Comments on: Why do people eat too much

By: Gso1311

Gso1311 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:18:00 +0000

Why do people eat for the following categories: emotional, environmental, and physical?

By: wonderer

wonderer — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:16:00 +0000

Why do people eat for the following categories: emotional, environmental, and physical?

By: Dginsberg86

Dginsberg86 — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:46:00 +0000

Eating is a habit. It is really hard to stay active when you work 10 hours in a cube. You get home and you have to clean and wash the dishes and all the things to keep your life going. Chores keep you active, but they aren’t really a major physical work out, so exersizing just kind of dissapears. I’ve started to eat sunflower seeds when I finally relax and sit in front of the tube for a while. I realized I was just eating out of habit, especially during my relaxing time. Eating the sunflower seeds is much better than grabbing a bowl of ice cream while watching American Idol.

By: Bakari

Bakari — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:49:57 +0000

I agree with you. I think along the lines of living a more healthy lifestyle and increasing the number of physical activities I participate in (has to be fun though). From a more scientific point of view, Your Brain: The Missing Manual, talks about two hormones in the body that either increases our drive to eat or desire to stop eating. Those hormones are Ghrelin and Leptin. Ghrelin increases our appetites and Leptin reduces it. When we skip meals, go on ridiculous diets (of the liquid kind) etc., our body ramps up the Ghrelin and before you know it we're face first in a pile of whatever is available and tastes the best. The hormone, Leptin, let's us know that we are full. The book's author stated that animals bred without Leptin grew to "eye-popping sizes." I don't know how big that is but it sounds Hu-normous! Further, he states that the brain, does not care one lick if you overeat but is will not tolerate you starving it. Bakari´s last blog post..How Navy Seals Increased Passing Rates and My Random Army Experience

By: Bakari

Bakari — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:49:00 +0000

By: Natural

Natural — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:52:25 +0000

because food taste good. sometimes it may be emotion eating...i know i do that. i am going to stop eating when i am full though...what a concept, right? Natural´s last blog post..Why Wait, Buy Now!

By: Natural

Natural — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:52:00 +0000

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:24:54 +0000

Thanks everyone for your thoughtful comments. Eating sensibly isn’t just a matter of willpower, is it?

Hey Tara – I guess BD doesn’t read my blog. Sniff. Heh – and don’t call yourselves greedy. As a graduate of life coaching, I would reframe that as “ambitious”.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:24:00 +0000

Thanks everyone for your thoughtful comments. Eating sensibly isn’t just a matter of willpower, is it?

Hey Tara – I guess BD doesn’t read my blog. Sniff. Heh – and don’t call yourselves greedy. As a graduate of life coaching, I would reframe that as “ambitious”.

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:37:13 +0000

Hi Tracy,

Indeed, it is a million dollar question. If someone could figure out the “magic” answer, they would be rich. Unfortunately our eating habits are often ingrained in us from birth. That, and the popularity of fast food which is mostly loaded with empty calories and preservatives.

We’d probably be better off if we ate a ‘chicken in a can”.

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