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That's okay to disagree. But the idea of not eating until one is satiated is not new. Hippocrates said "If you still have a slight sensation of hunger after a m
by bumby 3y ago
That's okay to disagree. But the idea of not eating until one is satiated is not new. Hippocrates said "If you still have a slight sensation of hunger after a meal - you have eaten well. if you feel full - you have poisoned yourself."
I suspect the divergence in opinion comes from the how one defines well-being. Hedonic well-being tends to focus on fulfilling one's appetites, whether hunger or sex or whatever. The problem with that is humans tend toward hedonic adaptation and it can become an endless treadmill to try and feel "full". In a resource rich environment, this can obviously lead to a lot of bad outcomes.
- EatingWithForks 3y agoNo, I'm not arguing against eating until satiety. That's fine. I'm specifically arguing against feeling "somewhat hungry all the time". That sounds bad and definitely not what I feel as a thin person and not an expectation I would have of fat people. I wouldn't even describe my satiety as feeling a little hungry. I just feel not-hungry, not-full, and I've been thin all my life so I think I understand what it's like to be thin and eat as a thin person.
- bumby 3y agoThe Hippocrates quote literally says remaining a little hungry. Now you may think that's a bad time, but my point is that it may be because how you define well being. The point is there are other frameworks to think about that. And that people have been doing so for a long, long time.