Sat, Sep-30-17, 06:11
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Plan: mostly milkfat
Stats: 190/152.4/154
BF:
Progress: 104%
Location: Ontario
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Maybe one problem is the idea of "self-medication" of depression with food, we've got this thing where a Big Mac and fries is supposed to make you happier, at least in the short-term. Also I think it's easy when you're depressed to overvalue pessimistic information, and undervalue the optimistic. So you have people eating the SAD diet, unquestionably bad for them, maybe low carb would help, but it's easier to credit the naysayers than the cheerleaders. If your conscious self is full of doubt and indecision, unconscious mental processes are liable to make those food decisions for you.
I guess see Dr. Lustig's new book for a discussion of the difference between happiness and pleasure... I'm actually not that down on seeking pleasure, it's just that things that give us pleasure ought to be self-limiting. Sometimes a warm bath seems enticing, it feels like you could soak for days--if it's day two, and you're still adding hot water to the tub to keep it warm, that's a problem, you should have felt, okay, that's enough of that long ago. I get pleasure from bacon and eggs, but I'm satisfied before I've eaten more than I need, I can get on with my day. If tolerance to a medication builds up too quickly, it's really just an addictive substance.
A ketogenic diet makes all sorts of things more pleasant for me, things like walking barefoot, or taking a shower. I'll enjoy a small piece of cheese more--but then be less likely to binge on the cheese once I've had a taste.
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