I used to eat to solve problems, since I quit that and am eating two thirds less calories I find myself eating for the taste of the food.

After a year I've found a dozen great things that are very tasty and healthy, when carefully managed.

Now Iam wondering about a syrup, pill or elixir that would deactivate the taste buds or block the signal between the tongue and brain.

If you can't taste it you won't desire
anywhere near as much of the food.

This potion would sell out overnight.

Antigratification

You’d still be hungry. So you would eat. Most folks don’t eat so much simply because they enjoy the taste.
Pretty sure their is a shot that is all the rage currently that does this except it makes you feel like you are not hungry.

They used to make such a thing, Bacardi 151. A shot of unleaded fuel would prolly work too.

Maybe a nutrition pill and a person doesn't actually eat anything. Perhaps chew the food, savor the taste, and spit it out. I do think if you are removing the taste, you should just make it a nutrition shake or protein bar...no point in real food. It might be a big hit with folks who think we should be eating more sustainable items.

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If you can't taste it you won't desire
anywhere near as much of the food.

No pills needed. Just chop it off.

Just get Covid.

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Originally posted by kkina:
Just get Covid.

Agreed. Both times I had it I lost taste and smell for quite a stretch. Didn't keep me from eating anything.

If losing weight through chemistry is your thing, start smoking and take amphetamines. Guaranteed to work, and you'll increase your chances for missing out on the dementia and diaper years.

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Originally posted by apprentice:

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Originally posted by kkina:
Just get Covid.

Agreed. Both times I had it I lost taste and smell for quite a stretch. Didn't keep me from eating anything.

If losing weight through chemistry is your thing, start smoking and take amphetamines. Guaranteed to work, and you'll increase your chances for missing out on the dementia and diaper years.

This doesn't actually sound all that bad...

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If you can't taste it you won't desire..

Yes you will. If you don't eat ice cream for example, you can't taste it.
Yet you still desire it.


The first thing you will stop eating is the pill. If you have the willpower to keep taking the pill, you have the willpower to not eat ice cream.

Smell has a lot to do with it too.
How many people can say they smell fresh popped buttery popcorn and don’t instantly want some?

Our desire to eat is pretty complex
Some people eat when happy others when sad others when stressed out or anxious, in others these same triggers make them not want to eat

Capt. Gets it

The desire to eat, and its "reward" evolved to motivate us to survive over thousands of years. Now that it's easy, it's easy to be fat.

There isn't anything you can take, excepting cocaine, meth, or other drastic measures.

Any pill or other product, will have side effects.

The only effective means is to want to make change and commit to it. Just like breaking any other addiction.

Research Ghrelin and Leptin. Their relationship is very interesting.

It already exists - Semaglutide, or as it's marketed, Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, which are originally type 2 diabetic medication have been found to be excellent in weight loss situations.

The drug may also have several other beneficial uses as the drug tends to "dull" receptors that cause the urge to eat may well have the same effect for other serious issues people have with compulsive behaviors.

Overeating for whatever reason is a compulsive behavior, gambling, smoking, etc.

Semaglutide belongs to a class of medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. It mimics the GLP-1 hormone that is released in the gastrointestinal tract in response to eating. One role of GLP-1 is to prompt the body to produce more insulin, which reduces blood glucose (sugar).May 31, 2023

It may end up being a wonder drug where the initial use and ultimate uses are such that they revolutionize health care by reducing obesity and other compulsive disorders.

A perfect example of this is Viagra, designed to help regrow hair, it ends up helping people regain sexual function, both men and women...

Seems you deem satiation with taste.
Not saying there isn't some correlation but in general when I am satiated I don't have the desire to eat because something looks good or tastes good.
The good thing derived from Keto/Carnivoire/Low-Carb diets is that you get satiated easier and have less desire to snack or over-eat.

I find the key to moderating my intake depends on eating slowly enough to pay attention to how your body is feeling. For example, there is a lot of difference in the amount of consumption if you can stop eating when you are no longer hungry rather than continuing to eat until you are satiated. Good tasting food encourages one to savor each bite, and perhaps, pay more attention to the process. What, and how much, you are drinking while eating makes a big difference too.

I TRY to have self control to eat until satiated. It is too easy to over do it though.

Two things I do. First drink about 8oz of water 20 minutes before eating.

Second is to eat smaller portions and more often. Trying to keep stomach small so satiation occurs quicker.

Think to yourself beforehand...how many bites is enough to sample, how many to feel satified, and how many would be too much?

I have won most of the battles this way.
Every winter though, not as active, weight accumulates. Now older, nuch harder to drop off in spring. Less active due to joint pain.

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Originally posted by architect:
I find the key to moderating my intake depends on eating slowly enough to pay attention to how your body is feeling. For example, there is a lot of difference in the amount of consumption if you can stop eating when you are no longer hungry rather than continuing to eat until you are satiated. Good tasting food encourages one to savor each bite, and perhaps, pay more attention to the process. What, and how much, you are drinking while eating makes a big difference too.

Excellent point! I forgot to mention....I never eat while doing something else, like tv

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Originally posted by arcwelder:
The desire to eat, and its "reward" evolved to motivate us to survive over thousands of years. Now that it's easy, it's easy to be fat.

Yep. And that reward isn't just the taste... It's also the neurochemical release that's associated with eating. You get a dump of "happy chemicals" in your brain when you eat. Basically the same as you get when you exercise, have sex, drink or do drugs, gamble, etc. This neurochemical reward process is why some people get addicted to overeating, as well as why they develop a habit of eating to deal with boredom, stress, sadness, or other bad feelings. (Anything that rewards the pleasure center of the brain can be addictive like that.)

So even if you taste less or nothing, a food addict who has settled on food as a coping mechanism would still be incentivized to eat, not merely to satiate the hunger of an empty stomach, but also as a means to seek the pleasure and stress relief they obtain from that neurochemical release.

A friend always works out after work and before eating dinner. He swears by his method of relieving stress. Gives him more control of emotional eating.