Does high calorie food you used to eat disgust you?

velveteen7845

I don't think there is anything that I used to love that I now find disgusting but I do find some things not really worth the calories.

I have been losing weight for 13 months and I hope to reach my goal weight by the end of the year. I might reintroduce some higher calorie foods when I finally get to maintenance.

PaulaWallaDingDong

It doesn't disgust me, but it gives me the trots. If it's my splurge day, I'm eating it anyway. Worth it.

chubbard9

This thread makes me want to drink coca cola and cheetos/salt and vinegar chips. Haven't had either in months... Must be the thread or PMS I just can't stop at one so I have none

Brownies, cookies, cupcakes and Ritz crackers are still good in my book! I don't find foods disgusting or anything...

karyabc

nothing disgust me, but is more the fact that now I find things are too sweet or too salty.

MakePeasNotWar

I don't find those foods disgust me from a mental perspective (like "ugh, I can't believe I used to eat that"), but I definitely find a lot of things I used to like taste pretty bad to me now. Like several other people have mentioned, overly sweet or salty foods are pretty unpalatable after some time away from them.

50andfabu

The food itself doesn't but the volume I ate does disgust me.
And some of my tastes have changed - cookies I used to love now taste too processed.

booksandchocolate12

No, doesn't disgust me. I still eat everything I used to eat, just less of it.

Strawblackcat

I can't really think of any foods that ousted to eat that now disgust me other than fast food. When I was a kid, I used to salivate over Mcdonalds, KFC, Dominos, the local chinese buffet, ice cream stands, that kind of stuff. Now I have no desire to even touch any of them. Mcdonalds gives me horrible migraines whenever I eat it, and I can't have regular ice cream due to lactose intolerance, even though I would like to on occasion.

Mostly, it's just the portions that I used to eat that disgust me. For instance, I used to eat SO MUCH chicken. 10 chicken nuggets for dinner one night. 2 grilled breasts the next night. A quarter of a roasted chicken the night after that. Nowadays, I might eat chicken once a month. After learning how most industrially-farmed chickens were raised, it ruined my appetite for it, and now I only eat local, humanely-raised chicken. The cost of that limits my consumption.

I used to go through a king-sized jar of Jiff Reduced-Fat peanut butter every two weeks. Not the little jar -- the big huge one.

I also used to eat a king-sized carton of goldfish crackers every two weeks. Along with a box of club crackers.

And chocolate and chips would never last in my house any more than a day or two. My parents ate them too, but I had more than my fair share.

...I remember that I lost 30 pounds just by reducing my portions. They were still oversized, sure, but they weren't binge-status anymore.

emiliebecause

Kalikel wrote: »

ald783 wrote: »

Tomatoey, I know what you're saying and I have experienced that with donuts where they leave that weird coating on your tongue. I think more than anything, people realize they don't really have the appreciation for certain foods they thought they loved.

What is the difference between thinking you love a food and actually loving it?

For me it's a matter of whether I would want to take my time and savour the nuance of the flavours or am I looking for a sort of cheap rush (sugar rush, extreme flavour etc.). The first is food I truly love. The second, food I tell myself I want--crave--need--but "love"? Very much akin to the difference between love and lust.

ultrahoon

I wouldn't say it disgusts me, but I haven't felt like eating a chocolate bar at all in quite a while now. Whenever I find myself a tad peckish with a couple of hundred calories to spare, I think about having a chocolate bar, but then decide I can spent those calories on two pieces of fruit instead.

Tahlia68

mattyc772014 wrote: »

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

You mean like cheesecake? NOPE, I still eat it! Especially chocolate kind!

And this?

haha pmsl

KittensMaster

I like food

It does not disgust me.

That is like saying one stops enjoying sex because they got divorced

Illogical

Lounmoun

AlabasterVerve wrote: »

What do you think? Has anyone deliberately set out to change their attitudes towards the foods they eat? Was it effective?

I don't feel disgust toward any high calorie food I used to eat.
I have deliberately been eating the same foods pretty much but getting appropriate portion sizes. I guess it has been effective as I've lost 25 lbs.

Not weight loss related but after not eating at certain restaurants for a long time their food doesn't taste as good as it used to. Not sure if they changed something or the change is with me.

Pucks_and_Balls

Lounmoun wrote: »

I don't feel disgust toward any high calorie food I used to eat.
I have deliberately been eating the same foods pretty much but getting appropriate portion sizes. I guess it has been effective as I've lost 25 lbs.

Not weight loss related but after not eating at certain restaurants for a long time their food doesn't taste as good as it used to. Not sure if they changed something or the change is with me.

I agree. I still have fast food every so often, but I've recently realized I don't need the huge portion sizes of the combo meals. I'm not saying it's the healthiest choice ever, but I can now feel a value sized cheeseburger and fries are adequate.

I was actually thinking I would love to hit up KFC for lunch, go figure, but it doesn't seem as appealing today as it did yesterday.

999tigger

For those that are disgusted, what sort of things are you disgusted about, give everyone an insight?

I can honestly say I have never been disgusted by what ive eaten, even if it was just chcolate and chips all day or fast food. I would laugh at how unbalanced it was, but this idea of disgust doesnt compute unless it was some vile combination of food or youd resorted to licking out bins?

This idea of demonising food, guilt and generally beating yourself up is all a bit counter productive. Lots of those calorie dense, nutritionallt low foods still taste as good as they ever did.

MelodyandBarbells

999tigger wrote: »

For those that are disgusted, what sort of things are you disgusted about, give everyone an insight?

I can honestly say I have never been disgusted by what ive eaten, even if it was just chcolate and chips all day or fast food. I would laugh at how unbalanced it was, but this idea of disgust doesnt compute unless it was some vile combination of food or youd resorted to licking out bins?

This idea of demonising food, guilt and generally beating yourself up is all a bit counter productive. Lots of those calorie dense, nutritionallt low foods still taste as good as they ever did.

??

I guess I don't understand your first sentence. That's pretty much what the OP asked and many have been answering?

ladymiseryali

Some does, some doesn't. Last xmas I went off low carb and had some xmas pasta. It felt like I literally ate a rock immediately after. I felt heavy and sluggish for a bit. I don't like that feeling. Cookies/candies don't totally do that to me, but it does make me feel gross and sluggishthe next day because my body is used to low carbs.

paperpudding

I don't find any food disgusting but I do find my tastes changing over time.
Mainly that I find some foods just far too sweet for me now.

melimomTARDIS

jemhh wrote: »

No, not at all.

I still think that buttered saltines are absolutely heavenly. I just don't make it a habit to eat a sleeve of crackers and a stick at butter all at once anymore.

BUTTERED SALTINES. so good.

melimomTARDIS

I think regular coke is a waste of calories these days....but I am not grossed out by regular coke, Im just like, "I coulda had wine instead. d'oh"

kpk54

No. The amount I ate is a bit appalling.

keelybird57

Some of the food I used to eat tastes disgusting. Mostly, as I get older, my body is more sensitive to the quality and quantity of what I eat. I think it's an age thing, not diet related. If I'm not dieting, the same reactions occur if I eat in certain ways. Good news: Age has forced me to listen to my body.

tomatoey

999tigger wrote: »

For those that are disgusted, what sort of things are you disgusted about, give everyone an insight?

I can honestly say I have never been disgusted by what ive eaten, even if it was just chcolate and chips all day or fast food. I would laugh at how unbalanced it was, but this idea of disgust doesnt compute unless it was some vile combination of food or youd resorted to licking out bins?

This idea of demonising food, guilt and generally beating yourself up is all a bit counter productive. Lots of those calorie dense, nutritionallt low foods still taste as good as they ever did.

Lots don't, though I myself had KFC a couple of weeks ago (bc the skin truly is delicious, or it used to be, i really only wanted that skin) and it legit made me feel unwell afterwards, also still not really full. i mean yes i have that stuff now and then but it's not like it "hits the spot". it doesn't hit the spot at all. wanting it based on memories of it tasting good and being disappointed and made to feel unwell by it is actually a minorly hellish limbo

Kalikel

999tigger wrote: »

For those that are disgusted, what sort of things are you disgusted about, give everyone an insight?

I can honestly say I have never been disgusted by what ive eaten, even if it was just chcolate and chips all day or fast food. I would laugh at how unbalanced it was, but this idea of disgust doesnt compute unless it was some vile combination of food or youd resorted to licking out bins?

This idea of demonising food, guilt and generally beating yourself up is all a bit counter productive. Lots of those calorie dense, nutritionallt low foods still taste as good as they ever did.

What is your definition of "demonize" as it applies to food? What is food demonization?

As for insight, I think the disgust has been well-described. After your tastes change, you eat something you used to like a lot, like KFC, and realize that it doesn't taste good and is kinda gross. I used to think it tasted like chicken. Maybe a little greasy, but good. Then I tasted it again and it tasted like salt. The chicken is slimy. I'm like, "How could I have liked this?! It's gross!" I don't know if that qualifies as disgust, but I'm kind of disgusted by that stuff.

But, for me, it wasn't something I created. It was something that just happened.

ald783

Kalikel wrote: »

What is the difference between thinking you love a food and actually loving it?

I think there are certain foods we become conditioned to think we love. Donuts are an example for me. They're sweet and indulgent and feel like a treat so the idea of a donut always sounds appealing but for me at least, the reality of a donut is not as satisfying as a plate of cheese fries (a food I actually love). It's also about which foods are worth the calories. But in either scenario, donuts don't disgust me and my body doesn't shut down when I eat something junky just because I mostly eat healthy.

I guess I just find it hard to believe that people are disgusted by foods they used to love just because they've thrown a couple salads into their meal plan. Maybe some people just have weak digestive systems?

mattyc772014

This thread is starting to make me hungry.

curvy_gamer_loses

Disgust me taste wise? Heck no, of course I still like to eat pizza, bread sticks, donuts, french fries and cheesecake. And I still do every once in a while, just in small portions. My issue is the amount I used to eat at one time. If I cut those kinda things out for a while they get kinda "meh". Just last night I had my first soda in two weeks, and it wasn't as great tasting as a I remembered it to be.

zyxst

melimomTARDIS wrote: »

jemhh wrote: »

No, not at all.

I still think that buttered saltines are absolutely heavenly. I just don't make it a habit to eat a sleeve of crackers and a stick at butter all at once anymore.

BUTTERED SALTINES. so good.

Kalikel

ald783 wrote: »

Kalikel wrote: »

What is the difference between thinking you love a food and actually loving it?

I think there are certain foods we become conditioned to think we love. Donuts are an example for me. They're sweet and indulgent and feel like a treat so the idea of a donut always sounds appealing but for me at least, the reality of a donut is not as satisfying as a plate of cheese fries (a food I actually love). It's also about which foods are worth the calories. But in either scenario, donuts don't disgust me and my body doesn't shut down when I eat something junky just because I mostly eat healthy.

I guess I just find it hard to believe that people are disgusted by foods they used to love just because they've thrown a couple salads into their meal plan. Maybe some people just have weak digestive systems?

I'm sincerely trying to understand where you're coming from here. Just on the "You think you love a food, but you don't." I'm not arguing with the "You can't be disgusted by something you used to love" - if you don't believe it, you don't and that's cool.

Did you think you loved donuts because you'd been conditioned to love them, but found out later that you'd been mistaken and never really loved them, after all?

I just don't get it. It would seem to me like if you think you love a food, you do, KWIM? I'm trying to figure out how thinking you love something is different than actually loving it. What am I missing?

queenliz99

Organ meats and birds nest soup disgust me!! LOL