What's FOOD to you? Medicine or Drug?
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Hi everyone . I think acknowledging the right answer to the question above is the key to our weight problem. What are your views on this?
And you ... @DrMercury?
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Food is pleasure, fun, something to look forward to.0
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For most part of my life it was a fuel, sometimes pleasurable, sometimes no so much but it was also an important family socializing time (breakfast, lunch, dinner time). When it was like that, I had stable, optimal weight.
I guess at the time food was what it should be - something that was supporting my life & wellbeing.
Letter food become:
- a toy to play with when I'm bored
- a social exchange (with friends, relatives)
- a bonding tool with my SO (searching for a kebab at 2 A.M. with some loud rock on the speakers, with a wind in our hairs )1 -
OP, are you asking if we use food more like medicine (for wellness and healing) or if we use it more like a drug (to feel pleasure, soothe ourselves or satisfy an addiction)? I think that's what you meant by your question...
ETA: My answer - it's probably a combination of things. I eat primarily to keep my body fueled and healthy. But I also eat for pleasure and enjoyment. Food is fun. I would never say that I have addictive food behaviors, though. I don't binge, eat for comfort or anything like that.1 -
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For me Medicine! All I can say is it literally saved my life!1
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