Comments on: How To Eat http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:05:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: michelle http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/#comment-36282 michelle Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:27:34 +0000 http://eatliverun.com/?p=4775#comment-36282 Oh and i have to relearn how to eat chocolate. I am always like OK just a small piece. Which invariably leads to the entire thing!!!! :O) Oh and i have to relearn how to eat chocolate. I am always like OK just a small piece. Which invariably leads to the entire thing!!!! :O)

]]> By: michelle http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/#comment-36281 michelle Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:26:53 +0000 http://eatliverun.com/?p=4775#comment-36281 Your smoothies look so amazing!!! The color alone is enough to draw me right in!!! Thanks dear for sharing!!! Your smoothies look so amazing!!! The color alone is enough to draw me right in!!!

Thanks dear for sharing!!!

]]> By: melissa http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/#comment-36223 melissa Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:43:41 +0000 http://eatliverun.com/?p=4775#comment-36223 nigella is food porn at its finest. I love her accent! nigella is food porn at its finest. I love her accent!

]]> By: Amy http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/#comment-36192 Amy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:27:39 +0000 http://eatliverun.com/?p=4775#comment-36192 I agree with LadyLara. Humans are biologically progammed to want to keep eating sweets/fatty foods - it goes back to our caveman days when food was not readily available. There are, of course, naturally thin people who do not have to fight these urges, but they are unique. I think it is difficult for a naturally thin person to understand what it is like to have your body and mind fighting you every day. I do believe it is possible to overcome your biology, but it is much more challenging for some than for others. I agree with LadyLara. Humans are biologically progammed to want to keep eating sweets/fatty foods – it goes back to our caveman days when food was not readily available. There are, of course, naturally thin people who do not have to fight these urges, but they are unique. I think it is difficult for a naturally thin person to understand what it is like to have your body and mind fighting you every day. I do believe it is possible to overcome your biology, but it is much more challenging for some than for others.

]]> By: LadyLara http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/#comment-36183 LadyLara Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:52:03 +0000 http://eatliverun.com/?p=4775#comment-36183 While I whole-heartedly agree with your viewpoint on moderation and balance, I also think the majority of people do not have iron clad self control. As much as I know about nutrition, it is hard to stop after a little bite of something delicious. That goody will just haunt me, being in the house, whispering come taste me! I'm much better keeping the house free of such temptations. I think most people are like this. While I whole-heartedly agree with your viewpoint on moderation and balance, I also think the majority of people do not have iron clad self control. As much as I know about nutrition, it is hard to stop after a little bite of something delicious. That goody will just haunt me, being in the house, whispering come taste me! I’m much better keeping the house free of such temptations. I think most people are like this.

]]> By: MLT http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/#comment-36165 MLT Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:44:17 +0000 http://eatliverun.com/?p=4775#comment-36165 Jenna, I agree with you 100% on your food philosophy. I have always been slim but I eat everything in moderation and it works for me. (I know this is not so easy for people with more deep-rooted emotional eating issues). So, thanks for sharing that! I do have to agree with runjess and the other posters above who commented on the cashier's rudeness. I was actually really appalled by that. I don't think I would have handled it with nearly the grace you did (and part of me feels like I would have had to be rude back to make a point!) I think it's totally unacceptable for a cashier, waiter, barista, etc. to make comments about a customer's weight or appearance. I also think it's rude when acquaintences make comments like that. When I have received those comments in the past they always make me extremely uncomfortable and I try to figure out how to change the subject, and then I get resentful because I don't think it's fair for someone to put someone else on the spot like that. Part of it is that I often feel like comments like that have some kind of undercurrent to them- something like jealousy, wistfulness, sadness about themselves, judgment on me, or some other emotion that is coming out in a very passive-aggressive way. Wow, that was a long rant. But does anyone else feel that way? I dont' like to bring this up even with friends because some of my friends are rounder and probably have not received many comments like the one Jenna got from the cashier and I don't want to be offensive or insensitive to them. But I'm curious if I'm overreacting?? Jenna, I agree with you 100% on your food philosophy. I have always been slim but I eat everything in moderation and it works for me. (I know this is not so easy for people with more deep-rooted emotional eating issues). So, thanks for sharing that!

I do have to agree with runjess and the other posters above who commented on the cashier’s rudeness. I was actually really appalled by that. I don’t think I would have handled it with nearly the grace you did (and part of me feels like I would have had to be rude back to make a point!) I think it’s totally unacceptable for a cashier, waiter, barista, etc. to make comments about a customer’s weight or appearance. I also think it’s rude when acquaintences make comments like that. When I have received those comments in the past they always make me extremely uncomfortable and I try to figure out how to change the subject, and then I get resentful because I don’t think it’s fair for someone to put someone else on the spot like that. Part of it is that I often feel like comments like that have some kind of undercurrent to them- something like jealousy, wistfulness, sadness about themselves, judgment on me, or some other emotion that is coming out in a very passive-aggressive way.
Wow, that was a long rant. But does anyone else feel that way? I dont’ like to bring this up even with friends because some of my friends are rounder and probably have not received many comments like the one Jenna got from the cashier and I don’t want to be offensive or insensitive to them. But I’m curious if I’m overreacting??

]]> By: jenna http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/#comment-36156 jenna Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:13:09 +0000 http://eatliverun.com/?p=4775#comment-36156 Scott, Yes it is Forte brand! My mom got me the "dessert tea" set for a Christmas present and I'm slowly making my way through it. I love it! LaughingLindsay, Honestly, I think its just very unique to oneself and you learn to listen to your body and eat mindfully. Creating a balanced meal and then stopping. You learn to feel yourself get full but not too full. Its not really about filling up on salad but more about taking a small portion of pasta, a small portion of meat and a medium sized portion of salad. Creating balance on your plate and then when you feel yourself starting to get full, putting your fork down, drinking a glass of water and stopping. Scott,

Yes it is Forte brand! My mom got me the “dessert tea” set for a Christmas present and I’m slowly making my way through it. I love it!

LaughingLindsay,

Honestly, I think its just very unique to oneself and you learn to listen to your body and eat mindfully. Creating a balanced meal and then stopping. You learn to feel yourself get full but not too full. Its not really about filling up on salad but more about taking a small portion of pasta, a small portion of meat and a medium sized portion of salad. Creating balance on your plate and then when you feel yourself starting to get full, putting your fork down, drinking a glass of water and stopping.

]]> By: Sarah (lovINmytummy) http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/#comment-36153 Sarah (lovINmytummy) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:26:37 +0000 http://eatliverun.com/?p=4775#comment-36153 Nigella is awesome. I saw a Chefography on her and found it fascinating that she has such a healthy relationship with food, even though she grew up with a mother who suffered from eating disorders. I strive to be more like her (and you, Jenna) each and every day! Nigella is awesome. I saw a Chefography on her and found it fascinating that she has such a healthy relationship with food, even though she grew up with a mother who suffered from eating disorders. I strive to be more like her (and you, Jenna) each and every day!

]]> By: runjess http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/#comment-36148 runjess Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:10:08 +0000 http://eatliverun.com/?p=4775#comment-36148 I hate it when people point out that I'm eating sweets (or ask me what size I wear). Just because I'm thin doesn't make it polite. But anyway, I love noodle bowls! I hate it when people point out that I’m eating sweets (or ask me what size I wear). Just because I’m thin doesn’t make it polite.

But anyway, I love noodle bowls!

]]> By: Colleen http://www.eatliverun.com/how-to-eat/#comment-36147 Colleen Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:08:22 +0000 http://eatliverun.com/?p=4775#comment-36147 Ahhhh...moderation! Something I was doing so well with, but after the holidays I'm having a hard time reining my appetite in! I'm also running a little more due to being out of school, but this is some crazy appetite! Waiting 20 minutes after eating helps me to feel full, but it's the sweets I crave (even when I'm full!)! What's a girl to do? Ahhhh…moderation! Something I was doing so well with, but after the holidays I’m having a hard time reining my appetite in! I’m also running a little more due to being out of school, but this is some crazy appetite! Waiting 20 minutes after eating helps me to feel full, but it’s the sweets I crave (even when I’m full!)! What’s a girl to do?

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