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Realization about food

tracydecicco
tracydecicco Posts: 60 Member
edited December 2024 in Getting Started
Today I made a Lo carb/Lo cal pizza and I was hungry and excited about eating it. So I sat down and ate the first few bites not really paying attention. Then I realized that I was taking bites before swallowing what was already in my mouth. So I made myself put down the slice in between bites and really enjoy what I was tasting. Turns out I wasn't that thrilled with the tasting and chewing. HERE IS THE REALIZATION PART.....My endorphins don't spike when I am actually chewing the food, they spike at the hand putting the food in my mouth. Isn't that wild? No wonder I am overweight. This changes the game and my dysfunctional relationship with food.

Please friend me! I need some support. Just started this past Monday for the umpteenth time. Really want to lose these pesky 55 lbs within 1 year.

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  • kwitherspoon19
    kwitherspoon19 Posts: 68 Member
    What gets me is the initial taste of the food. After it's been in my mouth a few seconds I don't even notice or enjoy the taste anymore. I added you as a friend. I have about 50 lbs to lose myself, let's do this together! :)
  • llbrixon
    llbrixon Posts: 964 Member
    Yup! First two bites are the best! Wonder if I can use this concept when craving foods (only putting down 2 bite size servings, then stopping?)
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,439 Member
    One of the things that's surprised me on my MFP journey is how much more I'm truly enjoying food - not just eating, but selecting it and preparing it as well. (I'm at goal weight, having lost 60+ pounds.)

    It's not because I'm hungry - I haven't been particularly hungry since experimenting with the time & composition of my eating back when I first started losing, and finding a routine that was satisfying for me.

    It just feels like some dormant food-enjoyment circuits in my brain woke up & came back online, now that I'm not mindlessly shoveling everything into my mouth willy-nilly all the time.
  • 1shedev
    1shedev Posts: 144 Member
    these are all great insights.
  • tracydecicco
    tracydecicco Posts: 60 Member
    edited July 2016
    :)
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