Comments on: I’d Go for the Cake

By: Jim Purdy

Jim Purdy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:23:33 +0000

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By: Dr Dan

Dr Dan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:50:46 +0000

Thats brilliant. I just wrote a post along very similar lines to this two days ago. You might be interested. I hate self advertising and you can delete this comment if you want but here is the link if you are interested –

http://darwinstable.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/the-evolution-of-western-food-addiction/

Ill link back to this post too as they work well together.

By: ravenrose

ravenrose — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:23:44 +0000

Brilliant! That NPR exchange explains a lot.

But even without that, I have frequently thought about my current self, past self and future self as separate entities (I don’t really have a split personality here, just conceptually LIKE separate entities) where my current self is either grateful or NOT for what my past self prepared for me, or my current self is very aware of taking good care of my future self for a time when she will need it. That is really what you are talking about.

Something as simple as doing a few chores rather than leaving them for later, when later comes I’m just so grateful that my past self was so nice! Or taking the time to park where it will be more convenient at the end of a long day, even if it’s more work now.

And you are suggesting that your current self needs to manage your future/evening self like you would an easily distracted employee…

Yes, you need to make it easier for your future self to do what your current, smart self wants than not to.

So this is extending the sort of things I do to actually setting it up so that dim future self won’t have to make decisions. It will be happy for that too, you know. Decisions stress her out! LOL

Yes, plan her dinner, set it up in advance, cook things that only need heating in the microwave. Lovely. We all do these things, but this gives a much better framework in which to understand the importance it has in our WOE.

Brilliant. Thanks so much for posting this so it would appear in my Google Reader feed. *hug*

By: laura ludwig

laura ludwig — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:55:32 +0000

It must be really hard in the household if others are carbing it up – i am fortunately that everyone here is doing the lifestyle right along with me – my mom, who loves it, my man, who is diabetic and needs it and myself – and we take turns cooking and experimenting with new recipes – we had to tell my daughter in law, the vegetarian that we might not be having her for dinner soon – she will have to wait awhile till we are further in before we want to cook carbs

By: Lcc

Lcc — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:09:16 +0000

You’re a better man than I, David Brown. Either you are more rational than I, or my circumstances simply drive me to stupidity. Regardless, this notion that I am inhabited by my part-time idiot in the evenings gives me the idea that, instead of fighting this tendency at night, I accept this – and reach out to this idiot and manage him – sort of how one might manage a dull employee that you can’t fire. This is done by providing clear, detailed instructions – and not depending on them to think for themselves. Yeah – I know – sounds odd – what can I say? Perhaps I was dropped on my head as an infant.

Regards,
LCC

By: David Brown

David Brown — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:39:26 +0000

That is so cool!

Yesterday I attended a family gathering in which none of the food or beverage offerings were nutritious. Since I had recently eaten and was neither hungry nor thirsty, I just took one look at the spread and walked away.

Don’t get the wrong idea. I enjoy the taste of junk food as much as the next person. It’s just that I enjoy feeling comfortable more. My rational brain contains enough memory of pain and knowledge of nutrition that the promise of pleasure holds little attraction. It’s sort of like hey, I’ll have this piece of chocolate cake and then I’ll go punch myself in the face a few times.