If you chew up all your food and spit it out...

hcam8
hcam8 Posts: 69
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If you chew up all your food and spit it out...how many calories (what %) do you take in/absorb?
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    Depends on how long you chew. You will swallow a little even if you don't try.

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  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    If you chew up all your food and spit it out...how many calories (what %) do you take in/absorb?

    I'm not certain whether you're just asking this for humor reasons, or whether or not you're considering this, but be aware that this is behavior consistent with eating disorders and I would absolutely recommend that you:

    a) Don't do this.
    b) Stop thinking about things like this.

    and if you have a hard time with either

    c) Get help.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    You will swallow a little even if you don't try.

    Inb4 chocolateandvodka.
  • amoffatt
    amoffatt Posts: 674 Member
    Interesting :huh:
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    That's so yucky. I like food too much to just waste it on a few chews.

    Get. Help.
  • jgic2009
    jgic2009 Posts: 531 Member
    If you chew up all your food and spit it out...how many calories (what %) do you take in/absorb?

    I'm not certain whether you're just asking this for humor reasons, or whether or not you're considering this, but be aware that this is behavior consistent with eating disorders and I would absolutely recommend that you:

    a) Don't do this.
    b) Stop thinking about things like this.

    and if you have a hard time with either

    c) Get help.

    THIS.
  • WhitneyAnnabelle
    WhitneyAnnabelle Posts: 724 Member
    That kind of thing is classic eating disorder behavior. Not the smartest idea in the world.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    If you chew up all your food and spit it out...how many calories (what %) do you take in/absorb?

    That's called an eating disorder.
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    ....is disordered thinking.
  • classycouture
    classycouture Posts: 888 Member
    If you chew up all your food and spit it out...how many calories (what %) do you take in/absorb?

    I'm not certain whether you're just asking this for humor reasons, or whether or not you're considering this, but be aware that this is behavior consistent with eating disorders and I would absolutely recommend that you:

    a) Don't do this.
    b) Stop thinking about things like this.

    and if you have a hard time with either

    c) Get help.

    Yes.

    Please take care of yourself.
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Do people make threads like this one just to have something to do?
  • LovelyLifter
    LovelyLifter Posts: 560 Member
    :huh:

    you kidding right

    :noway:
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    First, what Sidesteal said.

    Second, in the interest of musing, I'd say it would depend entirely on the food. The enzymes in your saliva start the process of digestion almost immediately as you put something in your mouth - breaking down certain starches and fats. So if you chew and spit, with certain foods you'll inevitably get some calorie intake.

    Third, what Sidesteal said.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    If I'm not mistaken, I think this is a type of eating disorder.
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    If I'm not mistaken, I think this is a type of eating disorder.

    It's not just a eating disorder bro.
  • littlepinkhearts
    littlepinkhearts Posts: 1,055 Member
    I used to do that wayyyyy back when....but only on dessert :P
  • Ccduff
    Ccduff Posts: 3
    Sidesteal has the best response. As you read what you wrote please see that this is dangerously close to wondering how much you absorb is you eat and then vomit.
  • pfarley68
    pfarley68 Posts: 83 Member
    That is how you get an eating disorder, not how you get healthy!!!!
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    You should probably talk to a mental health specialist about this.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    If you chew up all your food and spit it out...how many calories (what %) do you take in/absorb?

    I'm not certain whether you're just asking this for humor reasons, or whether or not you're considering this, but be aware that this is behavior consistent with eating disorders and I would absolutely recommend that you:

    a) Don't do this.
    b) Stop thinking about things like this.

    and if you have a hard time with either

    c) Get help.
    This, this, a million times this.
  • kateroot
    kateroot Posts: 435
    This has to be a joke.
  • lickmybaconcakes
    lickmybaconcakes Posts: 1,063 Member
    Que???

    Nada...
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
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  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
    1. A person who chews and spits is not allowing essential nutrients into the body. Therefore, the behavior is akin to starvation dieting and/or purging by vomiting.

    2. Ulcers (because food in the mouth triggers acid release in the stomach) and jaw pain are possibly in store for regular chewers and spitters.

    3. Weight gain, not weight loss is the most likely consequence. The body reacts in unforeseen ways to continual chewing and spitting. Seeing, smelling, hearing about and even the hint of food can trigger the release of insulin. This hormone regulates blood sugar and is a major player in diabetes. Tasting food releases salivary enzymes and also triggers the release of insulin. Excess insulin is a dieter’s worst nightmare, because the hormone stirs appetite, making a person feel hungrier, wanting to chew and spit more. Here lies the addiction to chewing and spitting, which like bingeing and purging can be daunting to try and quit. Heightened appetite also triggers eventual weight gain, something easily evidenced by simply reading the bloggers’ laments. If a person chews and spits long enough, they can fall into a state of hyper-insulinemia, producing too much insulin, which sets him or her up for insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and eventually diabetes.

    4. Finally, a person who chews and spits is probably harboring deeper fears about his or her weight and body image. These fears– and all preoccupations with thinness and dieting– are the foundation of all eating disorders. If you chew and spit, you are setting yourself up for a serious disorder later in life.

    Don’t wait for Chewing and Spitting to become an “official” eating disorder. If you’re chewing and spitting,PLEASE get help now.”
  • jlohcook
    jlohcook Posts: 228 Member
    Why do you want to do that and why even bother to measure?
  • NikkiJoH
    NikkiJoH Posts: 22 Member
    If you chew up all your food and spit it out...how many calories (what %) do you take in/absorb?

    I'm not certain whether you're just asking this for humor reasons, or whether or not you're considering this, but be aware that this is behavior consistent with eating disorders and I would absolutely recommend that you:

    a) Don't do this.
    b) Stop thinking about things like this.

    and if you have a hard time with either

    c) Get help.



    what he said xx
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    Just to play devil's advocate, under very specific circumstances, this behavior might not be indicative of an eating disorder. For the same reason that wine tasters often spit out the wine after they taste it, if you are tasting food for quality (say you're a professional chef, or an ice cream taster), I can entirely understand not wanting to swallow everything you taste, especially if this is your job. You'd still retain some of the calories, but, if you were say, trying flavors of ice cream all day, you could save a considerable number of calories doing this, not to mention keep yourself from feeling quite ill. However, if you are not in the specific situation of being a food tester, you may want to consider whether this thinking is part of a more troubled relationship with food and eating (i.e. an eating disorder) and whether it may be appropriate for you to seek professional help.
  • Ann1ka87
    Ann1ka87 Posts: 12 Member
    I have sort of wandered this... not in an eating disorder way, but with stuff you are meant to chew and spit out.

    Like chewing/bubble gum. Do you take in all the calories it says on the pack if you are not actually swallowing it?
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    I would suggest you pose this question to:

    your healthcare provider

    followed immediately by

    your mental healthcare provider

    Then listen very carefully to what they tell you after you ask this question and accept any treatment or counseling they provide you.
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    If you chew up all your food and spit it out.....

    1. You're wasting a lot of money
    2. You get no dessert in this house young lady so go to your room and think about what you've done
    3. You might get hired in hollywood
    4. You might have an eating disorder

    \m/
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