I was an early proponent of IE and I found it did actually help me see the difference which is why I often refer to fake hunger. There can be tons (ok, that's exaggerated) reasons for us to feel the need to eat, and yes, being full is in the recognized repertoire. The average body likes overeating! The brain has strong mechanisms for preventing starvation, but few to put the brakes on overconsumption. They wouldn't have been very smart 100,000 years ago! Their descendants aren't in the minority for nothin'. Too many died before procreating because they just couldn't hang on to those calories even during the feasting! But knowing didn't stop me, either, and boy, neither did having the food around. Later I was really miffed when I found out how much the brain is hijacked by modern foods and about Brian Wansink's research that virtually EVERYONE eats more when s/he has access to more food.
I get Isabel Foxen Duke's newsletter but I have come to have less faith in her claims, and also have gotten more fearful of the effects of eating the big proportion of refined starch, cruddy fats food that I think a lot of even the successful ones end up eating. Plus, diets are not the only reason people overeat, and some here and in other countries have never been on one and never even thought about it, but still overeat pretty compulsively. They just don't feel bad about it.
Along with her, I am also critical of the emphasis on appearance for women- it was one of the major blocks for me to surrender to limiting my eating-, but also fear for the ones who actually either have or at risk for health problems associated with obesity. I believe they will resist or resent a doctor's recommendation that they rein in their eating or try to lose weight. They are then often forced to use meds, and for diabetes, it is well-known that insulin loses its ability over time to rectify the situation. What a person may not ever have problems associated with weight, but ones who develop them are at risk by believing they shouldn't be asked to change their eating. Plus, we are now seeing problems senior citizens have that are associated with overeating in middle age.
I do believe there is some reason to consider that concerns with beauty divert women from seeing much more important areas of concern, but I just don't know what kind of voice is effective for that.
And the beat goes on. What's for dinner?
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Count plates, not calories. 11 years "during"
Age 69
BMI Jan/10-30.8
1/12-26.8 3/13-24.9 +/- 8-lb. 3 yrs
9/17 22.8 (flux) 3/18 22.2
2 yrs flux 6/20 22
1/21-23
There is no S better than Vanilla No S (mods now as a senior citizen)