The People Who Notice What You Eat

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  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    When I'm in a long line at the grocery store and get bored, I scout out other peoples groceries. Most the time I'm thinking mmmm... that Captain Crunch cereal looks good, and that ice cream, and those chips, and that pizza, etc.....
    lol

    I hate it when people stare in my grocery cart.
  • girldownsouth
    girldownsouth Posts: 920 Member
    Since I've been losing I've been way more open about my general interest in food and am more likely to comment on other people's lunches (though more that looks good, than are you going to eat all that, admittedly). People have always commented on my lunches, but more because I'm more likely than most to take some time preparing something at work. And I always look in peoples trolleys.

    Recently I was staying in a hotel with work and went to the restaurant on my own. The barman chatted to me all night, and recommended a kind of 'build your own' salad on their menu where you choose however many items from each category. I just thought great, I've got to a point where someone thinks I'm the kind of person who would enjoy a salad for dinner! And in case you're interested, I had it, it was colourful and delicious!
  • CWonder003
    CWonder003 Posts: 29 Member
    People always notice what I eat because I eat a lot for a tiny person (tiny, as in very, very short). I get a lot of "Wow, you must be hungry!" comments, and I regularly indulge in chocolate or a pastry at work as a snack ,which gets comments as well. "More chocolate?!", "You really have a sweet tooth, huh?"

    What people don't realize is that I don't drink my calories... so that I CAN have sweets when I want them. Most people I work with down a couple sodas a day and/or a large coffee with cream, sweeteners, and even whipped cream. I also rarely have fast food, and if I do I never get a combo, just a sandwich because fries have so many calories.

    Add in to all this the fact that I'm short and trying to lose a little extra weight I've gained over the past few year, and for some reason taller women get personally offended by the fact that I watch my diet because I'm already "small" and wear a size 2-4. Then, they get even more offended when I eat something "bad" or eat a larger portion than they think a short person should need. I have been shamed before by taller friends who are dieting because I when we are at lunch I eat more than they do.

    I'm so sick of ignorant people commenting on how much I eat, when in reality they are still consuming WAY more calories than I do in the form of constant snacking or sugary drinks. It sucks because people get it into their heads that I'm just "naturally thin" and can eat whatever I want without gaining weight, neither of which is true... and then they think they have the right to make sarcastic comments about my body and diet.

    I'm often told that one day I will get fat, once my metabolism slows down, and "must be nice to eat pizza and still lose weight'. My metabolism HAS slowed down. If I don't watch calories and workout, I gain weight right away. I am not even "thin" for my height. I have love handles, a jiggly belly, and back rolls.... yes, even at a size 4! A size 4 on me is not proportionally the same as a size 4 on a taller woman. I'm 4'11".
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
    The only time I notice what other people eat is when they have something I want.

    :laugh:
    me too :indifferent:
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    I really would prefer that people mind their own business. No one has manners any more! I would never comment on others' food regardless of what I think.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    This thread reminds me of something i've noticed over the last 25 years: ever notice that people no longer mind their own business? Used to be you wouldn't get smart comments from folks about what you were eating and such but now they all think it's their business. Actually it's that way about all sorts of personal choices, it's like the want to rule over you.

    QFT
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    The only time I notice what other people eat is when they have something I want.

    So true.

    But people always comment on what I'm eating and say I'm lying about what I eat because I'm thin. They can go to hell.
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    I'm generally a good orderer of food. I love food.

    So when people notice what I eat I guess I get a little smug.
    Ha.


    Really I don't give a rats patootie what people think of what I put in my mouth.
  • bcfxl71
    bcfxl71 Posts: 2
    I get really bothered by someone calling me out on food choices. I cannot honestly tell if it is meant to be helpful or hurtful I KNOW IT DOESN'T HELP.

    I will avoid someone who does it in the future.

    Then I kick myself for being controlled by someone else's actions.

    Basically the only thing that helps me is positive reinforcement for when I eat properly, exercise and get adequate rest.
  • smarionette
    smarionette Posts: 260 Member
    I get people commenting on my lunches at work a lot. I eat real portions, I put it on a plate vs. eat out of tupperware, I don't just throw a bunch of stuff in a bowl and call it done. People gasp at the amount of food, then get tetchy when I tell them the calorie count in my lunch of "HUGE" vs their sandwich or salad loaded in condiments.
  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    People have been judging what someone else eats since the first Hominid used the first tool to kill an animal and eat more than what another hominid considered his fair share. And on the opposite end of that spectrum, the mother of the second australopithecus probably made her eat more fruit or ants or whatever because she worried she hadn't eaten enough. It's human nature to judge. It's always going to be human nature to judge. It's always going to be human nature to gather in public places to consume food and be judged. Therefore, I eat what I want and don't care what others think. And if someone's eating something I want to eat or thought about eating, I'm going to look. If someone is eating something that looks like vomit on toast, I'm going to look at that, too.
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    I get questions every day at work. I just don't pay any attention as I do not care.
  • RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle
    RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle Posts: 1,349 Member
    People have been judging what someone else eats since the first Hominid used the first tool to kill an animal and eat more than what another hominid considered his fair share. And on the opposite end of that spectrum, the mother of the second australopithecus probably made her eat more fruit or ants or whatever because she worried she hadn't eaten enough. It's human nature to judge. It's always going to be human nature to judge. It's always going to be human nature to gather in public places to consume food and be judged. Therefore, I eat what I want and don't care what others think. And if someone's eating something I want to eat or thought about eating, I'm going to look. If someone is eating something that looks like vomit on toast, I'm going to look at that, too.


    QFT
  • marvybells
    marvybells Posts: 1,984 Member
    The only time I notice what other people eat is when they have something I want.

    me too.

    i don't usually notice or care what anyone is eating unless it looks particularly yummy. i try to play it cool but delicious food excites me. a couple times, when particularly impressed with someone's selection, i think i have actually uttered a low "oooooooh "
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I notice things... all the time- I'm attentive to my surroundings.

    But I also don't really care. I may mentally make a note- usually of things in excesse or under whelming quantiies- like shoping carts loaded completely to the top? I notcie those things and wonder if they are having a party- or just a large family.

    I notice of someone only has 1-2 items at the store- then offer to let them go infront of me.

    I only notice food in restaurants if it is making sounds and or smells good (sizzling plates catch my attention) or smells bad- looks bad.

    Extremely over weight people catch my eye- much like extremely under weight people catch my eye. I sometimes note what they are eating- sometimes not- I tend to take a book with me everywhere and journely/work on projects- OR I'm engaged with my dining partner.

    So while I notice- I don't typically care. Everyone has to effing eat. period- if they go to a place to that sells food and are sitting consuming food- I'm assuming they are hungry and need to eat. I may make a story about them in my head- (usually very random) but it's completely irrelevant.

    People need to be busier so they are less occupied with everyone else and more occupied with their own things- i'm too damn busy to sit around judging peoples food. I have work constantly to do- fun work or work work- I'm full of stuff to think about.
  • KikiBerry
    KikiBerry Posts: 64 Member
    The only time I notice what other people eat is when they have something I want.

    This.. lol
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    People have been judging what someone else eats since the first Hominid used the first tool to kill an animal and eat more than what another hominid considered his fair share. And on the opposite end of that spectrum, the mother of the second australopithecus probably made her eat more fruit or ants or whatever because she worried she hadn't eaten enough. It's human nature to judge. It's always going to be human nature to judge. It's always going to be human nature to gather in public places to consume food and be judged. Therefore, I eat what I want and don't care what others think. And if someone's eating something I want to eat or thought about eating, I'm going to look. If someone is eating something that looks like vomit on toast, I'm going to look at that, too.


    QFT

    QFT again. Except, I don't understand why some people have to voice their opinions. They can think whatever they want and keep it to themselves.
  • marvybells
    marvybells Posts: 1,984 Member
    The only time I notice what other people eat is when they have something I want.

    So true.

    But people always comment on what I'm eating and say I'm lying about what I eat because I'm thin. They can go to hell.

    i have also always gotten a lot of comments about my weight & what i eat. it used to bug me but now i just ignore it. anyone judging my food choices can suck it.
  • rageginger
    rageginger Posts: 74 Member
    I really would prefer that people mind their own business. No one has manners any more! I would never comment on others' food regardless of what I think.

    + 1000000000
  • Kita328
    Kita328 Posts: 370 Member
    Family is the worst.
    EIther i eat too much or too little...its like never am I eating right. Yet anyone who has anything to say is larger than me... so Idk if they are just trying to figure out what works for weight loss or what.

    Ill go to a family function and they will say EAT EAT...because I am not eating the junk they brought.

    Or

    Ill go and eat what I want (most likely a lift day or long run day-which is none of their business)...and Ill get... Oh your eating a lot today! Or they will say are you off your diet today... I try and shrug it off.. Sometimes if its a family member I like enough I will explain to them I do still log everything... I just have more calories to eat today... Most times I just say yeah Im hungry
  • caracrawford1
    caracrawford1 Posts: 657 Member
    Does anyone find it annoying when people who are not overweight take notice of what you ate even if it is not intended to be rude? Gets under my skin a little bit and wondering if I just need to brush it off... :smile:
    People just look at what I eat because I'm vegetarian. I understand the curiousity, but after a while I just want to eat my lunch in peace when I am on a lunch break and not be asked why I became vegetarian, what I'm eating, how you can "NEVER live without meat!" ( eew) yes, annoying.
  • ren_ascent
    ren_ascent Posts: 432 Member
    The only time I notice what other people eat is when they have something I want.

    This is the only time I play the pregnant card LOL

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