tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post113145177851373491..comments2024-01-01T09:20:22.363-05:00Comments on Brutal Women: Revenge of the Binge, ReduxUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1131496610977735592005-11-08T19:36:00.000-05:002005-11-08T19:36:00.000-05:00Josh - yea, I like to talk about it, because it so...Josh - yea, I like to talk about it, because it sort of takes the behavior "out of the closet" so to speak. A great deal of the cyclical nature of binge eating has to do with shame over it. Once I was able to fess up to it and just go, "Yes, this happens," it became waaaay easier to deal with it. <BR/><BR/>And dude, Raj - comment away! That's why I've got comments enabled, after all.. :)<BR/><BR/Kameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1131485916057474942005-11-08T16:38:00.000-05:002005-11-08T16:38:00.000-05:00Rajan, Back in my university days, I took a behavi...Rajan, Back in my university days, I took a behavioral psych course, and was amazed how much rats are like us. Among other things:<BR/>- they like chocolate and sweets<BR/>- they have deprivation elation - where if you let them develop a taste for something, they'll consume it in moderation, but then if you take it away and give it back, they binge on it<BR/>- they have taste-dependent satiety -T. Comfyshoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871704212758984113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1131465607392133682005-11-08T11:00:00.000-05:002005-11-08T11:00:00.000-05:00...oh, and I love that their feeding rats name bra......oh, and I love that their feeding rats name brand cookies. Is this some sort of weird product placement? :) <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://jeffliveshere.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="jpjesus at speakeasy dot net">jeffliveshere</A>Jeff Pollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789663140920958914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1131465523366402032005-11-08T10:58:00.000-05:002005-11-08T10:58:00.000-05:00"it's like trying to resist a drug" For me, I...<I>"it's like trying to resist a drug"</I> <BR/><BR/>For me, I find it's <I>worse</I> than trying to resist a drug because eating is something I have to do, at some point.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info on binging, and thanks for keeping this stuff out in the open. <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://jeffliveshere.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="jpjesus at Jeff Pollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789663140920958914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-1131452385585473902005-11-08T07:19:00.000-05:002005-11-08T07:19:00.000-05:00Lord, it's more than just stress. Sometimes it's ...Lord, it's more than just stress. Sometimes it's the only thing I can do to <I>relax</I> . OK, so maybe it is stress. I've been fighting binge eating for ages ... But what's bad is that my binging tends to revolve around carbs ... crackers, popcorn, etc. Stuff that isn't really unhealthy so it can be kept around, but when I binge (I'm down to about 2-3x a week, which is a big improvementH. Abiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17907379745836321349noreply@blogger.com