For the purpose of this book and to decrease confusion, I am over-simplifying a complex process. In a way, ghrelin and leptin act in opposition to each other for the body to maintain ideal energy balance or ideal body weight.15,19,26 But being the complicated humans that we are, this system has many loopholes.16,27-28 The incinerator, your stomach, can only burn and process so much food at a time. OF COURSE, you can override or trick the closing door of the incinerator. This happens when you eat super fast, like in less than 5 minutes, and you eat enough to feed a family of four without even realizing what you are doing. And THEN the door closes 20 minutes later. Remember, I said it closes very slowly.  When you eat that quickly, you’ve tried to pack in much more food than the incinerator can actually handle. We’ve all done it and felt that, “Oooohhhhh, I feel so full; I went way too far” feeling. Why didn’t your body tell you? Probably because you raced against the door and WON!!! Even if you aren’t eating fast, you are a human with a smart brain. You can override, trick or ignore the system … Continue reading Overriding the System