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Putting the fork down really does seem to be hard for some people. Their brain goes into a total panic response without the food. They genuinely experience miss

Putting the fork down really does seem to be hard for some people. Their brain goes into a total panic response without the food. They genuinely experience missing a meal as a lifethretening situation, not just for themselves, but also for their kids and even pets. Compare it to people with vertigo. Get a grip and just stand on the edge, while technically correct, will not solve the problem. If someone would discover a strong gut-brain behavioral influencing parasite link, I would not be surprized, but I have 0 knowledge on the subject.

DiabloD3 3y ago
We actually do understand this, scientifically. They are suffering from a high caloric but low nutrition diet. If you put someone on a diet that is high in all of their required nutrients (all the vitamins, all the minerals, all the different amino acids) but otherwise has a caloric density approximating their BMR (so, slightly below their maintenance requirements), their brain won't drive them into a panic and missing a meal isn't a big deal. Insulin mismanagement is a bitch.
ecronant 3y ago
I am on a strict diet right now. The problem is people don't track calories enough. If I just go by how I feel I will end up eating so much more than I think I am eating. Then it is frustrating thinking your on a diet when you really haven't cut any calories so the scale isn't going down. Bodybuilders have had this figured out for a long time. There is no bodybuilder ever that doesn't track their calories when getting ready for a bodybuilding show because otherwise your going to over eat. Not tracking calories is just a stupid strategy. No one goes running without knowing how far or long they are running for. No one lifts weights without having any idea how much the weights weigh. For some reason people expect to be able to do this with food of all things when we have evolved to eat as much as we can.

DiabloD3 3y ago

We actually do understand this, scientifically. They are suffering from a high caloric but low nutrition diet. If you put someone on a diet that is high in all of their required nutrients (all the vitamins, all the minerals, all the different amino acids) but otherwise has a caloric density approximating their BMR (so, slightly below their maintenance requirements), their brain won't drive them into a panic and missing a meal isn't a big deal. Insulin mismanagement is a bitch.

ecronant 3y ago

I am on a strict diet right now. The problem is people don't track calories enough. If I just go by how I feel I will end up eating so much more than I think I am eating. Then it is frustrating thinking your on a diet when you really haven't cut any calories so the scale isn't going down. Bodybuilders have had this figured out for a long time. There is no bodybuilder ever that doesn't track their calories when getting ready for a bodybuilding show because otherwise your going to over eat. Not tracking calories is just a stupid strategy. No one goes running without knowing how far or long they are running for. No one lifts weights without having any idea how much the weights weigh. For some reason people expect to be able to do this with food of all things when we have evolved to eat as much as we can.