Re: Do you really like what you eat?

[Guest guest]

Yes sometimes I think I eat out of habit but since I have been doing IE I have been trying new things and finding things that I like. The habit part for me comes in the times that I eat I have gotten into the habit of eating at a certain time and I have to break that it is hard though. EvaSee what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage.

[Guest guest]

I like the healthy foods I eat too, but sometimes I wonder if it's

what I really WANT......or is it because I know I SHOULD be eating

this way and I am afraid of weight gain which I already have a bit.

> >

> > I've been thinking lately that through all the years that I have

been

> > dieting, watching myself, etc. Do I really like the food that I

eat

> > and do I want it when I really eat it. I bring my food to work

w/me

> > out of habit, saving money and eating well. At the end of the

day, do

> > I really like the chicken, oatmeal, turkey, fruit, etc? Yes I do

> > because I've been eating this way for years but is it what my

mind and

> > body really want, crave, need, etc? Do any of you ever feel you

eat

> > what you do out of habit or that it is clean, healthy, etc?

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat something I don't like just because it's good for me. Most healthy foods I like, so I refuse to eat something I don't like, whether it's healthy or not. I don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes is going to kill me. And now that I'm no longer dieting, I am relieved to never again have to buy fat free salad dressing, cottage cheese, or egg beaters. __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I don't know what I like to eat yet. I used to eat really healthy foods because "it was good for me," and then binge on junk. Well, since starting IE, I've eaten way more junk in the past few months than I think I have eaten in my entire life. Turns out, I don't even like much of it when I'm allowed to eat it! And other things, although I enjoy the taste, make me feel just awful. So, I think I might actually like the healthier foods because of the way they make me feel. And, I think that might end up being a key for me -- to eat in order to feel good (which is different than "to be healthy" even though the end result might be the same), with some junk thrown in every so

often.

Kathi__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Yes, old eating patterns have given me some hassles when it comes to

IE. Eating fast, within 'meal' concepts and all the LEARNED habits

from a life time of non-IE type meal preparation and serving seem to

be comfortable for me so I had to find ways to alter these to better

incorporate IE considerations. I also de-frost (meats) in the

refrigerator for our next day's dinner so I am not cooking to my

immediate food 'wants'. BUT I do only make and eat what we like and

like you, when we worked packed a lunch often from leftovers etc. I

never minded this and enjoyed what I ate so that hasn't been my

difficulty. Overeating for emotional reasons as well as rebelling

against diet (mentality) seems to be where I need to be most aware. I

will say that since doing IE I have become perhaps a bit more

discriminating about my 'goodies'. (desserts and sweets)

>

> I've been thinking lately that through all the years that I have been

> dieting, watching myself, etc. Do I really like the food that I eat

> and do I want it when I really eat it. I bring my food to work w/me

> out of habit, saving money and eating well. At the end of the day, do

> I really like the chicken, oatmeal, turkey, fruit, etc? Yes I do

> because I've been eating this way for years but is it what my mind and

> body really want, crave, need, etc? Do any of you ever feel you eat

> what you do out of habit or that it is clean, healthy, etc?

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, old eating patterns have given me some hassles when it comes to

IE. Eating fast, within 'meal' concepts and all the LEARNED habits

from a life time of non-IE type meal preparation and serving seem to

be comfortable for me so I had to find ways to alter these to better

incorporate IE considerations. I also de-frost (meats) in the

refrigerator for our next day's dinner so I am not cooking to my

immediate food 'wants'. BUT I do only make and eat what we like and

like you, when we worked packed a lunch often from leftovers etc. I

never minded this and enjoyed what I ate so that hasn't been my

difficulty. Overeating for emotional reasons as well as rebelling

against diet (mentality) seems to be where I need to be most aware. I

will say that since doing IE I have become perhaps a bit more

discriminating about my 'goodies'. (desserts and sweets)

>

> I've been thinking lately that through all the years that I have been

> dieting, watching myself, etc. Do I really like the food that I eat

> and do I want it when I really eat it. I bring my food to work w/me

> out of habit, saving money and eating well. At the end of the day, do

> I really like the chicken, oatmeal, turkey, fruit, etc? Yes I do

> because I've been eating this way for years but is it what my mind and

> body really want, crave, need, etc? Do any of you ever feel you eat

> what you do out of habit or that it is clean, healthy, etc?

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, old eating patterns have given me some hassles when it comes to

IE. Eating fast, within 'meal' concepts and all the LEARNED habits

from a life time of non-IE type meal preparation and serving seem to

be comfortable for me so I had to find ways to alter these to better

incorporate IE considerations. I also de-frost (meats) in the

refrigerator for our next day's dinner so I am not cooking to my

immediate food 'wants'. BUT I do only make and eat what we like and

like you, when we worked packed a lunch often from leftovers etc. I

never minded this and enjoyed what I ate so that hasn't been my

difficulty. Overeating for emotional reasons as well as rebelling

against diet (mentality) seems to be where I need to be most aware. I

will say that since doing IE I have become perhaps a bit more

discriminating about my 'goodies'. (desserts and sweets)

>

> I've been thinking lately that through all the years that I have been

> dieting, watching myself, etc. Do I really like the food that I eat

> and do I want it when I really eat it. I bring my food to work w/me

> out of habit, saving money and eating well. At the end of the day, do

> I really like the chicken, oatmeal, turkey, fruit, etc? Yes I do

> because I've been eating this way for years but is it what my mind and

> body really want, crave, need, etc? Do any of you ever feel you eat

> what you do out of habit or that it is clean, healthy, etc?

>

[Guest guest]

I question it all the time. Someone posted a while ago that they

realized they didn't like sheet cake. Ironically, the next day my

office had sheet cake. I took a slice and realized that I didn't like

it at all.

I definitely think that sometimes you get so used to saying you like

something or thinking you like it that you forget to take a step back

and look at it again to see if you really do like it. And usually

that's the hardest thing to do, but hey if we can find we don't like

somethings and we really do like others - then isn't that fabulous.

[Guest guest]

>

> I like the healthy foods I eat too, but sometimes I wonder if it's

> what I really WANT......or is it because I know I SHOULD be eating

> this way and I am afraid of weight gain which I already have a bit.

>

I know what you mean. It takes a while sometimes to know where this comes from.

I don't

know how long it took me to get there. It's just so much a part of me, I can't

even imagine

feeling any other way. I told my husband the other night, I know I used to eat

that stuff - but

now I look at it and it just seems impossible.

so many things to figure out, aren't there?

[Guest guest]

I always say 'life is too short to eat food you don't like'.

>

> I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat something I don't like just

because it's

good for me. Most healthy foods I like, so I refuse to eat something I don't

like, whether it's

healthy or not. I don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes is going to

kill me. And

now that I'm no longer dieting, I am relieved to never again have to buy fat

free salad

dressing, cottage cheese, or egg beaters.

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I always say 'life is too short to eat food you don't like'.

>

> I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat something I don't like just

because it's

good for me. Most healthy foods I like, so I refuse to eat something I don't

like, whether it's

healthy or not. I don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes is going to

kill me. And

now that I'm no longer dieting, I am relieved to never again have to buy fat

free salad

dressing, cottage cheese, or egg beaters.

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I always say 'life is too short to eat food you don't like'.

>

> I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat something I don't like just

because it's

good for me. Most healthy foods I like, so I refuse to eat something I don't

like, whether it's

healthy or not. I don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes is going to

kill me. And

now that I'm no longer dieting, I am relieved to never again have to buy fat

free salad

dressing, cottage cheese, or egg beaters.

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Fat free dressing...ugh!! I will buy lowfat, though.

I can honestly say that 80% of the time I don't like

what I'm eating for breakfast or lunch. It just seems

so mundane and expected.

For breakfasts I usually have yogurt and granola, and

a piece of fruit. This week I have run out of yogurt

so I boiled some eggs. I've been having an egg, a

meal bar (like Luna or Kashi), and a piece of fruit.

For lunches I usually have some sort of frozen thing.

Healthy Choice or Lean Cuisine meals, etc. I add some

baby carrots and, occasionally, some pita chips.

For dinner I am more satisfied. I have a little time

to cook so I do. If I can have enough to take

leftovers to lunch the next day that's a bonus but I

don't count on it because I'm feeding a family of

five, one of which is a teenage boy.

--- Jane wrote:

> I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat

> something I don't like just because it's good for

> me. Most healthy foods I like, so I refuse to eat

> something I don't like, whether it's healthy or not.

> I don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes

> is going to kill me. And now that I'm no longer

> dieting, I am relieved to never again have to buy

> fat free salad dressing, cottage cheese, or egg

> beaters.

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Fat free dressing...ugh!! I will buy lowfat, though.

I can honestly say that 80% of the time I don't like

what I'm eating for breakfast or lunch. It just seems

so mundane and expected.

For breakfasts I usually have yogurt and granola, and

a piece of fruit. This week I have run out of yogurt

so I boiled some eggs. I've been having an egg, a

meal bar (like Luna or Kashi), and a piece of fruit.

For lunches I usually have some sort of frozen thing.

Healthy Choice or Lean Cuisine meals, etc. I add some

baby carrots and, occasionally, some pita chips.

For dinner I am more satisfied. I have a little time

to cook so I do. If I can have enough to take

leftovers to lunch the next day that's a bonus but I

don't count on it because I'm feeding a family of

five, one of which is a teenage boy.

--- Jane wrote:

> I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat

> something I don't like just because it's good for

> me. Most healthy foods I like, so I refuse to eat

> something I don't like, whether it's healthy or not.

> I don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes

> is going to kill me. And now that I'm no longer

> dieting, I am relieved to never again have to buy

> fat free salad dressing, cottage cheese, or egg

> beaters.

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Fat free dressing...ugh!! I will buy lowfat, though.

I can honestly say that 80% of the time I don't like

what I'm eating for breakfast or lunch. It just seems

so mundane and expected.

For breakfasts I usually have yogurt and granola, and

a piece of fruit. This week I have run out of yogurt

so I boiled some eggs. I've been having an egg, a

meal bar (like Luna or Kashi), and a piece of fruit.

For lunches I usually have some sort of frozen thing.

Healthy Choice or Lean Cuisine meals, etc. I add some

baby carrots and, occasionally, some pita chips.

For dinner I am more satisfied. I have a little time

to cook so I do. If I can have enough to take

leftovers to lunch the next day that's a bonus but I

don't count on it because I'm feeding a family of

five, one of which is a teenage boy.

--- Jane wrote:

> I had a friend scoff at me when I said I won't eat

> something I don't like just because it's good for

> me. Most healthy foods I like, so I refuse to eat

> something I don't like, whether it's healthy or not.

> I don't think not eating beets and sweet potatoes

> is going to kill me. And now that I'm no longer

> dieting, I am relieved to never again have to buy

> fat free salad dressing, cottage cheese, or egg

> beaters.

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I know most of you will find this bizarre, but I actually like some of

the fat free dressings! One - honey poppyseed, is excellent on

vegetables like broccoli. I've also bought and enjoyed some of the

Carb Options dressings. Mainly I've picked these up cheap at a grocery

outlet store just to try them. I also prefer the low fat cream cheese

since it tastes the same to me and is less fat, which I don't mind

missing. One thing I never really got the hang of was fat free yogurt.

The only way I could eat it was mixing onion powder in it and using it

as a sour cream substitute on baked potatoes. Even then it just wasn't

the same as even low fat sour cream. Oh the things I used to try to

eat 'healthy and low calorie' - YUCK!! and definitely not satisfying.

>

> Fat free dressing...ugh!! I will buy lowfat, though.

>

[Guest guest]

I know most of you will find this bizarre, but I actually like some of

the fat free dressings! One - honey poppyseed, is excellent on

vegetables like broccoli. I've also bought and enjoyed some of the

Carb Options dressings. Mainly I've picked these up cheap at a grocery

outlet store just to try them. I also prefer the low fat cream cheese

since it tastes the same to me and is less fat, which I don't mind

missing. One thing I never really got the hang of was fat free yogurt.

The only way I could eat it was mixing onion powder in it and using it

as a sour cream substitute on baked potatoes. Even then it just wasn't

the same as even low fat sour cream. Oh the things I used to try to

eat 'healthy and low calorie' - YUCK!! and definitely not satisfying.

>

> Fat free dressing...ugh!! I will buy lowfat, though.

>

[Guest guest]

I know most of you will find this bizarre, but I actually like some of

the fat free dressings! One - honey poppyseed, is excellent on

vegetables like broccoli. I've also bought and enjoyed some of the

Carb Options dressings. Mainly I've picked these up cheap at a grocery

outlet store just to try them. I also prefer the low fat cream cheese

since it tastes the same to me and is less fat, which I don't mind

missing. One thing I never really got the hang of was fat free yogurt.

The only way I could eat it was mixing onion powder in it and using it

as a sour cream substitute on baked potatoes. Even then it just wasn't

the same as even low fat sour cream. Oh the things I used to try to

eat 'healthy and low calorie' - YUCK!! and definitely not satisfying.

>

> Fat free dressing...ugh!! I will buy lowfat, though.

>

[Guest guest]

Skim milk is one of those things that

I've tried and tried to enjoy because

it's supposed to be " good " for me,

but I just hate it. Everyone says

you get used to it over time, but is

bad food something I WANT to " get used

to!? " I'll stick with my 2%, thanks.

So many of the diet foods are just

horrid, and we've been eating or

drinking them for ages because we're

" supposed " to, for our own good.

STOP THE MADNESS! To me one of the

most freeing things about IE is the

freedom to eat food you like. Man,

doesn't seem like that would be such

a revolutionary thought, but it is!

[Guest guest]

Skim milk is one of those things that

I've tried and tried to enjoy because

it's supposed to be " good " for me,

but I just hate it. Everyone says

you get used to it over time, but is

bad food something I WANT to " get used

to!? " I'll stick with my 2%, thanks.

So many of the diet foods are just

horrid, and we've been eating or

drinking them for ages because we're

" supposed " to, for our own good.

STOP THE MADNESS! To me one of the

most freeing things about IE is the

freedom to eat food you like. Man,

doesn't seem like that would be such

a revolutionary thought, but it is!

[Guest guest]

Skim milk is one of those things that

I've tried and tried to enjoy because

it's supposed to be " good " for me,

but I just hate it. Everyone says

you get used to it over time, but is

bad food something I WANT to " get used

to!? " I'll stick with my 2%, thanks.

So many of the diet foods are just

horrid, and we've been eating or

drinking them for ages because we're

" supposed " to, for our own good.

STOP THE MADNESS! To me one of the

most freeing things about IE is the

freedom to eat food you like. Man,

doesn't seem like that would be such

a revolutionary thought, but it is!

[Guest guest]

>

> I question it all the time. Someone posted a while ago that they

> realized they didn't like sheet cake. Ironically, the next day my

> office had sheet cake. I took a slice and realized that I didn't like

> it at all.

>

Okay, now I just *have* to ask ... what in the name of all that is holy

is " sheet cake " ???

S

[Guest guest]

>

> I question it all the time. Someone posted a while ago that they

> realized they didn't like sheet cake. Ironically, the next day my

> office had sheet cake. I took a slice and realized that I didn't like

> it at all.

>

Okay, now I just *have* to ask ... what in the name of all that is holy

is " sheet cake " ???

S

[Guest guest]

>

> I question it all the time. Someone posted a while ago that they

> realized they didn't like sheet cake. Ironically, the next day my

> office had sheet cake. I took a slice and realized that I didn't like

> it at all.

>

Okay, now I just *have* to ask ... what in the name of all that is holy

is " sheet cake " ???

S

[Guest guest]

>

> So many of the diet foods are just

> horrid, and we've been eating or

> drinking them for ages because we're

> " supposed " to, for our own good.

> STOP THE MADNESS! To me one of the

> most freeing things about IE is the

> freedom to eat food you like. Man,

> doesn't seem like that would be such

> a revolutionary thought, but it is!

>

Too true. I just discovered this week the difference between eating

stuff (fruit, porridge, etc) with real sugar on it, as opposed to the

various artificial sweeteners I have been using for ages. I thought

I didn't mind the taste of the sweeeteners and that they didn't

affect my enjoyment of what I was eating - but OH MY GOD the

difference once I tried them again with a bit of real sugar!

Cheers

S

PS - I loathe skim milk too. Gimme da reeeeeal stuff! Ice cold! <yum>