Re:Ask HN: Do you use food as a performance enhancing drug w...
by coldtea on Thursday September 14, 2023 @06:03AM
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>Do you think it's healthy?
Well, eating what you enjoy even it's fast food or snacks is OK if you generally eat healthy otherwise (not giving in ever is more like self-punishment). But the "lots of it" part is not. And the craving might leak to other days ("screwing up your diet" way more) in the end.
>Is there any alternative? It definitely screws up my diet.
Motivation and craving like that might be related to serotonine/dopamine as others suggested. So could try exercize, and also might want to look in creaping burnout and/or depression, and either cut down some work on those days, or check for anti-depressants.
Also ADD might be an issue (using food as motivation and trouble regulating a healthy diet are common traits).
Well, eating what you enjoy even it's fast food or snacks is OK if you generally eat healthy otherwise (not giving in ever is more like self-punishment). But the "lots of it" part is not. And the craving might leak to other days ("screwing up your diet" way more) in the end.
>Is there any alternative? It definitely screws up my diet.
Motivation and craving like that might be related to serotonine/dopamine as others suggested. So could try exercize, and also might want to look in creaping burnout and/or depression, and either cut down some work on those days, or check for anti-depressants.
Also ADD might be an issue (using food as motivation and trouble regulating a healthy diet are common traits).