A study found that you were more satiated if you thought you were eating something indulgent than if you thought you were eating something low cal. The study participants' ghrelin levels and metabolism reacted differently just based on what they thought they were consuming, even though they all were actually consuming the same thing.

Here's a link to the article: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/04/14/299179468/mind-over-milkshake-how-your-thoughts-fool-your-stomach?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=npr&utm_campaign=nprnews&utm_content=03032014

VERY interesting - thanks for posting!

Thanks for sharing this. New info for me

Excellent "food for thought!" Thank you for sharing this story.

JeanZ-RN - thank you just for posting so I can see your ticker #'s I am so stressed about having stalled this past month - I'm just at the end of month 5 and I've lost 0 lbs this month. It's killing me. However, I'm looking at your stats and thinking... just gotta stick with it. So, here I'm, feeling better. Thanks for that.