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Comment on Self-Deprivation Mindset: No Pleasure in Eating by Sheryl Canter

Sheryl Canter — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 19:11:29 +0000

Justin,

It’s sad that you get no pleasure from eating. It’s one of the great joys of life. You don’t have to be eating unhealthy foods to enjoy eating – in fact, quite the opposite. I make delicious healthy meals for myself, and get great pleasure and satisfaction from eating them. The fact that the food nourishes my body contributes to why the food tastes so good to me. When you eat what your body truly needs, it’s pleasurable. That’s how evolution made us, so we’d eat what is good for us. Processed foods sidestep that built-in body wisdom we’re all born with, and use it against us.

Sex is a pleasure, but it’s just one of the physical pleasures of life. Eating is the other. How sad to cut that pleasure out of your life.

Have you ever heard the term “orthorexia”? It’s a type of eating disorder when people become obsessed with eating in a healthy way. I don’t know if that applies to you or not, but maybe.

You are more than your body, you know. There is more to develop in yourself than your physical appearance. 🙂

Moderation in all things. The middle path is the healthy path.

– Sheryl

Comment on Self-Deprivation Mindset: No Pleasure in Eating by Justin

Justin — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:49:00 +0000

I’m here from google because I get no pleasure from eating. It’s just something I have to do, especially to maintain my physique. I eat a lot of protein in an attempt to gain (more like maintain at 42) muscle mass. Eating “bad” foods isn’t worth it to me because they’ll just end up covering my hard work with fat. They don’t taste good enough to me to justify eating them. I’ve felt this way for most of my life, and it’s been hard in relationships because most women want to go out to restaurants a lot and try different foods, and I simply can’t relate or enjoy it at all. Pizza party at work? No thanks. Free donuts? No thanks. Sure, donuts taste good but not good enough. Why do some people seem like they orgasm over eating some foods? I’ll never get it. Real orgasms, on the other hand, are something I’ll GLADLY take.

Comment on Eating Out of Loneliness and Low Self-Esteem by Mandy

Mandy — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:13:18 +0000

Thank you for this post.
It hurts so bad.This thing we call loneliness.
Most times I wish I could sleep and never wake up or just be hit by a car and die at the scene.
I am currently seeing a therapist and he said he suspects that I have depression.
I am 28 years old,I have no friends,Never had a boyfriend,Never been on a date,Never been kissed and still a virgin.I never understood what was wrong with me. A lot of people describe me as beautiful-and I have a banging body! But still,I have no one!. My friendships never last. I cry everyday because I yearn for someone to talk to-just to chat.
I eat mindlessly everyday. I have gained more than 13 pounds in just 1 year and a half.
All I ever wanted is someone who will “get me” and understand me.-That soulful connection.
That is all I ever wanted.

Comment on 5 Reasons Emotional Eaters Shun Mindfulness by Sheryl Canter

Sheryl Canter — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 02:16:02 +0000

Hi Sarah,

That’s an eloquent description! If the soup didn’t taste good, and you became acutely aware of that when you were eating it mindfully, then I say that’s a GOOD thing and you should have tossed it and eaten something delicious. You deserve to only eat delicious things!! 🙂

– Sheryl

Comment on 5 Reasons Emotional Eaters Shun Mindfulness by Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:39:03 +0000

Made some soup.

Sitting down at the kitchen table, trying to be mindful of every bite. No phone.

Ended up staring out the window at a tree for ten minutes, then digging through the soup dejectedly with my spoon.

I just ended up feeling this buzz of anger filling my head. All I could think about was “I made this soup too spicy”, and “my chair is so uncomfortable I hate sitting at this stupid table”, and “this is taking too freaking long!”

Eventually it got to the point where I was sitting there alone acting like a spoiled little 5-year old and talking to myself sarcastically like “Eyes to the FOOD! Be obedient! Head down! You’re not allowed to look out the window or think about anything except this cheap shitty canned soup, even though you’re a grown adult! Stringent and unnecessary eating habits are your thing now! You’re not even allowed to relax when you’re eating!”

It was bizarre to see that just the act of sitting there for fifteen minutes without a phone made me furious. Kind of scary.

Comment on 5 Reasons Emotional Eaters Shun Mindfulness by Anna

Anna — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:39:00 +0000

For me, it’s all about periods in life. Sometimes it feels easy to eat without distraction. Sometimes when I try not to watch a movie while eating it almost feels like my body feels worse digesting food afterwards.

Huh

Comment on How to Stop Emotional Eating in the Evening by Anna

Anna — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 22:28:36 +0000

oops, so many mistakes. I was so sleepy writing.

Comment on How to Stop Emotional Eating in the Evening by Anna

Anna — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 22:10:54 +0000

oh, sorry – I meant I can’t Afford buying eat.

Comment on How to Stop Emotional Eating in the Evening by Anna

Anna — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 22:05:19 +0000

The more I read your articles and answers to people, the more I want your book. The problem is I live in Ukraine, and I can’t allow buying it (too much in our money).

That’s a pity.

Comment on Eating Out of Loneliness and Low Self-Esteem by Sheryl Canter

Sheryl Canter — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:39:44 +0000

In reply to Patricia. Thank you for sharing your experience!