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Behaviors that Intensify Feelings of Deprivation

July 20th, 2008 by asithi · 1 Comment

Tagged Overeating, Weight, ,

Most diet programs are about the right food, the right amount of calories, or the right amount of carbohydrates.  Sure it leads to success if we are able to keep this up forever, but most of us will only get minimal success if we cannot control our feelings of deprivation.
Here are some behaviors that intensify [...]

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Satisfaction and Hunger Signals

July 17th, 2008 by asithi · 4 Comments

Tagged Healthy Eating, Weight, ,

Do we know the difference between feeling satisfied and uncomfortably full? As I mentioned in a previous post, our stomach is the size of our fist. Though it might take a while before our brain and stomach registered that we are full, our eyes will always think we can eat more .

Satisfied
Uncomfortably Full

When [...]

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Stomach Storage Capacity and Hunger

July 15th, 2008 by asithi · 5 Comments

Tagged Healthy Eating, Weight, ,

The stomach is about the size of our fist. Like a water balloon, the stomach expands when we overeat. It can hold up to 33 oz of food when expanded. The problem is that when we constantly overeat, the stomach believes that the expanded state is the new normal. Obese individuals actually have more storage [...]

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