Does high calorie food you used to eat disgust you?
AlabasterVerve
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There's usually at least a thread a day where someone expresses disgust over foods they used to eat and enjoy. Personally, this sort of attitude strikes me as borderline disordered but it may be as good a strategy as any in promoting healthier food habits.
Harnessing the power of disgust: a randomized trial to reduce high-calorie food appeal through implicit priming
"In our increasingly obesogenic environment, in which high-calorie convenience foods are readily available, food choices can drastically affect weight and overall health. Learned food preferences, which are developed through repeated pairings with positively and negatively valenced stimuli, can contribute to obesity susceptibility if positive attitudes toward high-calorie foods are developed. Thus, the modification of automatic associations with food may be a viable strategy to promote healthier eating behaviors."
What do you think? Has anyone deliberately set out to change their attitudes towards the foods they eat? Was it effective?
Harnessing the power of disgust: a randomized trial to reduce high-calorie food appeal through implicit priming
"In our increasingly obesogenic environment, in which high-calorie convenience foods are readily available, food choices can drastically affect weight and overall health. Learned food preferences, which are developed through repeated pairings with positively and negatively valenced stimuli, can contribute to obesity susceptibility if positive attitudes toward high-calorie foods are developed. Thus, the modification of automatic associations with food may be a viable strategy to promote healthier eating behaviors."
What do you think? Has anyone deliberately set out to change their attitudes towards the foods they eat? Was it effective?
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I think that whatever works for someone is wonderful and what they should do!
No, the foods don't disgust me. I feel ucky when I eat really greasy food now, though...not sick or nauseated, but a general uckiness.
There's a line between being afraid of food and being sensible enough to want to eat healthy foods. The "You have an eating disorder!" thing gets played out too often when someone says they want to eat healthy food.
Food doesn't disgust me, but I do make smart food choices.
I am a little disgusted by how I used to look, though.0 -
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I think that whatever works for someone is wonderful and what they should do!
No, the foods don't disgust me. I feel ucky when I eat really greasy food now, though...not sick or nauseated, but a general uckiness.
There's a line between being afraid of food and being sensible enough to want to eat healthy foods. The "You have an eating disorder!" thing gets played out too often when someone says they want to eat healthy food.
Food doesn't disgust me, but I do make smart food choices.
I am a little disgusted by how I used to look, though.
Exactly this. People need to figure out what works for them and stick with it!
I, too, will now feel sick from certain foods I used to be able to eat quite a bit of (fried, high fat, and very sugary foods), but can still eat small portions of them and certainly would never want to be disgusted by these foods.
I like to think that I am more in touch with how my body responds to food/fullness now and that this plays a role in why I can't eat as much of these foods anymore, as well.0 -
The food doesn't disgust me. It's still yummy and I still want to eat all the things.
Sometimes I'm disgusted with myself for thinking I could eat all of that and not gain weight.
For instance, I bought a cheesecake the other day. I sliced it up to freeze it. I cut this 8" cheesecake into 12 slices (which were tiny) and they're still 310 calories a piece. I would have probably eaten a quarter of that cheesecake before and think nothing of it. Now, because I'm counting, it has to be a "sometimes" food. I can't justify 310 calories on a tiny slice of cheesecake every night. I'd rather eat some ice cream for 160 calories and still have a 150 calorie snack.
I get disgusted by my old habits and rethink how I view some foods. But the food is still yummy as ever.0 -
After I first ate lower carb for a while, some very high fat/cal things just tasted different in comparison, and were less appetizing. Eg I became more aware of an aftertaste after eating chips, which I experienced as unpleasant, same for foods High in msg . some super high fat things tasted too rich. Never felt like moral disgust or anything like that.
I'm back to not perceiving the difference again though, lol0 -
I found I am not able to eat as much high sugar food like a Snickers bar, Peppermint Patty or cookies without feeling sick, but that wasn't something I deliberately set out to do.0
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For sweets (only), I've always had an early cap on how much I could eat before I felt nauseous (eg hated birthday cakes as a kid bc found them sickening, especially the icing, gross)0
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Zod, no. I still love it.0
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kshama2001 wrote: »I found I am not able to eat as much high sugar food like a Snickers bar, Peppermint Patty or cookies without feeling sick, but that wasn't something I deliberately set out to do.
Same here. I actually got a migraine after eating a (pretty big) cupcake at a baby shower recently.. it was terrible (the migraine, not the cupcake lol). It was so sweet though and I knew I would regret it as soon as I tasted it.0 -
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When I drastically reduced our fat and salt consumption for a month, boy our tastes changed. We both now reject foods that are over-salted. I pick fresher and stronger flavoured vegetables as I'd rather taste them than the salt.
After that month was over, we decided to splurge on some KFC. That was a mistake. It was one of the most miserable meals we ever had, and we still talk about it. Greasy, salty, slimy, ick.0 -
I still eat lots of calorie dense foods in controlled quantities, like nuts, raisins, and energy bars.0
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Well, how long ago are we talking? There are a lot of things I used to eat that I've had to stop eating over the years, but celiac disease took most of them out of my life.
I'm a moderation person. I'm not really disgusted by anything I used to eat, except the texture of meat doesn't agree with me any more. One of the many reasons I'm a vegetarian now. But that's not going to the point of the question
I'm trying to think... I still eat all my indulgences from my pre-dieting days. Just in smaller portions.0 -
I cannot agree more on the KFC. I used to love that stuff and when I had some after my tastes changed, I felt exactly the same way. Greasy, salty, slimey! And almost no chicken flavor, either. How did I ever like it?!? How did I not even notice the slime? I just don't know.When I drastically reduced our fat and salt consumption for a month, boy our tastes changed. We both now reject foods that are over-salted. I pick fresher and stronger flavoured vegetables as I'd rather taste them than the salt.
After that month was over, we decided to splurge on some KFC. That was a mistake. It was one of the most miserable meals we ever had, and we still talk about it. Greasy, salty, slimy, ick.
I guess that did disgust me, lol. But if other people eat it, I'm not like, "Oh, my God, that's so disgusting!"...I'm just thanking God that I eat better food (better tasting, more than better "healthier.")
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No. It's delicious and enjoyed.0
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »You mean like cheesecake? NOPE, I still eat it! Especially chocolate kind!
Horses for courses, I guess! Have never been able to choke cheesecake down. If I'm going to have a sweet thing, much prefer one of those minimally sweet euro style cakes, like a walnut torte, or maybe a very lightly sweetened mouse, and not too much of any of it. Or waffles with berries and cream, those are ok. No syrup no cherries ugh0 -
I still love all kinds of rich, high calorie food. However, I'm choosier about my treats. I won't eat something that I don't love, or that I'm not in the mood for.0
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Lol MOUSSE not mouse, that is maybe more gross than icing (marginally)0
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It doesn't disgust me what I used to eat because most of it I still do it, just substantially less of it. Of course there are some things I just don't because I find they are not as much bang for your buck kind of food, and I like to eat a lot lol
I do notice though that when I eat things which are higher in fat content or highly processed I have way more digestive issues than I used to. I also noticed they don't taste as good - for example, with my parents the other night they had chips & dip (like plain ruffles with onion dip) and I noticed the chips were gross . . . like I did not like the taste of them. I figured out it's probably because they were super salty and I don't consume a whole lot of extra salt so I really noticed it and I did not like the taste.
I find it very interesting since I used to devour chips and dip, all the time.0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »
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kshama2001 wrote: »I found I am not able to eat as much high sugar food like a Snickers bar, Peppermint Patty or cookies without feeling sick, but that wasn't something I deliberately set out to do.
I do have to agree with this. I need less to feel satisfied than I used to. And I get sick faster (sugar headaches or upset tummy from too rich).0 -
still love all of it.
especially that above mentioned cheesecake
and brownies and ice cream.0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »You mean like cheesecake? NOPE, I still eat it! Especially chocolate kind!
And this?
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I think this is something you see a lot with people just starting out on a diet/MFP/lifestyle change/whatever you want to call it, when they're running on that early excitement and adrenaline rush of weight loss and proclaim how they've totally lost their appetite for fast food or sweets or whatever else. I personally find this wears off over time and it's somewhat mental anyway.
I definitely can't eat the volume of food I ate when I was substantially heavier and I am more aware that certain foods can make me queasy, but I don't expect to ever have a day in my life that french fries or cupcakes are no longer appetizing. I've been doing this for 6.5 years and I still find junk food to be delicious.0 -
Nope. Food I used to eat often (like Taco Bell) that I now only eat occasionally, is still delicious. In fact, I think it's even better now that I don't have it as frequently.0
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I don't find that I have lost my taste for specific foods, but I have been disappointed in foods. For example, after 3 months of not eating my favorite chocolate bar I splurged and had one. It just wasn't as good as I had it built up in my head to be. Kind of underwhelming? Like it was good but not as good as I remembered it and probably not worth the calories.0
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AlabasterVerve wrote: »There's usually at least a thread a day where someone expresses disgust over foods they used to eat and enjoy. Personally, this sort of attitude strikes me as borderline disordered but it may be as good a strategy as any in promoting healthier food habits.
Harnessing the power of disgust: a randomized trial to reduce high-calorie food appeal through implicit priming
"In our increasingly obesogenic environment, in which high-calorie convenience foods are readily available, food choices can drastically affect weight and overall health. Learned food preferences, which are developed through repeated pairings with positively and negatively valenced stimuli, can contribute to obesity susceptibility if positive attitudes toward high-calorie foods are developed. Thus, the modification of automatic associations with food may be a viable strategy to promote healthier eating behaviors."
What do you think? Has anyone deliberately set out to change their attitudes towards the foods they eat? Was it effective?
It strikes me as disordered.
In fact, what it reminds me of are people trying to convince themselves that certain sex acts they are drawn too (I'm thinking homosexual, but really any kinds that they are brought up to think are wrong) are disgusting and then when they are not able to consistently lie to themselves (because of course they can't) feeling even worse and disgusting themselves.
That said, I changed my taste somewhat (years ago, nothing to do with losing weight) by finding ways to think positively about foods that I hadn't been that interested in before (largely vegetables) such that I get excited about the next thing in season, trying new vegetables and preparations, so on. Also, I think people's tastes are largely formed by what they eat a lot -- I always find that what I crave is along the lines of what I tend to eat -- so if you switch to a more nutrient-dense, balanced, healthy diet, then you will likely tend to appreciate those foods more and, IMO, perhaps recognize that they are actually tastier when well cooked than some of the things you liked before.
However, I have not had the experience that the foods I used to enjoy stopped being enjoyable. (At some point I stopped enjoying McD's and the like, including really greasy things in general, and began preferring black coffee to coffee with lots of cream and so on, but that was more related to growing up and tastes changing, and was years ago.)0 -
No. I can't even imagine that all of a sudden foods I liked now taste disgusting because I'm losing weight. It makes no sense to me.0
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I think this is something you see a lot with people just starting out on a diet/MFP/lifestyle change/whatever you want to call it, when they're running on that early excitement and adrenaline rush of weight loss and proclaim how they've totally lost their appetite for fast food or sweets or whatever else. I personally find this wears off over time and it's somewhat mental anyway.
I definitely can't eat the volume of food I ate when I was substantially heavier and I am more aware that certain foods can make me queasy, but I don't expect to ever have a day in my life that french fries or cupcakes are no longer appetizing. I've been doing this for 6.5 years and I still find junk food to be delicious.
Well I guess you're free to not believe what people say, but after time away from chips, I definitely noticed that they leave a kind of coating inside your mouth after the fact, and I didn't find that pleasant. It's also conceivable that people are habituated to those kinds of textures and tastes and only notice them after a period of abstention. And I honesty never saw particular foods as good or bad, at any time
Lol ok eg this https://m.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/edzmq/do_ruffles_chips_leave_an_odd_oily_coatingfilm_in/0
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