Tue, Sep-06-11, 11:06
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Senior Member
Posts: 14,971
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Plan: Carnivore & LowOx
Stats: 220/130/150
BF:
Progress: 129%
Location: USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HGF
I'm a very picky eater, majorly addicted to sugar and feel like fat might open the door to binge behavior.
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Former binge/starve victim here. So I'm glad to tell you that fat doesn't have the same effect at all. There's one crucial difference between the two:
FAT fills you up. SUGAR makes you hungry.
There's a lot of chemical processes that happen depending on what we eat. Fat makes us feel full, repairs our bodies, and makes sure our nerves and brains work right; just for starters!
Sugar messes with our blood sugar levels and makes us hungry after we eat it. It also makes our brain feel soothed by forcing serotonin release. But the bad news (there is no good news) is that this only lasts for a little while. It makes us hungry and depressed again very quickly. Then we have another serving... and another... and another... no different from any other addict, be it crack or shopping, at that point.
This doesn't happen on low carb. When I eat a low carb meal, I am full and satisfied and it last for hours and hours. If it sounds good to NOT constantly be thinking about food, try adding more fat to your meals gradually; healthy fats like butter and coconut oil and fatty meats, chicken with skin; whatever you like.
Sugar is the disease. FAT is the cure!
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