunger that I've ever discovered is fasting. After fasting for a few days, I'm no longer hungry. Unfortunately, it's not the most convenient thing to do.