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[Spyxos]

As far back as I can remember, food was always very important to me and I was already looking forward to tomorrow's food today. I was probably once overweight because of this, but I've managed to lose the weight over the years. Right now I'm actually full, but I'm already thinking about food again.

I know that I shouldn't and i won't eat any more. But it annoys me that my thoughts are already revolving around food again. How are you doing with food? How important is it for you?

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[BossLackey]

It's very important to me. Both in good ways and bad.

I love to cook and right now I'm on a bit of a health journey that's long overdue. So right now I'm thinking a LOT about food.

 

[Ikutachi]

Not as much now when it's getting expensive.

 

[Rentahamster]

If I don't eat food I die.

 

[Dice]

I would die without food. It's a really annoying addiction. No matter how much I try to ignore it, I can never seem to shake it. Every day I'll be trying to busy myself with something else and eventually it just gets to me too strongly and I have to go eat something.

 

[TastyPastry]

tasty food is honestly one of the things that still makes me want to keep living living but i'm getting chubby and need to be careful

 

[Days like these...]

Considering it's a basic necessity for survival pretty important. I try to eat everyday at least twice even.

 

[Beer Baelly]

I dont eat much but what I do eat isnt exactly healthy. Mostly lunch and dinner. Barely snack in between. Never been a breakfast person.

 

[Meicyn]

Extremely important. I just finished a dinner of cubed steak seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic, and worcestershire sauce cooked on my indoor grill, with a side of parsley-buttered red potatoes. Tomorrow is jerk-seasoned pork chops with sautéed vegetables. Birria beef with the recipe D Days like these... gave me is set for the day after.

Cooking is in my opinion, the most important skill to learn in life.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Water is tasty

 

[Days like these...]

Extremely important. I just finished a dinner of cubed steak seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic, and worcestershire sauce cooked on my indoor grill, with a side of parsley-buttered red potatoes. Tomorrow is jerk-seasoned pork chops with sautéed vegetables. Birria beef with the recipe D Days like these... gave me is set for the day after.

Cooking is in my opinion, the most important skill to learn in life.

Man I wish I had time to cook good food.

 

[Meicyn]

Man I wish I had time to cook good food.

I have infinite time now, but back when I was still working, what I’d do is cook en masse on weekends, and store portions. For example, I’d make a giant batch of meat sauce for spaghetti and pour single servings into jars, then put those in the freezer. That way when I’d get home from work, I’d only need to boil some noodles while the jar is being nuked in the microwave. Pour, then done.

Basically made sure that all weekday meals could be accomplished in 15 minutes or less via reheating. Always had batches of stews, sauces, curries, chili, and anything else in the freezer.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Now that I am 56 years old my food is not near as enjoyable as it used to be to keep my heart from exploding sooner rather than later

 

[Wildebeest]

If food was so popular and good, then most of the stuff available wouldn't be highly processed and full of indigestible chemistry experiments.

 

[Rockondevil]

Food is fuel and that’s it for me.
There’s preferences for sure, but I could happily live off the same thing forever.

 

[Days like these...]

If food was so popular and good, then most of the stuff available wouldn't be highly processed and full of indigestible chemistry experiments.

Food is popular I would estimate most people eat food every day.

 

[kurisu_1974]

Not at all to be honest, often I would like to spend my time not preparing dinner or sitting down to eat. Mostly I eat because I have to, not because I enjoy it.

I do like junk food though.

 

[JimmyRustler]

It's a nuisance for me.

I eat because otherwise I have no energy. Usually just eat in the morning when I get up and at the evening after my workout. Mostly the same stuff over and over again. I absolutely despise eating out and/or something else than my usual meals.

Last Friday we had a small meet with our department so I could not avoid eating out... Ended up having diarehha and a huge bloat, even though the food served was decent. Hate that...

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Very important. I love to grow my own vegetables and cook a lot different cuisines.

Sharing meals with others is a big part of Asian culture so its ingrained in me anyway.

 

[pennythoughts]

I enjoy cooking and eating delicious meals. I also enjoy cooking for my family and seeing a grumpy sullen face light up from the taste of good food. You can eat plenty of good tasting food while still being healthy!

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Well, it literally keeps me alive.

I love good food, but as a single man I’m not willing to spend more time cooking than necessary. Can’t fathom spending hours preparing a dish that’ll be over in ten minutes tops. If I’m eating with others it’s an acceptable sacrifice, otherwise I’ll survive on simple stuff that can be done in 20-30 minutes in the worst-case scenario. I love to eat out, but it’s become a luxury and I don’t see prices getting any lower in the future.

 

[German Hops]

I'm a foodie.

 

[jufonuk]

I am not really fussy. Will try most things.
But yeah. I am overweight so food is good. But I can over eat.

 

[John Marston]

While I do treat myself once in a while I basically eat to stop being hungry.
I have no problem making a big lasagna or sheperd's pie and eating the same thing for supper 3 days in a row.

I once told a foodie friend who enjoys fancy 5 course meals with expensive wine that if a pill was invented where I could get all the nutrients I needed I would take it.
Such blasphemy to his ears

 

[GymWolf]

I love food like every self-respected sicilian.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

I'd place food somewhere between sleep and arguing with strangers on the internet.

 

[Days like these...]

It's a nuisance for me.

I eat because otherwise I have no energy. Usually just eat in the morning when I get up and at the evening after my workout. Mostly the same stuff over and over again. I absolutely despise eating out and/or something else than my usual meals.

Last Friday we had a small meet with our department so I could not avoid eating out... Ended up having diarehha and a huge bloat, even though the food served was decent. Hate that...

You ever seen a Dr for that?

 

[JimmyRustler]

You ever seen a Dr for that?

No. I’m not really hot for doing screenings of my digestive track.

It comes and goes. Sometimes it’s better, sometimes worse. I learned to live with it. Tried doing food diaries and stuff but I never got anywhere as my issues seem so random. I generally have the feeling that both food and fluids pass through my stomach too quickly and that is the cause of everything. I know there exists this condition but it’s usually only after an operation… only I never had one.

Well, whatever. My mother also has digestive issues so I think it may be genetic. Also know many people who have issues and did and do constantly checks without anything really getting better.

So… whatever. It’s a bit hard on the social life but on the other hand makes binge eating or cravings a non issue for me - and I don’t really miss that.

 

[Punished Miku]

"We all must eat, or we will die."
- Abraham Lincoln

 

[lachesis]

Food is love, and food is life.
I enjoy eating - but I also eat moderately and pretty healthy.
I'm a fairly good cook and love cooking new recipes and cuisine - at the same time, I also consider eating out = too expensive, and often waste of money.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

A life without good food isn't a life worth living IMO

 

[InterMusketeer]

I'm fussy about food and I have a lot of dietary restrictions (some self-imposed) so food is difficult for me. I have a couple of meals I make for myself on rotation and that's pretty much it. I like eating those and enjoy trying other foods I think I'll like, but society's expectations for dinner parties, eating out, exotic foods in foreign countries etc. just serve as an obstacle for me.

A family member celebrated their birthday today for example, and they wanted to go out to eat. I never join because they don't have food I'd actually enjoy and it's just a waste of money to me. I feel super uncomfortable sitting there with hardly anything to eat, maybe some fries or something. Throughout my life, a lot of (negative) attention has come from that, so it might have left me with something like a trauma.

 

[JimmyRustler]

I'm fussy about food and I have a lot of dietary restrictions (some self-imposed) so food is difficult for me. I have a couple of meals I make for myself on rotation and that's pretty much it. I like eating those and enjoy trying other foods I think I'll like, but society's expectations for dinner parties, eating out, exotic foods in foreign countries etc. just serve as an obstacle for me.

A family member celebrated their birthday today for example, and they wanted to go out to eat. I never join because they don't have food I'd actually enjoy and it's just a waste of money to me. I feel super uncomfortable sitting there with hardly anything to eat, maybe some fries or something. Throughout my life, a lot of (negative) attention has come from that, so it might have left me with something like a trauma.

It’s a real crux, isn’t it?

When I didn’t have issues I always dreamed of having my nutrition under control and not eat on impulse and then later regret it.

Then I finally manage it, only to find myself being rather unsocial because both having control over your nutrition and being able to cheat when the circumstance requires it is next to impossible. It really comes down for you to choose.

Feels kinda bad man…

 

[22:22:22]

Very important in many ways

 

[ClanOfNone]

If I don't eat food I die.

Facts.

I rarely enjoy eating though, I struggle to maintain weight. I wish there was a pill I could take in the morning that would satisfy your daily nutritional needs.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Considering it's a basic necessity for survival pretty important. I try to eat everyday at least twice even.

Rich guy over here eating twice a day....

 

[AJUMP23]

It is too important for me. I need to eat less.

 

[22:22:22]

It is too important for me. I need to eat less.

This.

 

[Days like these...]

Very important in many ways

If you don't eat you don't poop.

Facts.

I rarely enjoy eating though, I struggle to maintain weight. I wish there was a pill I could take in the morning that would satisfy your daily nutritional needs.

Maybe if you ate you'd maintain weight?

 

[22:22:22]

Eating disorder

It's getting less severe getting older it seems.

It's initial origin is still present

 

[ClanOfNone]

If you don't eat you don't poop.

Maybe if you ate you'd maintain weight?

My eating habits have always been abysmal. When I quit drinking I was about 230. I'm six foot, so I wasn't a giant or anything, but I definitely had a gut and love handles.

When I got sober I dropped from 230 down to 170 in like 3 months. Didn't work out, didn't change eating habits, I just cut out the alcohol and the weight melted right off.

I kind of assumed/hoped that my eating and sleeping schedules would normalize in sobriety, but they never did. I simply don't get hungry, if I don't remind myself to eat at mealtimes I would completely forget about them. There was more than one day where I'd go to brush my teeth at night and realize that I didn't eat anything all day long.

Sleep is whack too, I never get more than 6 hours tops, usually it is around 5. I don't have trouble falling asleep, but once it gets around the 5 hour mark I'm already stirring. Kinda annoying, but gives me extra time for games at least.

 

[Hugare]

I'm not addicted to it, but I love food (and cooking)

Coffee, tho. I'm really addicted to it.

I have to drink coffee everyday, otherwise I'll have some serious headache sometime during my day (maybe I'm really addicted to sugar, 'cause I never drink it black)

 

[tamago84]

i think once a body reaches a nice homeostasis (good hormone balance from dietary fats, no extreme low/high body fat %, and good lean mass), people can see food as a social/sustenance thing and nothing else.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

One meal per day kind of person during weekdays.

 

[badblue]

Food is #3 on my "Top Ten things I Need to Survive" list.

So it's pretty important and I treat it as such. I love to cook.

 

[Ballthyrm]

Food is part of my culture.

Family time is foverer linked for me around sharing a meal, making food for the people you love, talking about anything and everything.

after getting good sleep, eating well is essential for my well being. I wouldn't want to live in a world in black snd white just the same way wouldn't want to eat the same thing every day.

 

[Tams]

I love it, but it's also a chore.

I often go to supermarkets wanting food, but not fancying anything by the time I actually get there, so I buy junk food and only enjoy the first few bites/pieces.

I do love cooking, but it's not something I always have time for; not even batch cooking at weekends.

Unfortunately, after getting diarrhea after some dodgy meals in a very, ummm, dirty country, I ended up with an inflamed stomach or something, so while my mental appetite is still there, my physical capacity no longer is.

 

[Dacvak]

pretty important, I eat that shit all the time