I think this distinction is very important in determining the efficacy of weight loss advice.
I’ve read plenty of advice oriented toward people who are hungry all the time, and it made no sense to me until I realized I was not the intended audience. Being full is supposed to make me not want to eat that cookie? What planet are these people from?!
If someone wants to lose weight, and mainly eats due to hunger, but doesn’t mind sacrificing taste, they should eat to maximize the satiety-to-calories ratio, with just-in-time fatty snacks like nuts, and high-water-content stuff like veggies.
On the other hand, if like me they’re motivated mainly by the fun of tasting things, and have no problem being hungry as long as there aren’t super-tasty things available, or they aren’t bored, etc., then they should try to maximize the taste-to-calories ratio, with e.g. tea, itty-bitty chocolate truffles, to add lots of taste but not many calories.
EXACTLY.
I have the same reaction with “just eat a tiny bit of ice cream” advice. I don’t want a tiny bit of ice cream. I want a whole bowl of Greek yogurt. One way or another, I’m going to have a whole bowl of something—sooner or later—because I’m hungry.
I think this distinction is very important in determining the efficacy of weight loss advice.
I’ve read plenty of advice oriented toward people who are hungry all the time, and it made no sense to me until I realized I was not the intended audience. Being full is supposed to make me not want to eat that cookie? What planet are these people from?!
If someone wants to lose weight, and mainly eats due to hunger, but doesn’t mind sacrificing taste, they should eat to maximize the satiety-to-calories ratio, with just-in-time fatty snacks like nuts, and high-water-content stuff like veggies.
On the other hand, if like me they’re motivated mainly by the fun of tasting things, and have no problem being hungry as long as there aren’t super-tasty things available, or they aren’t bored, etc., then they should try to maximize the taste-to-calories ratio, with e.g. tea, itty-bitty chocolate truffles, to add lots of taste but not many calories.
EXACTLY. I have the same reaction with “just eat a tiny bit of ice cream” advice. I don’t want a tiny bit of ice cream. I want a whole bowl of Greek yogurt. One way or another, I’m going to have a whole bowl of something—sooner or later—because I’m hungry.