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14 years ago 09/10/2009 8:38pm EDT

Hey guys,

I'm curious: I used to be on a 'paleo diet'-esque diet in which I ate just meat, fruits, and veggies. However, I've recently gone back to a normal diet (pizza, ice cream, PB&J, etc). That said, since I've done so, I've been eating ravenously--I mean just knocking stuff out. It's been incredible.

Have any of you gone from one of these highly restrictive diets to a more normal one? If so, in your experience was it normal to have a period in which you were eating a ton of the foods you had previously denied yourself? I'm hoping my ravenous appetite wears off soon, although the food is fantastic and my energy levels are much higher :)

14 years ago 09/10/2009 8:43pm EDT

re: diet switcher

Had you lost a ton of weight? It is normal if your body gets well below its "set-point" (the weight around which your body attempts to maintain) that you will feel ravenous.

14 years ago 09/10/2009 9:17pm EDT

re: Just a thought here

Just a thought here wrote:
Had you lost a ton of weight? It is normal if your body gets well below its "set-point" (the weight around which your body attempts to maintain) that you will feel ravenous.

Well, I lost a ton of weight about three years ago (almost 100 pounds); I've been on this restrictive diet for about 2 years, but it just doesn't suit my lifestyle anymore--I'm just not as obsessed with body image, and I want to be able to eat more varied and admittedly tasty foods (pizza, ice cream, cookies, etc) when I want. That said, I've been eating so much these past two weeks (I laxed the diet two weeks ago) that I wonder if it's sustainable, or whether my body is trying to put a bit of weight back on to get to its more healthy zone.

14 years ago 09/10/2009 9:28pm EDT

re: diet switcher

diet switcher wrote:
I lost a ton of weight about three years ago (almost 100 pounds); I've been on this restrictive diet for about 2 years, but it just doesn't suit my lifestyle anymore--I'm just not as obsessed with body image, and I want to be able to eat more varied and admittedly tasty foods (pizza, ice cream, cookies, etc) when I want. That said, I've been eating so much these past two weeks (I laxed the diet two weeks ago) that I wonder if it's sustainable, or whether my body is trying to put a bit of weight back on to get to its more healthy zone.

You will be fat and unhealthy again soon enough.

14 years ago 09/10/2009 9:39pm EDT

re: J. Edgar Hoover

You will be fat and unhealthy again soon enough.

Well, I feel like I exercise enough that I would probably end up at 'average looking' soon enough--I lift weights 4 days a week and run 50mpw. That said, I don't go to bed feeling piggishly full, despite the fact that I've eaten a lot (and calorie dense stuff--oatmeal and peanut butter, for example).

14 years ago 09/10/2009 9:46pm EDT

re: diet switcher

The refined sugars and saturated fat you're getting in the new diet have an addictive effect on the brain. I'd guess you're experiencing something similar to what happens to alcoholics who fall off the wagon. Don't let it get away from you!

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