TAN #64 - A Case of Temporary InTANity (Page 51)

I do make healthy meals. I make stuff that's balanced and without a lot of fat.

excellent strategy.

my new thing i'm practicing is only eating when i'm hungry.  when i'm not on a plan i tend to eat whenever i have an option to eat.  i'm trying my hardest to just eat my meals and only what i'm hungry for.  its not easy...

Good for you! Because if it's crap anyway, you don't want to waste a precious/rare treat opportunity on something you don't even want.

I can't agree.  It's NOT just fuel.  Maybe that's what your body knows, but it's also something very social about it.  It brings people together, we celebrate life with food.  We are supposed to ENJOY food.  I bet some of your fondest memories have to deal with food.  Ice cream with dad, or the smell of cookies at grandma's  house.

That's like saying sex is for propigating the species, that's it.

my fondest memories are experiences.  vacation in williamsburg with grandparents.  rescuing our first cat.  the first time i saw the cathedral of learning at pitt.  i honestly don't have fond memories of food...

nana's house smelled like lysol.

eta:  growing up with very little, food WAS fuel.  if you didn't eat something because you didn't enjoy it, you may just not eat that night.

Agreed.

I spent years around people with unhealthy positions towards food. I've seen plenty of people with eating disorders and have been borderline myself, to be quite honest. Luckily, I don't quite have the willpower to outright starve myself because I like food too much. But from that many years of mostly deprivation, I just can't do it anymore. And I don't think it's healthy to push the boundaries like that.

And I'm not saying that I value food over other things, experiences, people. It's just another way to experience the world. Maybe it's because I grew up with a mom who liked to bake, a grandmother who cooked a lot - certain cultures (like Italians) are centered around food, and it's not just food for the sake of food or food as an "idol" but the food that brings people together, etc. I have very fond memories of helping my mother bake Christmas cookies, etc. It's not just about the cookies.

yogurt and cucumber slices is not fuel --- THAT is actually depriving yourself.

I had a mid morning snack.  A veggie burrito that I made at home.  I'm thinking if I'm a little less hungry, the donuts won't be as tempting.  so far, so good.  I think I weathered the storm this time.

That actually sounds yummy to me.  I lof cucs and yogurt.  Not every day, but it sounds good.  I was eating raw carrots every day for a while, and grew to dislike them.  But if they are dipped in some hummus, yum. 

i want to buy a food processor JUST so i can make my own hummus.  that is just silly.  where would i put a hummus processor?

awkward! 

BUT, it has been getting better.

The more I eat healthy, crappy food tastes worse and worse.  Things that used to taste good, just taste way too processed and nasty now.  Thank the stars...

Now that's the kind of eating talk I like to see . Is she going to tell you to suck on her chalk bag again?

Your into voyerism?  NICE!!!!

i can't eat fast food anymore and most fried stuff is repulsive to me.  my body craves fresh, natural foods.  its awesome.  when i diet for competitions now, i crave oranges and bananas with honey and all kinds of healthy stuff.

The converse is also true of me. The more of fresh fare I eat, and the more I work out, the more my body starts to crave delicious, nutritious, filling food.

Yes. I like to watch.

i wasn't surprised.

How about exhibition?

THIS IS YANTI YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.  i can't believe you even have to ask!