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Originally Posted by DeafinlySmart
We need something to target the area of our brain to CRAVE good stuff/healthy stuff and have a shut off/portion control (that's only half the battle if we are still eating bad stuff).
I agree! If it were simply a case of exercising more and eating less, we'd all be thin already. It does eventually boil down to that, but how many of us have had to tread through miles of deep seated psychological and/or physiological issues to get there?
My body does not understand "full." It does not register in my brain at all, I keep eating until I'm uncomfortable and then realize that, "Oh. I guess I've had enough." I don't know what full means, and I don't know what true hunger means until I am famished. My cues are all screwed up. To be able to get a clue of what my body is doing, I have to really focus and be mindful of everything I feel. It ends up being the focus of my life, I get obsessed and it all goes downhill from there.
I'm willing to accept that this is going to be a long journey... but if something comes around that will make that journey any easier, I'm going to take it. The only other option is staying fat and if I do that, I'll probably be dead in 20 years anyway.