Morning Musings: September 16

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I have associated that particular food, person, mood, place, smell with “unconscious hypereating” (a term coined by Dr. Kessler in The End of Overeating).  The circumstance itself has a history that […]

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Morning Musings: September 15

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I don’t need teeth to eat it.  Chewing is one of the main ways my brain gets signaled that I am eating.  If I don’t get the signal that I ate, […]

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Morning Musings: September 14

A calorie is not a calorie to me when…I feel badly about myself for eating it and then proceed to take it out on everybody else.  I remember one time at my sister’s when I asked her if she minded […]

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Morning Musings: September 13

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I it always takes me to “I blew it or I ruined it”.  This food always eventually gets me to that “I don’t care” place.  Salty sweet particulaly has this effect.  […]

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Morning Musings: September 12

A calorie is not just a calorie to me when…I am a “finisher”.  However much is available becomes the serving size – including complete sleeves.  I can’t safely make anything from scratch that requires a graham cracker crust, nuts or […]

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