š Sunday Quote (and reminder for myself)
@toddgrotenhuis I havenāt started on the book yet, but this sounds like bad news, (but good to know).
@odd his main thesis is that we ignore how hormones (insulin, cortisol, etc.) effect energy regulation in the body, and thus mix cause and effect.
We eat more because we are fattening, not the other way around.
We have to attack the hormone situation through stress reduction (cortisol) and carb reduction (insulin) or the ājust eat less and move moreā math doesnāt work, because those hormones are causing fat storage and hunger, and the hormones limit the bodyās ability to use the fat for energy.
@toddgrotenhuis @odd and a corollary that Iāve learned is that Iām hungriest in the morning if I had a big dinner the night before. If, instead, I stopped eating by 15:00 or so, I am not ravenous in the morning. Intermittent fasting was hard at first but now I love it.
@josephaleo LOL
@toddgrotenhuis Iām looking forward to reading the book. Although Iāve had one successful weight loss period, Iāve gained a lot back. During the time I lost a lot of excess weight, I had more discipline, and I literally fought hunger, yet moved more, but it wasnāt very sustainable. Learning more about the inner workings of the body could help a lot.
@agilelisa Yes! Thatās what Iāve noticed too. However, I find it very hard to stop eating early, because itās so hard to go to sleep hungry. Iāve successfully had a light meal e.g. a salad not too long before going to bed, but I havenāt made it into a routine yet. @toddgrotenhuis