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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 531927" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>And until you know WHY... it's hard to make a dent.</p><p></p><p>Examples:</p><p>1) Lack of quality sleep: the body craves sleep, but if it can't get it, it takes many extra calories to keep an over-tired engine going... so, if you force yourself to keep going, the body turns on the major hunger signals. Real answer: fix the sleep problem.</p><p></p><p>2) depression and anxiety: simple carbs release certain hormones in the brain that reduce stress. It works - very well. The problem is the side-effects of self-medicating with carbs... finding real solutions to depression and anxiety can really reduce the carb cravings. </p><p></p><p>The problem with depression and anxiety is that often they are not the real problem either... but secondary to some other issues not being caught... so this can take a lot of digging.</p><p>For that matter, sleep issues are just as complex.</p><p></p><p>But... there's also genetic stuff that messes up with the hunger trigger, and I have no idea how to deal with those kinds of issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 531927, member: 11791"] And until you know WHY... it's hard to make a dent. Examples: 1) Lack of quality sleep: the body craves sleep, but if it can't get it, it takes many extra calories to keep an over-tired engine going... so, if you force yourself to keep going, the body turns on the major hunger signals. Real answer: fix the sleep problem. 2) depression and anxiety: simple carbs release certain hormones in the brain that reduce stress. It works - very well. The problem is the side-effects of self-medicating with carbs... finding real solutions to depression and anxiety can really reduce the carb cravings. The problem with depression and anxiety is that often they are not the real problem either... but secondary to some other issues not being caught... so this can take a lot of digging. For that matter, sleep issues are just as complex. But... there's also genetic stuff that messes up with the hunger trigger, and I have no idea how to deal with those kinds of issues. [/QUOTE]
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