Eat because you like it, or for survival.

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Benjamin the Donkey
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18 Sep 2018, 12:05 pm

For me, food is like sex. In the company of others, it can be a varied, creative, elaborate source of exquisite pleasure. Alone, it's a matter of simple necessity.


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18 Sep 2018, 1:56 pm

I like to eat, and find it relaxing.
But drinking anything is another story. I don't get thirsty, so it is just a pain that I have to remember to do in order to live. I've gotten badly dehydrated before, and was constipated as a child because of it.


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18 Sep 2018, 2:00 pm

I'm in the food is like sex category.
I always buy good quality food - junk food and frozen pizzas are crap, IMO, and I don't know why anyone would want to put them in their mouths.
I'm sure a lot of people eat without actually tasting.


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18 Sep 2018, 2:09 pm

I had issues with bulimia. I am ok with food now. Hopefully I don’t jinx myself. I have issues with certain textures and I don’t overdo anything.

For me it’s eat to survive kinda thing now.


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18 Sep 2018, 2:21 pm

For me it is definitely for survival. If I could take a pill and survive I would certainly do it. I always strongly disliked the feeling of getting to full, I have gastrointestinal issues that feels better if I don't eat or eat very little.



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18 Sep 2018, 3:01 pm

I love cooking and I try to produce something from basic raw ingredients every day although my shift patterns at work mean it isn't always practicable. I would really like to grow some of my own food as my sister does but again work gets in the way of doing that. Instead I go to places where I can shop for quality raw ingredients in a reasonably quiet environment.

I love the look and smell of fresh vegetables and that is what my basket is usually full of. I eat a little bit of meat but only if there is nothing more interesting available and if I am cooking there usually is something more interesting available.

When I am preparing the food I like to take my time, looking carefully at everything, thinking about where it has come from and how it was grown, feeling it, smelling it, tasting it. I find the whole process of producing a meal from raw ingredients to be very therapeutic. I definitely eat because I enjoy the whole process and by producing the food myself I get to eat exactly what I want.


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18 Sep 2018, 3:55 pm

Personally, I see eating as a chore unless the meal has been prepared by a professional. I love takeaways and eating in restaurants, but otherwise see eating as a depressing necessity.



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18 Sep 2018, 6:48 pm

For me, food is more practical. I do enjoy some foods but not that much.


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18 Sep 2018, 8:41 pm

I generally like eating, but only like a limited range of foods.

But when my depression really gets me down, I eat for survival. I can't even always manage foods that I like when I'm too depressed.



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18 Sep 2018, 9:29 pm

I love to eat and it shows. My friends call me Big Baby Schultz.


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19 Sep 2018, 4:44 am

I'm somewhere in between. I like eating and have favorite foods. But I also can do without them.



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19 Sep 2018, 6:41 am

Raleigh wrote:
I'm in the food is like sex category.
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like sex? I must be doing something wrong , I must need viagra for my taste buds


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19 Sep 2018, 7:33 am

Purpledragon wrote:
For me it is definitely for survival. If I could take a pill and survive I would certainly do it. I always strongly disliked the feeling of getting to full, I have gastrointestinal issues that feels better if I don't eat or eat very little.


I have found that as someone who doesn't eat much, that gets in the way of many social opportunities. So much culture is centered around eating, and people get offended if you don't even want to try their food that they cook. They don't understand, it's not personal, just nothing agrees with me. It's me, not them.



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19 Sep 2018, 7:40 am

Because I like it



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19 Sep 2018, 8:54 am

It's a pleasant routine for me, I tend to eat the same 15 or so foods and some random treats. I too have gastrointestinal issues so I have to eat small portions and avoid certain stuff, sometimes it's just trying to get enough calories, not really maximising good flavor.



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19 Sep 2018, 9:19 am

I love eating.


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