Obsessive Thoughts and Food (Rant)

[Guest guest]

Why do obsessive thoughts (almost) go away after I've eaten something??

Food can't be THAT powerful, or can it? If so it's no wonder I continue

running to food! I can't deny it though. I noticed it again and again:

my obsessive thoughts are WAY more powerful when my blood sugar is

lower!

Before breakfast = horrible, after breakfast = still present, but less

horrible

Is there a connection between low blood sugar (not having eaten yet) and

obsessive thoughts? I faintly remember having read something about this

but IIRC it was about anorexic patients starving and having obsessive

thoughts.

Best wishes

s.

[Guest guest]

I'm glad you wrote in about this issue because it made me think.  I'm not sure if you were referring to obsessive thoughts about food or just obsessive thoughts in general, but then I'm not sure it matters. Now I'm not an expert or anything but I remembered something I've read many times about how going long times without eating could lead to low blood sugar and also affects the body's other chemicals. I had to go look it up. I picked up the IE book and opened to the very page with that information. It is actually chapter 6 and goes into some detail about the effects of lack of food on the system. The particular page I opened to was 64.  You might try this as a starting place.  And yes food can be that powerful. And it also explains why it is not lack of will power that keeps us from losing weight.  It is really biochemical. And I just had breakfast of mostly fruit and my brain has really lost focus.   I do much better with a breakfast with mostly protein.  I think I will go get some now.  I am very tired and my thought process has slowed to a crawl. So once again thanks for the reminder about the power of food.  Sandy

 

Why do obsessive thoughts (almost) go away after I've eaten something??

Food can't be THAT powerful, or can it? If so it's no wonder I continue

running to food! I can't deny it though. I noticed it again and again:

my obsessive thoughts are WAY more powerful when my blood sugar is

lower!

Before breakfast = horrible, after breakfast = still present, but less

horrible

Is there a connection between low blood sugar (not having eaten yet) and

obsessive thoughts? I faintly remember having read something about this

but IIRC it was about anorexic patients starving and having obsessive

thoughts.

Best wishes

s.

[Guest guest]

Beaulieu wrote:

> I'm glad you wrote in about this issue because it made me think. I'm not

> sure if you were referring to obsessive thoughts about food or just

> obsessive thoughts in general, but then I'm not sure it matters.

Just in general, not about food! I see that I didn't make a clear

statement about that. I'm sorry about that. It's definitely not thinking

about FOOD but (usually) completely unrelated.

> Now I'm not

> an expert or anything but I remembered something I've read many times about

> how going long times without eating could lead to low blood sugar and also

> affects the body's other chemicals. I had to go look it up. I picked up the

> IE book and opened to the very page with that information. It is actually

> chapter 6 and goes into some detail about the effects of lack of food on the

> system. The particular page I opened to was 64. You might try this as a

> starting place. And yes food can be that powerful. And it also explains why

> it is not lack of will power that keeps us from losing weight. It is really

> biochemical.

Maybe that was where I read it. Thank you! I will have to look it up

when I'm home again on Monday evening.

Best wishes

s.