binging

While browsing through the magazine section of a local bookstore, I picked up a copy of Adbusters Magazine. If you aren't familiar with Adbusters, it is a counter-culture periodical - a rebellious magazine that boldly speaks out against many of the things that are polluting our world - not the least of which is all of the other magazines that surround it. It's one of those magazines that I put down and proceed to hang my head in shame for wearing a shirt made by poor children in Honduras and drinking a coffee that originated from people in Uganda who work 16 hour days to sell the beans for pennies a pound, not to mention the fur coat I parade around in... but I digress...

A particular article in this issue really hit home about how we've gravitated towards one extreme or the other when it comes to weight and health. Here are some excerpts from the short piece (reprinted with permission from the author, Emily Wierenga.) - Full article here.

Here's eight ways to beat those chocolate cravings:

Does this scenario look familiar to anyone? After sticking rigidly to my diet for weeks, I "cracked" and scoffed an entire stick of garlic bread with a tub of onion and garlic dip.

At least the vampires kept away that night...

The body and mind react badly to several weeks of "perfect" dieting. Constant low-level hunger makes you crave food, and forbidding anything makes it perversely more desirable. Weeks of deprivation lead to grabbing the nearest high-fat, high-calorie foods and digging in. So, what can you do to break the pattern?