Re: BBC Have Your Say

On 18 Oct, 00:05, Steph Peters <u...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Adam Lea <asr...@xxxxxxxxxxx> ofhttp://groups.google.comwrote:

There is more too it than that. One important consideration is the
amount of food someone needs to eat to maintain a certain weight, and
the amount of food their appetite is telling them to eat. I have been
thin all my life, I eat reasonably healthy but still eat fatty, sugary
foods occasionally. I have seen people go to all you can eat places
and have three full sized meals in one sitting. Me, on the other hand
would throw up if I attempted such a thing, because my appetite is
suppressed much sooner.

Childhood training can overcome instinctive appetites. My parents were of
the 'think of the starving kids in Africa so finish everything on your
plate' school. If the food was something I liked, then I ate everything I
was given, whether still hungry or not. Years of this type of treatment
stopped me from knowing when I am full while eating - the feeling of
fullness does not develop until maybe half an hour after finishing - and a
mild feeling of guilt if I leave food. The end result was adult weight
twice that given by most ideal height to weight tables. I'm doing something
about it now, and am about halfway to my target i.e. I've lost a quarter of
the body weight I started with. But I still don't have an instinctive
knowledge of how much to eat to get full; I have to make a conscious
assessment of portion sizes, to the extent of weighing some things.
--
Steph Peters
Chorlton Wanderers Cycling Group
Monthly slow and easy rides from South Manchesterhttp://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/cycling/chwan.htm

I suppose this goes to show that social programming is a big factor.
Parents have a lot to answer for in ruining their kids' lives. You
seem to have your head on your shoulders, taking positive steps. Good
luck to you.

David Lloyd

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