Live to Eat

There are people out there who simply eat to live...these people do not think about food...or dream about food... or have any kind of blissful release during the ingestion of chocolate or melted cheese! I heard about these types of people but I always thought it was just another crazy urban legend! I have never understood these types. When I wake up I think about what is for breakfast before my feet hit the floor! Sometimes I think about what I am going to eat next...while I am eating.

My husband has been a steady 145 pounds since the day we met 13 years ago. He has been able to eat whatever he wants....whenever he wants. He can go for several hours without eating anything at all. His kids are the same. A trip to McDonald's always resulted in extra fries for me...extra cheeseburgers....besides my full meal. When the kids were young....I was the human garbage disposal. When we eat a meal, my husband finishes his meal very quickly and leaves the table. I am typically left at the table alone for another 10-15 minutes to finish my meal. I eat slowly, take my time and savor my meals.

I recently read a study that revealed eating is a sociable event for people with weight issues and a functional non event for those who do not have problems with weight. This makes perfect sense to me because my husband and his family eat and leave the table as soon as they are done their meal; whereas mealtime is an event when I visit with my family. All socializing takes place at the heart and soul of my family’s home...the kitchen table. We spend hours sipping tea...laughing and chatting...a cookie here....a piece of cheese there...hours of enjoyable company and nibbling…warm and fuzzy comfy cozy home.

When I did my own impromptu study I too discovered that the majority of skinny people eat to live and the majority of ‘pleasantly plump’ live to eat. I love thinking about food, planning it, anticipating, smelling it and best of all…eating it. Something put together with love and passion actually tastes better too! I love being passionate about food…I wouldn’t change that I live to eat for all the tea (plus cheese plus cookies plus chocolate) in China!

“Always get the fat girl to make your sandwich”-Alexis Truax RN/BN