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Unfortunately hunger is a biological urge, and it's not exactly something you can choose not to fixate on. Anything else makes sense, but I really don't think
by dcurtis 18y ago
Unfortunately hunger is a biological urge, and it's not exactly something you can choose not to fixate on.
Anything else makes sense, but I really don't think it applies to dieting all that much on an extended basis (for a short period of time, though, maybe).
- unalone 18y agoTo some extent, you can ignore it. I mean, most people eat far more than they have to. As a result, they become accustomed to it, and get hungry faster than they biologically have to.
- ejs 18y agoMan times people are really just thirsty but cannot differentiate the difference.
- jodrellblank 18y agoOr if you believe Vonderplanitz, many times people are craving fat as a building material and bodily lubricant, and instead drink water. Anyway, I claim urban myth on your post ( http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp ).
- brianlash 18y agoI see what you're saying. As a different way of looking at it, I've always considered that Desire for Meat (bread/poultry) = Biological, Desire for Hostess Cupcakes = Psychological. And while you shouldn't fudge with the former, the latter can be manipulated with things like this "target fixation." Least that's been my experience, and I was a chubby teen. It's all very unscientific, and you may be right. But I have this feeling there's room for a distinction between biological/psychological food needs and the ways we cope with each.