Comments on: Why We Eat (part 2)

By: Magda

Magda — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:13:59 +0000

I had a habit of eating breakfasts, it didn’t really matter if I was hungry (I’m usually not even stlightly hungry until 11 a.m.) or had anything good to eat in the fridge – breakfast before I left home was a must even if I ended up chewing an ungly stale bread and jelly sandwich. I must have learnt it from growing up on a farm.

Now that I wrote it I’ve noticed that the word breakfast consists of two words – break-fast. So in a way I’m still eating break-fasts but usually it’s dinner time

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:26:45 +0000

Hi Brad.
I’ve started on the ESE plan and have found some interesting things about myself. From the 20hr mark I feel that all I want to do is go to sleep and I feel like I’m on autopilot. From the 22hr mark I can’t stop thinking of the next meal, I’m ravenous. Then when I do eat in the next 2 meals, I know I’m overeating, but my body feels it needs the energy. These 2 meals can easily undo what I’ve fasted off. What is the best way of making your body feel it has enough energy whilst still limiting calorie intake?

By: Aaron Blaisdell

Aaron Blaisdell — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:30:45 +0000

Hi Brad. Excellent observation. My field of research is Pavlovian conditioning (and animal cognition), and this is something every one of my colleagues knows, but apparently it is not widely known outside of my discipline. Seth Roberts discovered what he now calls the Shangri La diet which is based on Pavlovian conditioning principles at play in appetite. He is also a Pavlovian psychologist. I can directly relate to the role cues play in hunger and in my ability to maintain a fast. I’m on my vacation with my family during the month of July, and it’s been difficult to implement my usual fasts because they are eating three square meals a day plus intermittent snacking, and it’s very difficult to negate the effects of those cues! I’m looking forward to August and the return to my normal eating habits.

On a side note, I use rats and pigeons in my research, and we food-restrict them so that they will be motivated by food rewards to complete their experimental tasks (like lever pressing, key pecking, etc.). I typically food-restrict both species to about 85% of free feeding weight. It’s frustrating how difficult it is to get the vets who oversee animal research on campus to realize how healthy this is for the animals and that they’re not suffering because of the food-restriction schedule. By the way, I used to use the term food deprivation, but that isn’t accurate in the least since feeding them around the clock leads to an overweight couch potato with a shortened life span. I’d be depriving them of longevity if I did that, but that’s what the vets think makes the animals happiest AND healthiest! Medical science (including animal medics) are so out of touch with science and biology. As a scientist, it is very difficult for me to deal with them sometimes. Sorry for venting.

By: Alyson L

Alyson L — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:32:28 +0000

Excellent post, Brad—we all need to think about what triggers our need to eat.

By: Nia Shanks

Nia Shanks — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:30:25 +0000

That is by far one of the most interesting things I have heard about eating. That makes complete sense. Everyone eats for different reasons whether it’s boredom, sadness, anger, etc. If we can all identify the reasons we eat (since few are actual hunger) then not only can we achieve weight loss, but we also learn more about our selves. I think learning those cues will provide with the power and strength to achieve weight loss.

Great post, Brad!

By: Anna @ pathtofatloss

Anna @ pathtofatloss — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:27:43 +0000

Hi Brad, read your e-mail and saw this post. I like this post a lot because you make a very important point about conditioning. I told this very same story to my sister because I’ve been training her and having her fasting twice a week. She thought it was going to be difficult but she’s doing great! She lost 5 lbs on her first week – amazing!

Thanks to ESE – it does it’s thing again

Anna

By: Omar

Omar — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:43:10 +0000

Some modern day cues to eat:

Just finished your workout? Quick, slam down a protein shake!

At the cinema? Quick, get some popcorn and Coke before the movie starts!

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