Lets be honest. I had two binges today. Not big ones, but really compulsive overeating. Not mindful eating. One right after my psych exam. That was started by trying to get good food into me so I wasn't really wasted, but it continued into a little binge, and got me really thinking about sweet stuff, and how I really can't stand it, but I crave it, and eat it regularly. It doesn't work well with me. Some things like fruit, some dried fruit, that kind of thing do work. But refined sugar is right out. Even cane juice is questionable. Still, I'll grab some sugar any time. It's easily available. It's quick energy. But it makes me feel crappy, and makes me want to eat more of it. So I'm a sugar craver...
But lets think about my second binge. Potatoe chips. Salt, but maybe more importantly high fat. I don't really know what it is that I'm craving, if it's the salt, or the fat. They tend to go together. But so do sugar and fat. I know I crave fat. I'll eat large chunks of the stuff. I fry most of my foods, and when I do, I tend to use a lot of oil. I love my butter. I really go after high fat foods. But I also go after salt. Add it when it's not nescesary. It doesn't taste right if there isn't enough salt. But I respond well to moderate amounts of salt. But really salty food throws me off to. Even if it's not high fat. Cheeses, things like that. So salt, fat, sugar. I guess all the triggers I'm triggered by.
What doesn't trigger me? Oh um, not really sure. Meat triggers me. Fruits and vegetables tend not to if they're not combined with the fat, salt or sugar thing. Some fruits are too sweet. That's OK. What else? Veggie protien sources don't trigger me, again as long as there isn't too much fat, or salt (rarely is there too much sugar, but some times). But sometimes I feel really spacy if I'm eating vegetarian. Maybe it's because it's harder to get different nutrients. I really don't know.
Startches are another trigger for me. They aren't as bad as the fats and sugars, but they can be really difficult for me. Maybe fish is OK. I haven't really considered fish in a while. Canned fish tends to be laden with salt, and that triggers me as well.
Maybe I'll leave that there for now. I'll probably post tomorrow again.
Jessica
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Yeah, that;s kind of what's happening with me. I'm considering switching from Endless Harvest to just getting things from the co-op. I'm not sure how that will work. I guess I can put the ``uncompelling'' vegetables and fruits on the permenant sub list. I'm still wondering about the whole potato thing. Do I, or do I not put potatoes on my sub list? I'll see what I'm getting this week.
Just a question, how much do you and Toumbi eat together? I know you've both got busy lives, but I hope that through your busyness you're generally able to find at least one meal a day that you can eat together, even if you're not sharing the same food. That's a difficult thing for me, I can't do the ``diffrent meals together'' thing very well. We were brought up that you ate almost all your meals together unless it was simply not possible, and you ate what was made for you, or you didn't eat. Sure you could make something yourself, but making two meals in one kitchen which was pretty small, and not that well designed was really difficult. Cooking just for myself is difficult.
Jessica
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