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TV and my complot theory:
Yesterday Heidij123 made a true statement in the comments about watching tv being a trigger for food.
Multiple researches show that it is not so much the show you are watching that is the trigger but the commercials shown inbetween. Also a lot of shows/movies etc have commercial messages embedded.
There is also another research that shows that we humans are so fixated on food (yes even the skinny humans that have no eating disorder) that we need only a split second to spot food.
Another reseach show that to see other individuals of the same species eat (done with animals as well as humans) a series of chemical processes prepares our own body for food like making saliva, initiating the stomach muscles and lower bloodsuger. So when you are watcing your main charakter eating a burger, you will also get hungry. (remember the pizza-hut/ dmonino's commercial from demolitian man?)
Finally: A research shows there is a number of microseconds your brain needs to process images to the consious brain. So if the time shown is lower then your processing power of your brain, you will not consiously know that the image is shown, but if the subject is later asked for assosiations, research show that your brain did notice the image.
My theory is that big brands (like cocacola) pay a lot of money to have their commercial shown throughout the show and commercial break every minute, but only for a split second so you wouldnt notice if you are watching.
Even if this is not the case, the mere fact that we are watching commercial breaks about food (it is not coinsidence that most commercial breaks are about food) and the food shown throughout your show will make your body prepare for food and thus make you crave!
Conclusion: It is only normal we will get binges during tv-sessions!
so: if you are going to watch tv, be strong, prepared and mindfull!
love maud.
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I watch everything online so no commercials but I do notice how the actors eat junk food and crave it but also in the same moment think how no way that actress would be so thin if she really ate that double burger and shake. They all have spit buckets next to them and as soon as they have the shot they spit it out.
24 Nov 15 by member: snezica
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hmm, maybe that's why I can release weight. I haven't had a tv in way over a yr. Don't miss it
24 Nov 15 by member: Sugar Waffle
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Very nice research. Thanks for sharing!
24 Nov 15 by member: BulletProof3
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Interesting topic. I'm not ready to give up TV like Sugar Waffle, but I recognize what Puhpine is pointing out. I made up a rule for myself not to eat after 6pm.
24 Nov 15 by member: jillbronson
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For me it's just a matter of sitting down to watch TV, I automatically want something to eat and drink! So I maybe get a low-fat, no sugar yogurt and a herbal tea now, instead of a dish of salted peanuts and a couple of glasses of wine. Substitutions can work. Mind you, that will only do me for an hour, then I have to stop watching TV, else I'm probably going to give in and have what I really want!
25 Nov 15 by member: heidij123
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