Do you feel guilty about your eating habits?

[notoppings]

Have you ever felt guilty about your eating habits? you do everything right for weeks or months then for no reason you eat a whole (insert some guilty pleasure). Do you know why you do this? Is it just a transient destructive behavior? Or something else? An reward maybe? But after all is done do you feel guilty about it?

[redbaren]

I do it when I have a growth spurt every half a year or so, I feel like I need to run a extra mile after I do it but just cant stop. When I eat allot I feel pretty guilty, because I know I shouldn't be eating all this food but the taste and the satisfaction is too much so I give in.

[notoppings]

I feel guilty if I eat anything with sugar, I'm getting older and sugar is one of the last things that I need, next is salt. So when I do break down and have either I feel like punishing myself.

[Dave C C]

I restrict myself from nothing unless I feel it is too expensive. No escaping the reaper, so I would rather enjoy what I eat.

[aok]

I do try to avoid microwavable foods. I also try to avoid eating bottom-feeders...like pig and shellfish. Although, there's not much else I restrict myself from eating. I have a very high metabolism.

[Jakalwarrior]

I read every label but I just cant get around the massive amounts of salt unless I cook every meal from fresh ingredients myself. It bothers me every day how much salt I end up eating. Especially if I have to eat fast food or eat at any restraunt. Everything except the napkins has too much salt.

[Caramel]

Err, no, I never feel guilty about my eating habits as I eat reasonably healthy. I do indulge in sugar a lot, but my metabolism came from the good side of the genepool, so it doesn't matter.

Why would you feel guilty about what you eat? Thats seems kind of illogical.

[Infernia]

I never feel guilty. If I know I will feel guilty, I don't buy it. Easy as that.

[Double Victory]

At my current age and with my current genetic structure, I allow myself to believe that my body craves what it needs, so I eat what I crave. It's common for pregnant women to crave something because they need it, so I don't see why that isn't true for everyone, just on a smaller level. I do make sure that I don't overeat and that my meals on average are at least somewhat balanced. If for some reason I began to get unhealthy I would change, but right now I pretty much eat whatever I want.

[Nanashi]

There's a whole lot of references to the Se indulgences being resorted to when our type is under stress, etc...or for me...when i'm bored--which can stress me LOL! Se is our 4th function & I think that might be helpful in explaining these gorging sessions, etc.

I've come to realize that I'm the type of person who will eat mostly anything if I think food is going to be hard to come by (came from low-income level), but I have a host of sensitivities & a great desire to be healthy & comfortable (i.e. no crippling diseases that can be easily avoided & no tummy-upsetting foods), and I've become aware that I now have pretty much the same foods consistently (don't worry--they are really tasty & healthy and span the food groups categories).

I'd always been a big binger, though--I'd thought it was due not only to Se gratification, but also to my childhood being a bit under nourishing (occasionally).

[Caucus]

I'm both gluten/wheat and dairy intolerant so there's alot I can't eat. I'm an avid label reader. I try to eat a balanced diet that consists of mainly natural foods. I have the occasional off day, where I consume an unhealthy food (if you can call it that - not many unhealthy foods are wheat or dairy free). I don't feel guilty about it, as I can pick up my natural diet the next day and not suffer from it. What's the point of feeling guilty about it? You can't change the past.

[Wuchak]

I've been vegan in the past for health, not philosophical, reasons. I would describe my diet now as about 90% macrobiotic. No guilt if I eat something that is not good for me, but I usually feel rotten physically, because my body is not used to it.

[Colette]

I've been vegan in the past for health, not philosophical, reasons. I would describe my diet now as about 90% macrobiotic. No guilt if I eat something that is not good for me, but I usually feel rotten physically, because my body is not used to it.

Umm...'scuse the ignorance but what is 'macrobiotic'?

[theunstrungharp]

The macrobiotic thing is really interesting. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

This article isn't that great and conflicts with some of the other stuff I've read, but it sort of gives you the idea. Eat simply, balanced and raw, or very gently cooked to specific temps (and no higher, or the good stuff gets destroyed.)

I don't really get involved with guilt, but I know that I tend to feel much stronger when I do a macro type thing for a few days at a time. Stuff like raw veggies, sprouts, hummus, water = power food.

[Wuchak]

Umm...'scuse the ignorance but what is 'macrobiotic'?

Macro = large Bios = life

Large Life

I eat a lot of veggies, whole grains, beans, nuts, soy . . . and avoid processed foods.

[zibber]

I feel a little guilty when I eat meat, but in more of a "dang, my stomach is such a hypocrite" kind of way.