What does your favorite food mean to you? Be personal and intimate, and really descriptive. What sensation and pleasure is it giving you? My addiction was ice cream. I just couldn't live without having at least a pint, or preferably a half gallon, every night. It took a long time to solve the mystery of what ice cream meant to me. Finally, with spiritual practice and counseling, I was able to see that I connected it with my mother. See, Mom and I used to sneak out every night after dinner, and hit several local ice cream parlors. It was our way of connecting with each other--binging on ice cream.
Explore how your favorite food is connected with others, with pleasures, or with needs. Dig deep in your personal well of experience; it will be worth your attention, and may help you unlock the mystery of your weight concerns.
--Norris Chumley
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I LOVE rice! Eating it doesnt fulfill any emotional need, nor do I get any kind of psychological stimuli. What I enjoy so much about rice is that I can eat it with nearly everything! I love it with the flavors and spices of nearly every culture and its great eaten with chopsticks, fork, spoon or by hand. I find that I tend to fill my mouth with the rice and whatever else Im eating it with. I enjoy the feeling of fulness that I get when I eat it. I know that most of my food issues arise from the lack I had as a child. I was hungry alot. All my meals were dished, portioned, and served by my parents. I was never allowed to serve myself (even as a teen) and I wasnt allowed seconds - ever. I was not allowed in the kitchen, cupboards, or fridge. It was so bad, that when I did the dishes, I would lick the plates and pans before washing - being careful not to get caught! The epiphany hit home for me when I read a pheonomenal book called "How to Feed Your Child, But not too Much". It addressed the many mistakes made with children regarding food. As an adult,I had realized that everytime I went grocery shopping, it was a regular habit upon arriving at home, to open nearly all the food packages and have a bit of the food. I was afraid that maybe I wouldnt get any later that day or the next day. Thankfully,this behavior has since passed. Sorry about the rabbit trail. I guess this was a very long winded, round about sort of answer.
I used to , to just recently, love the stuffed feeling overeating gave me, it gave me a full and satisfied feeling. i am not trying to be nasty here, but it gave me a feeling i feel i was lacking sexually, and emotionally imtimately with the opposite sex
sometimes i feel i must feel exactly like adam did when he looked around and say all the animals with their mates and he was very lonely for one also. i do not just want anyone. i am waiting for the one and only from God Himself for a marriage for love and life everlasting. is this just a fantasy or a stupid dream that is not ever going to come true i wonder? then i have to ask myself then from where do i get this overwhelming need and desire. today i am trying not to feel this need with food or any other destructive behaviors/habits. i am trying to be rational and wait on my Lord/lord.Can anyone relate and if so how do/would you handle these overwhelming feelings and desires. I am a christian woman waiting for marriage before anymore premartial affairs.
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