What is your attitude towards food like?

[Daph81]

I've been watching Extreme Makeover Weightloss Edition on YouTube lately. And I realised, how some of those morbidly obese people have a certain attitude towards food that is unhealthy and led them to overeating or eating junk. And this attitude is brought on by nurture, not nature.

Of course, it made me reflect on my own attitude towards food. I used to think I'm genetically prone to being overweight, but now that I really think of it, I think it was all just bullshit excuses. My parents were skinny when they were young. So no, I don't think it's genetic. When comparing to my friend's attitude towards food, I realized that all through my childhood, I've never been hungry. Ever. My parents raised me with an attitude that food is something good, they've only taught me to listen to my tast buds and not my body. So if we'd just had breakfast buffet at a hotel, and when we go out we see a snack we've never tried before, we buy it and eat it, even thought we were still full. I never learned to see food as fuel, necessary only to survive. I'm trying to end the cycle now and trying to change my attitude towards food.

What's your attitude towards food like?

[ArabianPwincess197]

I eat anything apart from a select few things but yeah I'd save food and eat it later even if I don't like it - I've been raised with the view that food shouldn't be wasted - be happy in what you have cause some people somewhere in this world are not fortunate enough to get a good meal let alone two or more a day.

I always do the guilt trip on my sisters when they don't finish their food and go to chuck in the bin - works fine they end up changing their mind and eating it.

[Daph81]

yeah my mother used to do that to me too when I was little. If I got too much on my plate, more than I can eat, she would not throw it away, she would make me throw it away. And of course, I'd feel horrible for throwing away food that she cooked. So I end up eating it up and I learned to take not too much on my plate.

[ArabianPwincess197]

I know my sis loves takeaways while I love home made food - and I'm always like to be glad in what your getting because some people in this world don't even get enough to eat they have to drink dirty water and eat scrap for food. If you were like that you'd appreciate what you're getting cause its good quality food

[Daph81]

I saw this thai short film, where some girls can't eat all their KFC chicken and left it on their plates. Later that night, a rickshaw guy came up to the restaurant and took the garbage bag containing kitchen garbage. He picks a couple pieces of leftover chicken and put it in a separate plastic bag. Back in his village, kids welcome him and ran up to him with huge smiles on their faces and starts digging through the garbage and nibbling at the chicken bones right away. Then the smaller bag he

[Daph81]

brings home to his family, where they eat the half-eaten chicken with rice and noodles from the garbage. And what's really touching was, they prayed for their "meal".

[ArabianPwincess197]

awwh - see this is what I mean - I so want to slap all these kids at school who buy lunch and then throw bottles of water unopened or things they don't like in the bin

[ArabianPwincess197]

Thanks for BA

[ImUnknown]

I appreciate food. But sometimes would eat if I'm bored or if I'm craving something ridiculous. Growing up, we didn't have snacks but I carried a little extra weight from cooking really good food to fill that. I'd say food, to me, is addictive. I won't stop eating until I'm satisfied. If I'm not, I'll suffer from withdrawals in a way.

[Xillia]

I'd eat whatever I like, however I get paranoid if I'm exceeding because I know I can turn what I eat into muscle so I can be able to help around the house.

Eat as much as you like so as long you know you can manage to burn it off.

[syrick]

im trying to do the same. I'm not hgue or anyhting. but I am overweight. I enjoy food. but I'm also trying to stop eating whe I'm bored. that's my problem ig et bored and I eat its o easy when the fridge is right there.

[Daph81]

me too! I could seriously eat my way out of a whole pack of chocolates or bag of chips when doing some movie marathon alone at home. I can't just sit with my hands idle. So now I the little snacks and sweet I have, I share with my roommates (more like force them to take half), and store them in the balcony out of sight lol

[syrick]

i feel you. with me my parents drink dr. pepper so it can be difficult to not dirnk oen fot hsoe every day. jsut dirnking wtaer ain't easy. and with me I do school at home. so getting exersice can be hard. ig ot a pitbull puppy. he's gonna be my reason for getting exersice. I lvoe pits. always have. plus they are high energy dogs. so hell need a good 2 hours a day. which will get me to lose weight fast.

[syrick]

ive eaten whole bags of chips before. and someitmes candy. halowleen. food is good I was raised the same way. mainly cause befor ei was adopted I was starved.

[Daph81]

then I would recommend you watch the show, if you haven't watched it already. It's really inspiring, I mean, if those people who weigh twice me can run on the treadmill, I got no excuse to not be harder on myself.

[syrick]

hha I wish I had a treadmill thatd be awesome. I want to get a gym memberhsip btu can't affor dit I feel you. it sall about drive. you gotta want it.

[Daph81]

I know, is there no cheap gym membership at all in your city? Do you have a bike? Go biking. Or swim. Whatever, just stay active and go do something everyday. Join a sports club if that's cheaper for you.

[bunnahies]

im jealous. I eat so much my parents always hid food from me since I was little. I can eat bags of chips and candy without feeling horrible about myself. people would stock up on food when they know I'm coming over lol its kinda funny, yet sad in a way because that's what I'm know for now haha

im such a pig, sometimes I wake up with melted chocolate all over myself and have chocolate on and in my pants. I've even commuted with pudding on my face for several hours :/ no regretttss!

[bunnahies]

if you locked me in a room with no snacks or food for 3+ hours, I might get very sad or get very angry.

i eat because I'm hungry. but not really because I eat when I'm full too. eating just makes me happy. there's really nothing more to that

[Rogue2]

Love it. But I just keep what I eat at a minimum if possible. And at times that's hard to do.

[AlexAlexx]

I eat when I'm hungry. Which is like..never :P