Does high calorie food you used to eat disgust you?

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).

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

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

And this?

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.

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.)

ald783 wrote: »

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/

No they don't disgust me. I don't think I have a bad relationship with food. I might, but I don't think so. I do notice that a lot of things taste different than I thought they actually did. A lot of packaged baked goods have a chemical taste. I filched one of my husband's Lays from his plate and wow was it salty. Which is odd because I'm over my sodium every day. The smell of microwaved popcorn popping turns me off but I like it when it's done. My husband had some and I grabbed a handful. It left this awful greasy salty taste on the roof of my mouth. Even brushing my teeth didn't get rid of that one.

I haven't experienced anything like this, but then again I never internalized being overweight.

I engaged in poor behavior, became aware of this behavior, and changed this behavior. I eat all the same foods I always did, just less of them.

The only thing that disgusts me is the amount of ranch dressing i would slather, dip, and smother all of my food in.

I am disgusted more by the hog I became as opposed to the actual food.

zyxst wrote: »

Nope.

And ftr, my stomach hasn't gotten smaller either. I can still eat as much as I used to.

I think my capacity has increased - actually considering entering a bacon eating contest and know I could dominate this dojo!