Does Anyone Here Ever Eat For Pleasure?

What a dream it would be to no longer think of food as pleasure.
I wouldn't miss it. There are so many other pleasures to be had, many of which are better with your eating under control.

Obviously though, I've not managed to pull off that bit of self-hypnosis.

My meal last night.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/730388-off-the-record?page=1#posts-10772457

I'm puzzled by people with weight issues *(unless it's one where one needs to gain weight) who have never found pleasure in food. If you didn't find pleasure in it, how did you eat too much of it?

I would hate to eat stuff I don't enjoy. I drink coffee everyday. I will try out new coffeeshops all the time. It's one of the things I look for when I travel *(why do people go to chains and Starbucks when they travel? what is the point of travel when you can get to these places close to your home?).

What a dream it would be to no longer think of food as pleasure.
I wouldn't miss it. There are so many other pleasures to be had, many of which are better with your eating under control.

No other pleasure can even contest with the pleasure of food though. So many infinite flavours, textures, smells are brought about with food, you really wouldn't miss that?

Better to have the benefits of better health and longer life.
I think as you get older, those things look more important than any short term pleasure, even one you can repeat every day.

You can have health *and* eat food you like. It's not one or the other.

There's also mental health. I wouldn't be happy ingesting stuff I'm indifferent to.

My taste buds like what I eat. I have noticed I have a much broader appreciation for food.

Yes I am extremely conscious of what I eat now, but I do savor the flavors I never really did before.

Never liked mushrooms, tomato's, yogurt, nuts and other things but they have been added to my palate repertoire.

Corn is sweeter, an apple is tastier... I seem to taste food better now that my mouth is not coated/ shellacked with fat and grease.

Yes, and I have pretty much driven myself insane, however I have lost the weight and kept it off for 5 years. Not sure which is better...Sane & fat or nutty & fit???

I don't eat foods I don't enjoy unless I am being a good example to the kids. My food is tasty and satisfying and I still make it fit into my daily allowance.

honestly..No..and I wish it was different :sad: ...being on a almost 5 month stall.. it's making it even worse.. One day..I hope!

When I've been good all week, I eat a meal of anything I want. I am a devoted Foodie and could never live without all the tastes and textures. So I splurge.. but not on sugar or desserts so much anymore. I've totally detoxed from my sugar addiction and I am not going back! I say enjoy food and life.. just in moderation.

I eat for pleasure every day. Most of my meals are very much "pleasure based". My thoughts on what is yummy has changed.

I don't 'worry' about it. I just occasionally make room for more pleasurable foods in my diet. Kind of like eating within my means, so to speak.
Today I had a <gasp> fried tenderloin that I wouldn't have eaten a week ago. I gave into my husband (who btw has lost nearly 40lbs along with me), who has been craving one for weeks. I burned over 700 calories on a bike ride today so I know it's not an issue. Next week I may have a snickers blizzard, but if I do it wont be a large one and I'll do the same, make room for it by exercising a bit more. No, I don't sabotage every workout with a binge so don't even go there people. lol
I guess what I'm trying to say is that to maintain weightloss you have to make it a lifestyle change and not a restrictive diet. If you don't eat some of things you used to eat, or crave, you will gain the weight back whenever you stop your 'diet'.
Not everyone you see standing in line at Dairy Queen is fat. Yeah, most are but some of those skinny people that you see eating ice cream have worked their butts off to eat it! If they haven't, well.. I hate them. lol
It's all about moderation, keep moving, eat MOSTLY healthy stuff. Treat yourself once in a while so you don't feel deprived!
You can have treats and stay healthy.

I eat for pleasure. I don't worry about calories - I've stopped counting calories, because I found that it did take some of the pleasure out of eating. I am not comfortable with my food being reduced to numbers. But I am careful what I eat, because I have food sensitivities, and I don't like to be in pain. And I try not to overeat, because overeating makes me uncomfortable.

I want your no pudge brownie recipe please! Sounds good

It's actually just on the box but I make it with plain nonfat greek yogurt instead of regular vanilla yogurt... just have to add vanilla extract.

2 Tbsp (32g) No Pudge Brownie Mix
1 Tbsp nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1/8 tsp vanilla extract
Stir until smooth and microwave for 1 minute. You can let it cool if you don't like to burn your tongue on the spoon like me. lol

ALWAYS!!!!!

I only eat food I enjoy. It took me several years of small changes over time to get to a pretty healthy diet but I these days I never eat anything I don’t like and I definitely eat for pleasure. I still have to limit sweets and such, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love the healthy stuff also.

Keep at it and your tastes will change over time. I promise.

When I do find myself eating junk or stuff that’s not so healthy I find it’s truly not pleasurable; while I might get a small amount of comfort, it’s not really pleasure. And the guilt afterwards makes it all worse. I’m still trying to learn how not to binge. I have good days and bad days, good months and bad weeks. But my diet is quite healthy the majority of the time.