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Just curious....

chefstew79
chefstew79 Posts: 30 Member
edited January 30 in Food and Nutrition
Does looking at recipes and food pictures when hungry help burn any additional calories? It just seems that my cravings and hunger pains are more pronounced if I am discussing food. I was hoping that the additional effort to resist a binge somehow translated into more calories burned off.

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  • stevepax
    stevepax Posts: 86 Member
    Yes!! And be sure to eat back those calories, too...
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Seems legit.
  • ahmadfahmy
    ahmadfahmy Posts: 214 Member
    Does looking at recipes and food pictures when hungry help burn any additional calories? It just seems that my cravings and hunger pains are more pronounced if I am discussing food. I was hoping that the additional effort to resist a binge somehow translated into more calories burned off.

    yes and looking at dumbbells grows muscles too.
  • Patti1023
    Patti1023 Posts: 78 Member
    yes and looking at dumbbells grows muscles too.

    Oh that's awesome, I'll put a couple in front of the tv & then I can build muscle without any effort at all, while I'm watching tv - woohoo!! :tongue:
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