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barb dwyer · 12-07-2007, 12:43 AM

That Oprah episode I was talking about - "Suddenly Skinny" is coming on Friday.

The one about the women who had the gastric surgery but didn't treat the addiction ....

It's one of the best shows ... ever.

thought y'all want to know.

***Nina Kay*** · 12-07-2007, 05:59 PM

Thanks Barb. I did watch it this afternoon. It was a good one and made some really critical points. It's hard to understand that everytime we try to treat our overweight problem with a quick fix, we're only treating the symptom and by doing that, without treating the underlying cause, we are causing our problems to spiral out of control. Some solutions that seem so simple are really very complicated and others that seem really complicated can be very simple. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

barb dwyer · 12-07-2007, 10:01 PM

thanks Nina - it was an eye opening program for me . ..

RRecovery · 12-08-2007, 06:36 AM

Thank God someone is talking about this as being an addiction. Scientific American not too long ago had an article which cited the similiarities between the chemical reactions in the brains of a drug addict on cocaine let's say and a food addict on certain foods.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=...-food-extended

RRecovery · 12-08-2007, 06:37 AM

This is dead serious stuff and epidemic in America right now.

12-07-2007, 12:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 7,112 Blog Entries: 3	Hey everyone - That Oprah episode I was talking about - "Suddenly Skinny" is coming on Friday. The one about the women who had the gastric surgery but didn't treat the addiction .... It's one of the best shows ... ever. thought y'all want to know. __________________ "When banks fail, it is seldom bankers who starve." 'Going Postal', Terry Pratchett

12-07-2007, 05:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
*Nina Kay* Accepting Myself As Is Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here @ SR. Posts: 2,072	Thanks Barb. I did watch it this afternoon. It was a good one and made some really critical points. It's hard to understand that everytime we try to treat our overweight problem with a quick fix, we're only treating the symptom and by doing that, without treating the underlying cause, we are causing our problems to spiral out of control. Some solutions that seem so simple are really very complicated and others that seem really complicated can be very simple. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. __________________ Acceptance is key to my Serenity. Nina Kay

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barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 7,112 Blog Entries: 3	thanks Nina - it was an eye opening program for me . .. __________________ "When banks fail, it is seldom bankers who starve." 'Going Postal', Terry Pratchett

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12-08-2007, 06:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
RRecovery Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 116	Thank God someone is talking about this as being an addiction. Scientific American not too long ago had an article which cited the similiarities between the chemical reactions in the brains of a drug addict on cocaine let's say and a food addict on certain foods. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=...-food-extended

12-08-2007, 06:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
RRecovery Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 116	This is dead serious stuff and epidemic in America right now.

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