Comments on: Food and fat (part 2) http://www.actboldly.com/2006/03/10/food-and-fat-part-2/ Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:17:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mary http://www.actboldly.com/2006/03/10/food-and-fat-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-181 mary Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:24:24 +0000 http://www.actboldly.com/?p=123#comment-181 Susan: You are absolutely right about overeating being a habit. One can be addicted to non-food (alcohol, refined sugar, caffeine, nicotine, narcotics, etc.) because they are not necessary for life, as is food. Susan: You are absolutely right about overeating being a habit. One can be addicted to non-food (alcohol, refined sugar, caffeine, nicotine, narcotics, etc.) because they are not necessary for life, as is food.

]]> By: Lynette http://www.actboldly.com/2006/03/10/food-and-fat-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Lynette Sun, 12 Mar 2006 15:38:42 +0000 http://www.actboldly.com/?p=123#comment-170 Good stuff! Thank you! I've lost close to 50 pounds (30 more to go!), over two years, using bits and pieces of South Beach/Glucose Index/Volumetrics/Hacker's diet/calorie-counting/journaling which is helping me to shape my own lifelong approach to eating. It's a process of continual refinement and discovery! Concentrating on healthier food, less refined foods, and carb conscious choices coupled with a very slow, patient approach has really been a key for me. I don't think that everybody has the same food problems as I do (for example I don't relate to Susan's comment about the ritual of binging, although I've binged plenty in my life, but I'm sure there are many who do feel that binging is at the root of their food issues). I believe that a substantial group can attribute a part of their weight issues on a bio-chemical imbalance brought on by sugar/carb metabolism and the abundance of refined carb foods that foster overeating. I still do eat refined carbs and fast food, but much much less often and being conscious of its effect on my feelings of hunger even a day after eating it. I totally agree with you about the poorly designed studies. I've never taken a statistics class, and have half-assed analytical skills but even I can see big gaps of logic when looking at most of the studies that show up in the media. It's absurd. About dieting, couldn't agree with you more. The whole "All diets work!" crap is revolting. Of course all diets DON'T work. Losing weight for the short term only to gain it all back, plus interest, in well under 24 months is obviously not what people are looking for in a diet. Great post! Good stuff! Thank you! I’ve lost close to 50 pounds (30 more to go!), over two years, using bits and pieces of South Beach/Glucose Index/Volumetrics/Hacker’s diet/calorie-counting/journaling which is helping me to shape my own lifelong approach to eating. It’s a process of continual refinement and discovery!

Concentrating on healthier food, less refined foods, and carb conscious choices coupled with a very slow, patient approach has really been a key for me. I don’t think that everybody has the same food problems as I do (for example I don’t relate to Susan’s comment about the ritual of binging, although I’ve binged plenty in my life, but I’m sure there are many who do feel that binging is at the root of their food issues).

I believe that a substantial group can attribute a part of their weight issues on a bio-chemical imbalance brought on by sugar/carb metabolism and the abundance of refined carb foods that foster overeating. I still do eat refined carbs and fast food, but much much less often and being conscious of its effect on my feelings of hunger even a day after eating it.

I totally agree with you about the poorly designed studies. I’ve never taken a statistics class, and have half-assed analytical skills but even I can see big gaps of logic when looking at most of the studies that show up in the media. It’s absurd.

About dieting, couldn’t agree with you more. The whole “All diets work!” crap is revolting. Of course all diets DON’T work. Losing weight for the short term only to gain it all back, plus interest, in well under 24 months is obviously not what people are looking for in a diet.

Great post!

]]> By: susan http://www.actboldly.com/2006/03/10/food-and-fat-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-167 susan Sat, 11 Mar 2006 20:50:44 +0000 http://www.actboldly.com/?p=123#comment-167 I think the whole "trigger foods" mentality is a bunch of crap (not that you said it wasn't). I'm not addicted to sugar or bread or potato chips. I'm addicted to the act of bingeing -- to the comfort and ritual. I'm addicted to the habit and act of overeating, not to the food itself. I think the whole “trigger foods” mentality is a bunch of crap (not that you said it wasn’t). I’m not addicted to sugar or bread or potato chips. I’m addicted to the act of bingeing — to the comfort and ritual. I’m addicted to the habit and act of overeating, not to the food itself.

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