Sci is still tracking her caloric intake every day for the goddess (well, mostly for herself, but also for the goddess). It’s very long, slow haul. Sci still considers days when she eats no more than 2000 calories (preferably a little less) as good days. That may not seem like much of a diet, but compared to my previous intake, it’s quite a big cut. And many days I just don’t make it.
But obviously, this has stayed on my mind. I can’t help thinking about how we register food in the brain, how we tell when we are full, and if there’s a difference between when we know we are full vs when we KNOW we are full. Sci will admit there’s often a big difference between when I feel myself getting full and when I stop eating.
But then I found something that made the issue even more near and dear to my heart. It could have something to do with dopamine!
Tomasi et al. “Association of body mass and brain activation during gastric distention: implications for obesity” PLoS ONE, 2009
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