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>In the context of weight loss, "cravings" is just a judgemental way of saying "hunger". I always assumed cravings was when something sounded good and you coul

>In the context of weight loss, "cravings" is just a judgemental way of saying "hunger". I always assumed cravings was when something sounded good and you could eat it but weren't necessarily hungry. Like most days I have a craving for some ice cream but I'm not actually physically hungry. Ignoring that craving means that I eat a lot less overall.. it doesn't mean that I end up eating alternative foods instead. >I experience constant hunger. I got tired of being hungry all the time and started eating until I am no longer hungry, and that's why I'm fat now. You seem like someone that Ozempic type drugs would help since they slow down digestion and make you feel full for longer.

david-gpu 2y ago
> I always assumed cravings was when something sounded good and you could eat it but weren't necessarily hungry. I do not eat when I am not hungry. Why would I do that? I'm already fat enough.
- Suppafly 2y ago
  A lot of people do though, the confuse the desire to have a rush from sweets or the lack of feeling overly stuffed as being hungry. Hell, we all do something similar during holidays when we choke down that extra serving of our favorite food because we enjoy the taste, despite being beyond full.
  - dustyventure 2y ago
    There was an interesting theory that obesity was connected to a duller taste sense. I think that can relate to the dulling effect when repetitively eating the same thing. In essense, when one has a craving for something expected/remembered that is actually unattainable, one over eats. Of course, that conflicts with a common theory of smoking and weight loss being about taste reduction as opposed to an alternative craving as a substitute or some other cause.
    - Suppafly 2y ago
      > common theory of smoking and weight loss being about taste reduction I didn't realize that was a thing people thought. I know smoking screws up your sense of taste but I assumed the prevailing thought was that something about nicotine or some other part of smoking just curbs hunger.

david-gpu 2y ago

> I always assumed cravings was when something sounded good and you could eat it but weren't necessarily hungry. I do not eat when I am not hungry. Why would I do that? I'm already fat enough.

Suppafly 2y ago
A lot of people do though, the confuse the desire to have a rush from sweets or the lack of feeling overly stuffed as being hungry. Hell, we all do something similar during holidays when we choke down that extra serving of our favorite food because we enjoy the taste, despite being beyond full.
- dustyventure 2y ago
  There was an interesting theory that obesity was connected to a duller taste sense. I think that can relate to the dulling effect when repetitively eating the same thing. In essense, when one has a craving for something expected/remembered that is actually unattainable, one over eats. Of course, that conflicts with a common theory of smoking and weight loss being about taste reduction as opposed to an alternative craving as a substitute or some other cause.
  - Suppafly 2y ago
    > common theory of smoking and weight loss being about taste reduction I didn't realize that was a thing people thought. I know smoking screws up your sense of taste but I assumed the prevailing thought was that something about nicotine or some other part of smoking just curbs hunger.