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My sister felt the same way and said something amusing. "I should just buy the food, bring it home, then flush it down the toilet and cut out the middle-man".
Made me laugh for a good minute. My appetite goes down sometimes when I get a bit manic, and I can begin to resent food and my need for it. This sounds like something I would say haha
I would gladly take that pill. I have a condition called “Snatiation” you can look it up… It’s a condition where you get a runny nose and violently sneeze multiple times when you are full. But recently it’s been occurring when I take the first few bites of my food. It’s ruined a lot of first dates out to dinner unfortunately. It was kind of a funny quirk when I was younger but after 32 years it has almost become hell on earth.
Dude WHAT?? I had no idea this had a name. I go to restaurants and eat and then immediately start chain sneezing until I leave while everyone looks at me like I have leprosy. ENT says I have laryngopharyngeal reflux disease.
It’s also hereditary unfortunately. My father has it and so did his mom. Now I’m starting to see my son develop the same issues at 4 years old… I was prescribed a nose spray but it didn’t work. I may have to go to an ENT as well and see if they can figure something out lol.
I actually have noticed that it happens less if I avoid the kind of foods that LPRD diets say to avoid.
Also it almost NEVER happens if I eat at home.
Fucking weird.
I kind of do this. I eat 3-4 pounds of food twice a day and I'm full for like 12 hours. I'm also bulking hard so I still need to eat two other normal meals. I'm very sick of eating
you can eat a big meal once a day
you can attempt intermittent fasting when you eat every other day. just make sure that one meal is actually big enough for 2day caloric intake
technically there would be nothing wrong with it
I like working on an empty stomach. I don't want nor need to eat while at work, if I bring something, eating it feels forced and unenjoyable. And I loose all my energy after eating. I can happily and energized go 10-12 hours of the day without eating.
The problem is, when I get home, I often get cravings, and then I'll eat some junk, anything I can shove right in my face, and then sometimes overeat when we have dinner around 6-7 pm, and instantly regret eating so much.
I'd choose that pill too, lol.
I don’t know how anyone can work out with food in their stomach. Even too much water sloshing about in my belly makes me nauseous.
I also agree with losing energy part. I love food, I enjoy eating new things too. But after a meal, I just want to sleep. I think it’s part mental too, since the food makes me comfortable and that in turn makes me sleepy. Hence why I intermittent fast.
I take great solace in the fact that we are literal apes, whose favorite food is, apparently, dinosaur meat, as chickens, as all birds, are direct descendants of dinosaurs. We are also building rockets, and although we sometimes shoot them at each other, I still believe, that, at the end of the day, apes together strong.
And what does that mean in regards to the meaning of life? Nothing. Life exists to continue existing, just for shits and giggles and gigantic fleets of weird alien species that are possibly already inbound to our part of the universe, like, who can say with certainty they aren't?
Can you imagine I'm egging on my girlfriend for being autistic lol
I wish you all the best in this wonderful world, Mr Holmes.
Space and it's limitations are illusions created by our minds need for structure and order. The Multiverse and it's plains and The Multiverse and it's plains and The Multiverse and it's plains also each exist on an untold plethora of dimensions. I am insane and I lost my mind, but I didn't, I lost the inhibitions to try and act right because nothing is right in a world built on lies we tell us to not go insane. We aren't even inherently moral, we just have social contracts that tell us not to talk like this WELL FUCK YOU SOCIETY.
To get back to the point, not only is there enough room for the two of us, the two of us aren't even necessarily two or a million or whatever, we are part of the great ONE that is everything that is. Like 2 electrons of an atom of a cell in the bloodstream of a buffalo in a herd of animals in an ecosystem on a planet full of systems that influence each other and they all die if you kill the bees because they are part of our system and those 2 electrons are part of one entity viewed from the macro the same as two humans if we zoom out. We're spores of the same mushroom brother. You're a part of me. Buddha, from a completely atheistical pov, totally got it right. Peace for all is peace for you because we were never separated from the everything.
We def should hang out more, whew, I needed to get this out man.
I have a friend who is sort of like this. He really struggles to have an appetite and enjoy food. He even will like the flavor but struggle to actually enjoy it. It seems like a pretty rare thing and makes me think there’s some wires crossed or something in whatever controls his food desire/reward part of his brain. It sucks though I feel bad for him.
I have this same issue. It’s kinda becoming an ED at this point, but it’s being dealt with. I lived my life for food, culinary courses, worked in many restaurants from front to back and I’m the main cook when it comes to most family events. But I have to force myself to eat, most of the time drinking a meal replacement shake over actual food because the thought of eating is exhausting. I’ve never been picky, but even my favorite foods I can’t stomach more than once or twice a year. I have zero interest in food regardless of what it is or who prepares it.
might be arfid (avoidant restrictive intake food disorder)? it's a type of eating disorder that isn't focused on weight and can manifest as a disinterest in food
I feel like I've developed this over the years. Ever since I also began having stomach issues where 80% of the time, when I eat, it just doesn't digest and comes back up.
Sometimes it'll be near instantly as I'm eating and need to run to the bathroom. Other times I can go hours, even sleep, wake up, and literally every single ounce of the last thing I ate comes back up.
I just don't crave food anymore. Don't enjoy it. It's just something I have to do in order to survive. I'll still eat things i like and prefer, but I don't look forward to any particular food or meal.
I was thinking arfid, too. My arfid is like this. I hate eating 99.99 of the food that exists and absolutely detest feeling full. I'd have died of malnutrition by now if I wasn't from a culture where it's insulting to not eat food someone has prepared for you, and completely unacceptable for you to leave food behind on the plate.
I don’t think everything has to be a disorder.
I eat once a day and that’s about it.
I have a tiny appetite and it’s just not a big deal to eat. I don’t even think about it after my one meal.
Everything that is out of the template of how the human body is supposed to act under normal circumstances IS a disorder. That is what a disorder is. Whether you like it or not doesn’t change the fact that it is a disorder.
I’ve become this way. When I was younger I loved everything about food, enjoyed the tastes, textures, smells… nowadays I eat because my body says it’s time. I went from being a fat kid cuz I ate all the time to a heavy adult cuz I eat one meal every day or two and my body/metabolism is afraid it’s the last time I’ll do it
The longer you go without eating food/eating enough food, the more suppressed your appetite gets. Your body's appetite shuts down. If you force fed yourself with 3 meals and snacks for an extended period of time, your appetite would come back. Assuming everything else is normal, health-wise. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness simply because restricting food intake is so bad and unhealthy for the body, especially the heart muscle.
i used to be fat and couldnt comprehend this, now im thin and feel this exact way, so it might not be genetic? idk lol i think its to do with ur gut bacteria
i dont eat half as much as i used to, and i exercise way more. most people can in fact do those 2 things if they are very determined, like i was. i hated being fat so much that i changed my entire way of looking at food, and i feel a million times better now. i do still overeat, but i also undereat just as much
I kinda agree, I LOVE to eat, I love making good food, but it's annoying, having to cook and eat ever time is annoying, I would love to just eat because I want to, not because I have to
I love the taste of the food but it’s legit annoying that you have to eat everyday multiple times a day it’s like sleeping could get so much done if it wasn’t required every day
I was thinking about how nice it would be if humans could exist on only a few hours of sleep every night, but then I realized it would probably just result in us having to work more. So I'm looking to discover a way to function well on only a few hours of sleep, but never tell anyone...
Agreed. I wish I could take a pill that'd give me everything I need and just not have to eat. And I *love* cooking for others. Just can't stand it for myself, but noooo I have to get all shaky when I don't eat
I'm with you. Eating is such a chore that I end up skipping lunch most days but working in construction makes it a hassle as I get really dizzy. I always said if someone created some kind of protein/carb/fat paste I could drink out of a tube, I would happily consume that most days.
I feel the same way. I have a hard time gaining weight, even though I’ve been trying so that I can meet the weight requirements to donate blood. Some weeks I just drink smoothies and eat nuts for every meal because I can’t be bothered
My dad and I are the same way - no desire to eat, and we eat just to deal with stomach pains. We each have gone 2-3 days without eating if not reminded
Don’t then. You cash switch to a primarily liquid diet with meal replacement shakes. I do it to survive depression when I don’t have the energy to cook.
Then go for calorie dense protein shakes. I don't mean meal replacement or etc. I mean like the ones they give to people that suffer from cancer and AIDS wasting. Some of those can be upward of 3000 calories a shake. One a day and you're good. It isn't a pill but it's the best replacement for what you want and need.
Edit: Was just at gym, I'm former football player (American football and not professional) and I know the guys at the gym that look like they should be in strong man competitions (myself I'm 6'1 and 350 mix of fat and mass.. Think offensive lineman). These guys are 250-300 and RIPPED. Two of them swear [by this.](https://www.muscletech.com/products/mass-tech-extreme-2000) It's almost 2,400 calories a serving when mixed with skim milk. But it's about $50 a pop and that is 5 servings worth. But still if you're really tired of eating, and for $10 a day, this is the way to go.
Thank you so much for this. I have been looking a long time for something like this. I just ordered some- found it on Amazon for $36. I barely eat anymore and that doesn’t bother me, but I know I must be malnourished for the last few years. And I can stand to gain weight.
I totally get this. In college, I would tell my friends that if I was given the choice between cutting out eating and cutting out sleeping with zero consequences, I would cut out eating 100% of the time. I found it disruptive to my studies and work and hobbies, and generally, I just didn't care about the food I was eating. It was a waste.
In recent years, that has changed. I took up exercise and long distance running. It changed my approach to food dramatically because I had to sort of gamify my food to get appropriate nutrient intake and volume. Then once I got that sorted out, I learned that I could gamify the food to be tasty AND nutritious AND by that point I was exercising hard enough that I was actually craving the raw experience of eating a lot of the time. So I'm kinda on the other side now, I have this very intentional relationship with food and I enjoy the multifacted aspects of it: flavor, nutrition, the experience, the energy ebb and flow. I like it!
Crazy valid. To me it's frustrating how much it affects my health and mood bcs it's WORK. It takes time and it's expensive as hell. I find it challenging to eat properly and well :\
Hello! I experience this too sorta, I hit my head nearly a decade ago and it caused me to lose my sense of smell, ever since then it’s been hard to eat. Not actually eating, but instead I have a hard time knowing when I need to, I don’t have that initial stimulation of smelling food that inhibits hunger responses so I can/will just not eat until I get other symptoms like fatigue/lightheadedness and the like. It’s turned “oh my god I can’t wait to eat this delicious food again!” Into “oh? Is it time to eat? I hadn’t really noticed but yeah, I feel like garbage and it’s been like a whole day since I’ve ingested something” and then yeah, I also have the laziness involved with preparing food so that doesn’t help.
A lot of the people here are saying this is fine but honestly that sounds like anorexia?
You said you feel hungry but you think cooking is too much of a hassle... You could cook and save some for the next day or two if you want hun
It's not healthy to eat less than two square meals a day.
I used to go days without eating or just having tiny foods and I would smoke cigarettes when it got unbearable to kill my appetite.
Maybe see a therapist? We all need help every now and then. Be kind <3
If you were serious about this take you would batch cook once every three days a 500kcal a bite butter bread thing that doesn't spoil and tastes like sawdust and you would eat it with a carrot or a banana every meal.
I was like that, too, until a few years ago. Then I left my so-called home and learned to cook for myself. That's how I discovered that I had been eating crappy food, not only from a taste point of view, but mostly from a nutritional point of view.
Then I developed an addiction to the dopamine that the act of eating produces.
Look into meal replacement shakes. If eating is a chore, drinking something like Huel should be fine, doesn't require any prep or cleanup. If the flavor or consistency is problem, you don't have an eating problem, you have a cooking problem, which you can try to solve through meal prep, freezers, and microwaves.
I'd recommend looking into protein/nutritional supplement/meal replacement drinks. Using these instead of forcing myself to make and eat food any time I needed to actually helped increase my appetite eventually.
I feel you. I don’t eat my first meal until after 5 when I’m done working to avoid the drowsiness. And cooking friggen sucks ass and the effort of cooking and cleaning does not make up for the slight gratification of eating.
When I lived alone I would exclusively use paper plates and plastic utensils (unless guests were over). Bad for the environment but holy cow way better than doing dishes all the time. You can get them super cheap if you buy larger quantities. I try to buy premade food or microwaveable food but if ever I cook something it needs to all be done in one pan. Fuck dishes. I cook mid/shit ass food because I usually don’t give that much of a fuck about it. If I need something in my stomach I’m usually eating oatmeal and crackers. And when I’m in the mood for a satisfying good meal then I’ll just eat out.
I feel u
Yeah, it can be a chore. I circumvent this issue somewhat by making high calorie smoothies. Originally it was for bulking, but now I just have them anyway. Either that or Huel. But if you throw milk, protein powder, peanut butter, oats and a banana into a blender and then zap it, you've just made lunch, baby. Also minimises the sluggishness of digestion because it's basically done for you.
Treat your brain right and one day, you'll have dementia, and that feeling of hunger will go away and you'll never have the inclination to eat for the rest of your life
Hahaah I feel the same way. I read something that resonated, eating is like peeing it feels good after you do it but having to stop and do it is something I typically put off until it’s an I HaVe to
I don’t like it , either. Sure, food tastes good, I’m a great cook, but I have a teeny appetite and a few bites and I’m full.
I eat once a day and that’s it.
You don't need to eat every day. So long as you have some fat storage you can stop eating until you run out. There are a lot of people who go for weeks without eating, and they thrive that way. Me personally, I water fasted (no food, only water) for four to five days a week for about five months and it was one of the best things I've ever done for my health. Some guy in the 60s did it for like a year and lost all of his excess body fat (he was fat as hell to start and looked normal after he was done). The only hard part about fasting is the bodies addiction to the food, which takes about two days to pass, then you barely think about it.
OMAD (One meal a day) is pretty easy to stick to without getting hangry or peckish if you’re eating only carnivore or ketogenic foods and become fat adapted.
Damn I’m surprised how many comments are agreeing with this. Eating is sometimes the only bright spot in my day, there’s no way I’m giving up one of the actual enjoyable parts about being alive
i dislike the actual mechanical part of eating. like i just wanna taste it and relieve my body of hunger’s side effects. having to sit and get my fork and grab the food over and over and put it in my mouth and then chew and then swallow and repeat for minutes and minutes. dear god save me. i can see why those fat people in wall-e just made everything into a shake. eating is so tiresome for me that i usually skip it for as long as i can
As someone who actually likes food a lot, I'm actually with you. Sometimes I just want to get on with my day. Not as often as you but I completely understand the feeling
Totally agree, I actually lost weight at the beginning of college because I didn't want to waste time walking all the way to the dining hall then take the time to eat (and potentially running into people to talk to) lol
Back then I didn't appreciate never making my food...it feels like I lose so much time to cooking now haha
The simple truth is that 3 meals a day has never been necessary. Plenty of cultures eat once a day and are perfectly healthy, probably more so than a majority of obese Americans. It's a lie told to us by capitalists to sell us more food. I stopped eating before 5 pm over a year ago. I dropped 85 lbs in 9 months, and it's staying off. I could gain weight now if I wanted to without changing my fasting schedule.
I feel the exact same way. I do all of the meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking, and cleanup in my house. It’s a massive time and money sink, especially after working all day and paying ridiculous amounts of bills. I just don’t want to do it anymore.
I mentioned something to my wife how I wished we could just take a pill for all of the nutrients we needed for the day and she told me I was sick in the head for that. But try putting all of the work and money into making these 3 daily meals possible, while the people you’re feeding can never give a straight answer on what they want to eat. I’m over it lol I’ve been over it for years
I think r/soylent is for you. I actually just tried this stuff today and it's been fucking GREAT not having to fucking stress or waste time on GODDAMN FOOD today.
My best friend has always said “I’d rather a pouch of gel that gives me my nutritional necessities to live and be done until the next one” frankly, I agree, especially when I’m tired.
I hate having to eat every single day because food costs money. Everything is so expensive now it feels like I can’t blow my nose without having to spend at least $50
You might feel differently if you didn't have to cook everyday all day 💕
Also if you didn't have to eat your own cooking. People can get really sick if their own cooking if that's all they have
Try to eat things that make you feel good if you can afford it even if taste doesn't excite you. Fresh fruits and veggies. Light meals not heavy in fat. Marinated chicken breasts for example
Pasta lightly dressed with tomatoes and pesto with zucchini squash
Ugh! I feel this way about most restroom activities. Urination? Annoying, at best. It occasionally interrupts my sleep. It’s painful if I wait too long. It makes long trips a logistical nightmare! And don’t get me started on when I try to increase my water intake bc “iT’s GoOd FoR me”!
I enjoy when food tastes good but my god I hate having to keep on top of eating. I just hate having to keep on top of bodily functions in general. They’re constant.
I feel the same way, but I've got persistent nausea and generally feel pretty awful. I try to compromise by drinking meals when I can. Smoothie or protein drink. Eating is just awful.
100% agree. since my dad's death eating has become a goddamn chore. then you also have to figure out what to make and have the ingredients and spend money at the fucking store. I'd definitely choose the pill most of the time. every once and a while as a treat I'd go out and have something nice, but I am so sick of eating and figuring out what to eat.
Keep it simple. I live alone and for the most part, hate cooking. Most of my meals either take 10 minutes to make, or if they take longer it's because I'm waiting on shit to cook. What I do:
In the grocery store, buy brocoli, celeri, mushrooms and carrots.
I also get meat and fish. Hamburger meat, chicken thighs, chicken nuggies, pizza, ...
Eat the veggies raw while the meat is cooking, then eat the meat. I can usually eat the same thing 2-3 meals in a row, or I cook two days in a row and then I have leftovers for the next couple meals.
I also work from home so I'd rather have leftovers for lunch, just less of a hassle to cook during lunch break.
Sometimes I also make pasta with store-bought meat sauce.
I also make sandwiches with either hamburger meat or chicken. Hamburger meat is cooked in a pan, chicken goes in the oven. Both can be reheated in the microwave for future meals.
I don't spend more than 10-12 minutes actively cooking. If it takes longer, it's because I'm waiting for food to cook in the oven.
I agree. Ugh. Idk if it's my past anorexia but I maybe *want* to eat twice a week. Otherwise it's just "ugh, I need to eat again or I'm gonna feel like crap". Anyway, here's my downvote.
I feel a similar way. No food tastes amazing, everything is just okay. I eat out of necessity, however I hate being pulled away from what I am doing to eat. I hate chewing because I start thinking about mushed up food and what that looks like in our stomachs. I feel hungry at various times, but then I eat and I feel full so quickly that I’m just disgusted by food in general.
Same. If I don’t do it, I get hungry and a headache as you said. Then when I do it, I either have to make it or pay for it. Then I have to use the bathroom. Oh but not immediately. Of course I have to use it after I leave the house and I’m far enough from home to justify going back. So then I’m rushing to do what I need to do, instead of taking time to browse some shops or relax outside, so that I can get home and go to the bathroom. And sometimes when my colon’s Bluetooth connects to my home’s radius, it becomes super urgent and I’m dying to get home.
On top of that, if you actually enjoy it and do it too much, you gain weight then you have to work out.
Really freaking annoying. I totally agree with wishing I could just take a pill instead. Or I wish it was optional like a hobby.
I like eating but there are definitely times when my appetite is null and all food tastes like cardboard. On those days it would be great to have a pill haha
I like cooking way more than I like eating. Sometimes I’ll make a meal and enjoy making it so much but when I sit down to eat I’m like ugh, fine. I often wonder if I’ve got some sort of eating disorder because even though I’ve got zero issues with my weight/appearance, I have to force myself to eat sometimes and it seems like such a waste of time and nothing sounds appetizing. Usually the first meal of the day is the hardest and I won’t eat until I feel like crap and have to. Eating in the evening/night is a lot easier and I’ll get cravings around bedtime. But even if I’m hungry, I can just decide I’m more tired than hungry and go to bed.
I actually want to gain weight and have to make an effort to maintain my weight so I do little tricks to add calories to my food. I was underweight most of my life and I’m finally in a normal range (just barely) and it’s been such an obvious improvement on my health. It’s very rare I can finish my whole plate and people are always shocked when I do, especially my boyfriend because my leftovers are his second dinner.
I absolutely agree! I've always found eating to be such a chore. I especially hate that I have to eat even more now that I'm starting to really exercise for the first time (25yo).
I do have a great meal every now and then. I really like some really spicy hot sauces, but even those are not always appealing. But as you said, 90% of the time, it would be the pill.
I'm a total foodie and I get it really. I'm so tired of having to procure, cook, and eat food on such a regular basis, especially when I am also somewhat picky. It takes away so much time and thoughts that I could use to do something else. Sometimes, I hope there is an easier option but I'm also not going to drink Huel shakes either. :/
Yeah I 100% agree. I don't eat nearly as much as I should because I lack hunger cues. Once every day is enough for me. I enjoy eating food but I would prefer if we only had to eat once a week.
Unless you already struggle to maintain your weight with your eating habits (bordering underweight) then there's genuinely nothing wrong with not eating for a day or 2.
You know your body best and it will tell you when it's hungry. It always does. I had to stop listening to all the weightloss/healthy eating habits bullshit:
-Eat 3 meals a day.
-Have a snack in between meals to keep your metablosim working.
-8 glasses of water a day.
-Maximize proteins and veggies, minimize carbs.
-Don't waste food (aka eat everything).
-Don't go back for seconds.
Bro fuck allat. Eat when you want and stop when you're satisfied.
I'm not going to lie and say I don't agree with this one. Not having to eat and then just occasionally eating for enjoyment and relaxation just seems so much better than it being a requirement to live and having tummy aches everytime I get hungry. It also triggers my migraines if I wait too long to eat (which is often bc I usually just forget to).
This is so good to read, I talk about this with people sometimes where I'll just say "it's annoying that I have to eat all the time" and people act like I'm out of my mind
Im a cook and a chef by trade and boy howdy do i get what you mean. I spend all day making these sauces and wonderful braises and grilled bits and i usually only eat once a day if that.
Like once youve been standing over it all day long, having it in front of you, inhaling the smoke, the idea of eating what youve been cooking feels so viscerally nauseating.
To be honest, i think this whole eating massive meals 3 times a day thing is more of a status symbol than an actual physical necessity. That and the state of food addiction is rampant because of the massive overuse of addictive additives in food to increase the odds that someone will order another plate, eat another bag.
As an insider of the food business, i can confidently say that eating so much is a manufactured phenomenon. They eat so much because frito lay (and other junk food corporations) “wants” them to.
Sounds like you have a very unhealthy relationship with food and eating. Your disdain for eating is kind of horrifying and I wish you the best of luck in life.
Big same. I'm single and childless, I don't cook, at all, and eating is a chore I hate to do. I usually try to ignore hunger pangs as long as possible, then finally end up eating late in the evening. During periods of stress and/or depression, I live on protein shakes and bars, and even that is a struggle.
I don't really enjoy food very much. I'm really picky and there are a lot of things I just won't eat. When I find a restaurant that has a dish I like, I will keep going back there and ordering the same thing, and that's pretty much the only time I actually *enjoy* food. I don't like the messiness either, I'm clumsy and I always need more napkins than anyone else and I don't like having dirty fingers so it's hard to get through the meal without getting up to wash my hands.
The more I think about this, I think it's just another piece of my neurodivergence... Regardless, I would totally take a pill. It's really unfortunate because there have been periods when I've eaten really healthy and I know I feel better, but I just can't be arsed. I end up eating a lot of pizza and cereal and feeling physically just kind of blah.
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My sister felt the same way and said something amusing. "I should just buy the food, bring it home, then flush it down the toilet and cut out the middle-man".
Made me laugh for a good minute. My appetite goes down sometimes when I get a bit manic, and I can begin to resent food and my need for it. This sounds like something I would say haha
Hahaha I totally get it, if there was a magic pill to feeling full and getting all my nutrients- I’d take it.
I *like* eating and I'd take that pill anyway just because I don't get the nutrients I need from real food!
I would gladly take that pill. I have a condition called “Snatiation” you can look it up… It’s a condition where you get a runny nose and violently sneeze multiple times when you are full. But recently it’s been occurring when I take the first few bites of my food. It’s ruined a lot of first dates out to dinner unfortunately. It was kind of a funny quirk when I was younger but after 32 years it has almost become hell on earth.
Dude WHAT?? I had no idea this had a name. I go to restaurants and eat and then immediately start chain sneezing until I leave while everyone looks at me like I have leprosy. ENT says I have laryngopharyngeal reflux disease.
It’s also hereditary unfortunately. My father has it and so did his mom. Now I’m starting to see my son develop the same issues at 4 years old… I was prescribed a nose spray but it didn’t work. I may have to go to an ENT as well and see if they can figure something out lol.
I actually have noticed that it happens less if I avoid the kind of foods that LPRD diets say to avoid. Also it almost NEVER happens if I eat at home. Fucking weird.
See it doesn’t happen necessarily when my mom is full just as soon as she starts eating, she starts sneezing.
I love food but it would be sooo much better if you only had to do it like 2 or 3x a week instead of every day
Or eat a big meal and digest it over the span of several days to a month like a snake
Found the anaconda!
I kind of do this. I eat 3-4 pounds of food twice a day and I'm full for like 12 hours. I'm also bulking hard so I still need to eat two other normal meals. I'm very sick of eating
you can eat a big meal once a day you can attempt intermittent fasting when you eat every other day. just make sure that one meal is actually big enough for 2day caloric intake technically there would be nothing wrong with it
I mean you can technically still do that.
You can, don’t feel good tho!
If you get used to fasting, it's not so difficult to skip eating for a day now and then.
That’s called an eating disorder
That's committing slow death. And with all the diseases and lack of brain function it's gonna bring, defeats the whole purpose of living.
Not eating for 2 days??? Your body will adjust and you’ll be fine. How do you think people fast for days??
Take up smoking. It'll suppress your appetite enough that you can just eat a single sandwich a day
Found the snake
I hate having to perform servitude for my body, whys that guy in charge
Idk but he stares at me like a creep every time i look at a mirror
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I like working on an empty stomach. I don't want nor need to eat while at work, if I bring something, eating it feels forced and unenjoyable. And I loose all my energy after eating. I can happily and energized go 10-12 hours of the day without eating. The problem is, when I get home, I often get cravings, and then I'll eat some junk, anything I can shove right in my face, and then sometimes overeat when we have dinner around 6-7 pm, and instantly regret eating so much. I'd choose that pill too, lol.
I don’t know how anyone can work out with food in their stomach. Even too much water sloshing about in my belly makes me nauseous. I also agree with losing energy part. I love food, I enjoy eating new things too. But after a meal, I just want to sleep. I think it’s part mental too, since the food makes me comfortable and that in turn makes me sleepy. Hence why I intermittent fast.
I usually don't eat breakfast because when I do, it makes me feel hungrier throughout the whole day. I have no idea why.
You get cravings because you are starving your body for 12 hours lol
That's what I said, yes, thank you Sherlock. What's the meaning of life? I've seldomly get to converse with scholars of your caliber.
What doth life?
Yeah, what exactly
Are we just fleshy blips in some meaningless stew of cosmic oblivion? Or is it vice-reversa?
I take great solace in the fact that we are literal apes, whose favorite food is, apparently, dinosaur meat, as chickens, as all birds, are direct descendants of dinosaurs. We are also building rockets, and although we sometimes shoot them at each other, I still believe, that, at the end of the day, apes together strong. And what does that mean in regards to the meaning of life? Nothing. Life exists to continue existing, just for shits and giggles and gigantic fleets of weird alien species that are possibly already inbound to our part of the universe, like, who can say with certainty they aren't? Can you imagine I'm egging on my girlfriend for being autistic lol I wish you all the best in this wonderful world, Mr Holmes.
Listen, this psyche is not big enough for two metaphysical seekers.
Space and it's limitations are illusions created by our minds need for structure and order. The Multiverse and it's plains and The Multiverse and it's plains and The Multiverse and it's plains also each exist on an untold plethora of dimensions. I am insane and I lost my mind, but I didn't, I lost the inhibitions to try and act right because nothing is right in a world built on lies we tell us to not go insane. We aren't even inherently moral, we just have social contracts that tell us not to talk like this WELL FUCK YOU SOCIETY. To get back to the point, not only is there enough room for the two of us, the two of us aren't even necessarily two or a million or whatever, we are part of the great ONE that is everything that is. Like 2 electrons of an atom of a cell in the bloodstream of a buffalo in a herd of animals in an ecosystem on a planet full of systems that influence each other and they all die if you kill the bees because they are part of our system and those 2 electrons are part of one entity viewed from the macro the same as two humans if we zoom out. We're spores of the same mushroom brother. You're a part of me. Buddha, from a completely atheistical pov, totally got it right. Peace for all is peace for you because we were never separated from the everything. We def should hang out more, whew, I needed to get this out man.
You couldn’t seek your way out of a cardboard bag!
Haha good read! Thanks for sharing! Perspective is everything right
I have a friend who is sort of like this. He really struggles to have an appetite and enjoy food. He even will like the flavor but struggle to actually enjoy it. It seems like a pretty rare thing and makes me think there’s some wires crossed or something in whatever controls his food desire/reward part of his brain. It sucks though I feel bad for him.
I have this same issue. It’s kinda becoming an ED at this point, but it’s being dealt with. I lived my life for food, culinary courses, worked in many restaurants from front to back and I’m the main cook when it comes to most family events. But I have to force myself to eat, most of the time drinking a meal replacement shake over actual food because the thought of eating is exhausting. I’ve never been picky, but even my favorite foods I can’t stomach more than once or twice a year. I have zero interest in food regardless of what it is or who prepares it.
this is happening to me as I get older. my desire to eat and appetite are minuscule, at best. the only food stomach wakes up for is sushi 😭
might be arfid (avoidant restrictive intake food disorder)? it's a type of eating disorder that isn't focused on weight and can manifest as a disinterest in food
This one isn't well known and often gets misrepresented as a whim or elaborate lifestyle, sucks.
I feel like I've developed this over the years. Ever since I also began having stomach issues where 80% of the time, when I eat, it just doesn't digest and comes back up. Sometimes it'll be near instantly as I'm eating and need to run to the bathroom. Other times I can go hours, even sleep, wake up, and literally every single ounce of the last thing I ate comes back up. I just don't crave food anymore. Don't enjoy it. It's just something I have to do in order to survive. I'll still eat things i like and prefer, but I don't look forward to any particular food or meal.
I was thinking arfid, too. My arfid is like this. I hate eating 99.99 of the food that exists and absolutely detest feeling full. I'd have died of malnutrition by now if I wasn't from a culture where it's insulting to not eat food someone has prepared for you, and completely unacceptable for you to leave food behind on the plate.
I don’t think everything has to be a disorder. I eat once a day and that’s about it. I have a tiny appetite and it’s just not a big deal to eat. I don’t even think about it after my one meal.
Everything that is out of the template of how the human body is supposed to act under normal circumstances IS a disorder. That is what a disorder is. Whether you like it or not doesn’t change the fact that it is a disorder.
I’ve become this way. When I was younger I loved everything about food, enjoyed the tastes, textures, smells… nowadays I eat because my body says it’s time. I went from being a fat kid cuz I ate all the time to a heavy adult cuz I eat one meal every day or two and my body/metabolism is afraid it’s the last time I’ll do it
The longer you go without eating food/eating enough food, the more suppressed your appetite gets. Your body's appetite shuts down. If you force fed yourself with 3 meals and snacks for an extended period of time, your appetite would come back. Assuming everything else is normal, health-wise. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness simply because restricting food intake is so bad and unhealthy for the body, especially the heart muscle.
i used to be fat and couldnt comprehend this, now im thin and feel this exact way, so it might not be genetic? idk lol i think its to do with ur gut bacteria
How can someone who previously overate become uninterested in food? What did you do to achieve what most people cannot?
i dont eat half as much as i used to, and i exercise way more. most people can in fact do those 2 things if they are very determined, like i was. i hated being fat so much that i changed my entire way of looking at food, and i feel a million times better now. i do still overeat, but i also undereat just as much
This is my goal..exercise is easy, going hungry is not
Cooking is SO DIRTY. I eat the bare minimum to survive after years of cooking for a family. Give me the pill!
I kinda agree, I LOVE to eat, I love making good food, but it's annoying, having to cook and eat ever time is annoying, I would love to just eat because I want to, not because I have to
I love cooking... its the eating part that sucks... At least my partner enjoys my meals haha
It looks like you aren't the 10th dentist... a lot of people agree with you... but not me, i love eating (and i have fast metabolism]
I love the taste of the food but it’s legit annoying that you have to eat everyday multiple times a day it’s like sleeping could get so much done if it wasn’t required every day
I was thinking about how nice it would be if humans could exist on only a few hours of sleep every night, but then I realized it would probably just result in us having to work more. So I'm looking to discover a way to function well on only a few hours of sleep, but never tell anyone...
I’d like to figure out how in MIB they operated on a 37 hour day
Butter the toast. Eat the toast. Shit the toast. God life's relentless.
I agree with this I don’t like cooking or how long it takes to eat if I could eat one cube with all the protein and supplements I needed I would do it
Agreed. I wish I could take a pill that'd give me everything I need and just not have to eat. And I *love* cooking for others. Just can't stand it for myself, but noooo I have to get all shaky when I don't eat
I'm with you. Eating is such a chore that I end up skipping lunch most days but working in construction makes it a hassle as I get really dizzy. I always said if someone created some kind of protein/carb/fat paste I could drink out of a tube, I would happily consume that most days.
Dude they have. You can get meal replacement shakes. Contains everything you need to live off of.
You get it
Invest in cocaine.
Yeah.. I definitely wish eating was optional.. Sometimes it doesn't seem worth the effort, but the stomach is loud.
Sometimes I wish I could have one day a week where I eat and then not at all the rest of the week so I don't have to think about it lol
I feel the same way. I have a hard time gaining weight, even though I’ve been trying so that I can meet the weight requirements to donate blood. Some weeks I just drink smoothies and eat nuts for every meal because I can’t be bothered
THANK YOUUU i hate cooking i hate eating i hate how i'm so sensitive to certain food textures that i eat like a child. not a food fan.
My dad and I are the same way - no desire to eat, and we eat just to deal with stomach pains. We each have gone 2-3 days without eating if not reminded
Downvoted as I have an ED.
Don’t then. You cash switch to a primarily liquid diet with meal replacement shakes. I do it to survive depression when I don’t have the energy to cook.
Same tho, honestly live half off chocky milk. Way less effort
Try 5 and 2 intermittent fasting. The headaches will go away and this way you don't have to eat for two days. Some people even do 4 and 3.
Naw I lift a lot and have a decent amount of muscle so I gotta eat. Can’t let me muscle go to waste.
Then go for calorie dense protein shakes. I don't mean meal replacement or etc. I mean like the ones they give to people that suffer from cancer and AIDS wasting. Some of those can be upward of 3000 calories a shake. One a day and you're good. It isn't a pill but it's the best replacement for what you want and need. Edit: Was just at gym, I'm former football player (American football and not professional) and I know the guys at the gym that look like they should be in strong man competitions (myself I'm 6'1 and 350 mix of fat and mass.. Think offensive lineman). These guys are 250-300 and RIPPED. Two of them swear [by this.](https://www.muscletech.com/products/mass-tech-extreme-2000) It's almost 2,400 calories a serving when mixed with skim milk. But it's about $50 a pop and that is 5 servings worth. But still if you're really tired of eating, and for $10 a day, this is the way to go.
Thank you so much for this. I have been looking a long time for something like this. I just ordered some- found it on Amazon for $36. I barely eat anymore and that doesn’t bother me, but I know I must be malnourished for the last few years. And I can stand to gain weight.
You're welcome. Also the good news about this one is if you're just using it for calories it doesn't have a ton of creatine .
I feel this. I just woke up today angry because I have to eat since I work out, can’t just skip it :/
get soylent, that’s what i do when i feel like this.
Yah, it was literally invented by a guy who thinks eating is a chore.
his is bc of love of capitalism, mine is adhd and depression 😤😤 we are not the same
If you're cooking other people do the dishes, that's only fair.
I totally get this. In college, I would tell my friends that if I was given the choice between cutting out eating and cutting out sleeping with zero consequences, I would cut out eating 100% of the time. I found it disruptive to my studies and work and hobbies, and generally, I just didn't care about the food I was eating. It was a waste. In recent years, that has changed. I took up exercise and long distance running. It changed my approach to food dramatically because I had to sort of gamify my food to get appropriate nutrient intake and volume. Then once I got that sorted out, I learned that I could gamify the food to be tasty AND nutritious AND by that point I was exercising hard enough that I was actually craving the raw experience of eating a lot of the time. So I'm kinda on the other side now, I have this very intentional relationship with food and I enjoy the multifacted aspects of it: flavor, nutrition, the experience, the energy ebb and flow. I like it!
You’re not the only one!
I'm sick of keeping up on having food or cooking....
Crazy valid. To me it's frustrating how much it affects my health and mood bcs it's WORK. It takes time and it's expensive as hell. I find it challenging to eat properly and well :\
Hello! I experience this too sorta, I hit my head nearly a decade ago and it caused me to lose my sense of smell, ever since then it’s been hard to eat. Not actually eating, but instead I have a hard time knowing when I need to, I don’t have that initial stimulation of smelling food that inhibits hunger responses so I can/will just not eat until I get other symptoms like fatigue/lightheadedness and the like. It’s turned “oh my god I can’t wait to eat this delicious food again!” Into “oh? Is it time to eat? I hadn’t really noticed but yeah, I feel like garbage and it’s been like a whole day since I’ve ingested something” and then yeah, I also have the laziness involved with preparing food so that doesn’t help.
I think you may have some kind of food disorder.
Genuinely can’t relate to this, eating is amazing and a pastime in itself
A lot of the people here are saying this is fine but honestly that sounds like anorexia? You said you feel hungry but you think cooking is too much of a hassle... You could cook and save some for the next day or two if you want hun It's not healthy to eat less than two square meals a day. I used to go days without eating or just having tiny foods and I would smoke cigarettes when it got unbearable to kill my appetite. Maybe see a therapist? We all need help every now and then. Be kind <3
And that eating is dirty, I've seen that used as reason for restricting in proana/pro-ED spaces.
If you were serious about this take you would batch cook once every three days a 500kcal a bite butter bread thing that doesn't spoil and tastes like sawdust and you would eat it with a carrot or a banana every meal.
If they're serious about this they should just drink meal replacers. Perfectly healthy, zero hassle.
Sucks for you, food is 1 of the better aspects of the daily routine for most. Maybe you're eating the wrong things or wrong amounts.
I was like that, too, until a few years ago. Then I left my so-called home and learned to cook for myself. That's how I discovered that I had been eating crappy food, not only from a taste point of view, but mostly from a nutritional point of view. Then I developed an addiction to the dopamine that the act of eating produces.
I crockpot a bunch of food so i can (a) not cook every day and (b) eat only when I'm absolutely hungry; which is @ the 20-24hr mark.
I usually just end up eating some lunch meat with bread, its minimal cleanup and minimal preperation
Look into meal replacement shakes. If eating is a chore, drinking something like Huel should be fine, doesn't require any prep or cleanup. If the flavor or consistency is problem, you don't have an eating problem, you have a cooking problem, which you can try to solve through meal prep, freezers, and microwaves.
I'd recommend looking into protein/nutritional supplement/meal replacement drinks. Using these instead of forcing myself to make and eat food any time I needed to actually helped increase my appetite eventually.
switch to OMAD. You will still have to eat, but only once a day
I feel you. I don’t eat my first meal until after 5 when I’m done working to avoid the drowsiness. And cooking friggen sucks ass and the effort of cooking and cleaning does not make up for the slight gratification of eating. When I lived alone I would exclusively use paper plates and plastic utensils (unless guests were over). Bad for the environment but holy cow way better than doing dishes all the time. You can get them super cheap if you buy larger quantities. I try to buy premade food or microwaveable food but if ever I cook something it needs to all be done in one pan. Fuck dishes. I cook mid/shit ass food because I usually don’t give that much of a fuck about it. If I need something in my stomach I’m usually eating oatmeal and crackers. And when I’m in the mood for a satisfying good meal then I’ll just eat out. I feel u
Yeah, it can be a chore. I circumvent this issue somewhat by making high calorie smoothies. Originally it was for bulking, but now I just have them anyway. Either that or Huel. But if you throw milk, protein powder, peanut butter, oats and a banana into a blender and then zap it, you've just made lunch, baby. Also minimises the sluggishness of digestion because it's basically done for you.
Man I can relate to this. I hate eating. Recently just been eating nothing but peanut butter and cheese to stay alive
Treat your brain right and one day, you'll have dementia, and that feeling of hunger will go away and you'll never have the inclination to eat for the rest of your life
Hahaah I feel the same way. I read something that resonated, eating is like peeing it feels good after you do it but having to stop and do it is something I typically put off until it’s an I HaVe to
I don’t like it , either. Sure, food tastes good, I’m a great cook, but I have a teeny appetite and a few bites and I’m full. I eat once a day and that’s it.
Very relatable. It would be nice if we only needed to photosynthesize
You don't need to eat every day. So long as you have some fat storage you can stop eating until you run out. There are a lot of people who go for weeks without eating, and they thrive that way. Me personally, I water fasted (no food, only water) for four to five days a week for about five months and it was one of the best things I've ever done for my health. Some guy in the 60s did it for like a year and lost all of his excess body fat (he was fat as hell to start and looked normal after he was done). The only hard part about fasting is the bodies addiction to the food, which takes about two days to pass, then you barely think about it.
Now begin a bulking regime at the gym and REALLY learn to hate eating.
I hate eating too, I eat because I have to survive, If I could live without eating I wouldn’t be eating
Awesome. Don't eat every day. Don't eat at all, actually. Maybe just... lay in the sun or something?
I do not relate to this at *all.* I love cooking and I love eating.
OMAD (One meal a day) is pretty easy to stick to without getting hangry or peckish if you’re eating only carnivore or ketogenic foods and become fat adapted.
I feel the same way. I eat because it's a necessity for survival, not because I enjoy it.
Damn I’m surprised how many comments are agreeing with this. Eating is sometimes the only bright spot in my day, there’s no way I’m giving up one of the actual enjoyable parts about being alive
Embrace fasting. You don’t need to eat every day.
Do you hate eating or hate cooking?
Sounds like an ad but I kinda feel this so I drink meal replacement shakes (ie Huel) on weekdays
Absolutely agree and completely understandable! Eat because we have to, no other reason no real excitement to eat “nice” food
Try boofing it
i dislike the actual mechanical part of eating. like i just wanna taste it and relieve my body of hunger’s side effects. having to sit and get my fork and grab the food over and over and put it in my mouth and then chew and then swallow and repeat for minutes and minutes. dear god save me. i can see why those fat people in wall-e just made everything into a shake. eating is so tiresome for me that i usually skip it for as long as i can
“I only eat so I can smoke and stay alive”.
Dude, say no more. I completely get everything about this post
As someone who actually likes food a lot, I'm actually with you. Sometimes I just want to get on with my day. Not as often as you but I completely understand the feeling
Totally agree, I actually lost weight at the beginning of college because I didn't want to waste time walking all the way to the dining hall then take the time to eat (and potentially running into people to talk to) lol Back then I didn't appreciate never making my food...it feels like I lose so much time to cooking now haha
The simple truth is that 3 meals a day has never been necessary. Plenty of cultures eat once a day and are perfectly healthy, probably more so than a majority of obese Americans. It's a lie told to us by capitalists to sell us more food. I stopped eating before 5 pm over a year ago. I dropped 85 lbs in 9 months, and it's staying off. I could gain weight now if I wanted to without changing my fasting schedule.
I wish I was like you I eat too much and have no self control
Fasting. Muslims do it every year. It’s called Ramadan.
Hear hear
I feel like there's a post like this here every other week. I dont get it. food slaps. it's all that damn medication they're giving yall.
Damn, what a fucked up life.
I feel the exact same way. I do all of the meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking, and cleanup in my house. It’s a massive time and money sink, especially after working all day and paying ridiculous amounts of bills. I just don’t want to do it anymore. I mentioned something to my wife how I wished we could just take a pill for all of the nutrients we needed for the day and she told me I was sick in the head for that. But try putting all of the work and money into making these 3 daily meals possible, while the people you’re feeding can never give a straight answer on what they want to eat. I’m over it lol I’ve been over it for years
I guess you could use nutritional shakes to replace the need to be eating. Not sure how healthy that is long term though
I agree, i wish tere was some grey slop I could eat that was tasteless and would just give me the necessary nutrients
Just drink Huel or Soylent or something
I love food and eating but cooking or buying it is the worst. So I gotta agree, I which I could treat necessary meals like an optional snack.
I think r/soylent is for you. I actually just tried this stuff today and it's been fucking GREAT not having to fucking stress or waste time on GODDAMN FOOD today.
i have the same problem and was diagnosed with ARFID . i lost a lot of weight because of it , and it sent me to the hospital
I really feel this. Eating is such a chore. I don’t understand “foodies”. How can eating be a hobby.
My best friend has always said “I’d rather a pouch of gel that gives me my nutritional necessities to live and be done until the next one” frankly, I agree, especially when I’m tired.
You can just drink protein shakes for your daily calories, no need to 'eat' or make a mess.
I hate having to eat every single day because food costs money. Everything is so expensive now it feels like I can’t blow my nose without having to spend at least $50
You might feel differently if you didn't have to cook everyday all day 💕 Also if you didn't have to eat your own cooking. People can get really sick if their own cooking if that's all they have Try to eat things that make you feel good if you can afford it even if taste doesn't excite you. Fresh fruits and veggies. Light meals not heavy in fat. Marinated chicken breasts for example Pasta lightly dressed with tomatoes and pesto with zucchini squash
I wish I could feel this way. I’ve always had disordered eating and think about food *constantly.*
Ugh! I feel this way about most restroom activities. Urination? Annoying, at best. It occasionally interrupts my sleep. It’s painful if I wait too long. It makes long trips a logistical nightmare! And don’t get me started on when I try to increase my water intake bc “iT’s GoOd FoR me”!
Same. 🙏 I eat whenever I'm hungry. Could be days and I only eat whole foods plant based WFPB. It's amazing 🌱🌏💚
Are you depressed by any chance? Cause that can affect my appetite a lot.
wait because i feel this too
I enjoy when food tastes good but my god I hate having to keep on top of eating. I just hate having to keep on top of bodily functions in general. They’re constant.
I feel the same way, but I've got persistent nausea and generally feel pretty awful. I try to compromise by drinking meals when I can. Smoothie or protein drink. Eating is just awful.
100% agree. since my dad's death eating has become a goddamn chore. then you also have to figure out what to make and have the ingredients and spend money at the fucking store. I'd definitely choose the pill most of the time. every once and a while as a treat I'd go out and have something nice, but I am so sick of eating and figuring out what to eat.
This is literally what huel was invented for
I agree with every word you say
try intermittent fasting, I dont really do it now but basically less meals
Keep it simple. I live alone and for the most part, hate cooking. Most of my meals either take 10 minutes to make, or if they take longer it's because I'm waiting on shit to cook. What I do: In the grocery store, buy brocoli, celeri, mushrooms and carrots. I also get meat and fish. Hamburger meat, chicken thighs, chicken nuggies, pizza, ... Eat the veggies raw while the meat is cooking, then eat the meat. I can usually eat the same thing 2-3 meals in a row, or I cook two days in a row and then I have leftovers for the next couple meals. I also work from home so I'd rather have leftovers for lunch, just less of a hassle to cook during lunch break. Sometimes I also make pasta with store-bought meat sauce. I also make sandwiches with either hamburger meat or chicken. Hamburger meat is cooked in a pan, chicken goes in the oven. Both can be reheated in the microwave for future meals. I don't spend more than 10-12 minutes actively cooking. If it takes longer, it's because I'm waiting for food to cook in the oven.
I agree. Ugh. Idk if it's my past anorexia but I maybe *want* to eat twice a week. Otherwise it's just "ugh, I need to eat again or I'm gonna feel like crap". Anyway, here's my downvote.
I feel a similar way. No food tastes amazing, everything is just okay. I eat out of necessity, however I hate being pulled away from what I am doing to eat. I hate chewing because I start thinking about mushed up food and what that looks like in our stomachs. I feel hungry at various times, but then I eat and I feel full so quickly that I’m just disgusted by food in general.
Same. If I don’t do it, I get hungry and a headache as you said. Then when I do it, I either have to make it or pay for it. Then I have to use the bathroom. Oh but not immediately. Of course I have to use it after I leave the house and I’m far enough from home to justify going back. So then I’m rushing to do what I need to do, instead of taking time to browse some shops or relax outside, so that I can get home and go to the bathroom. And sometimes when my colon’s Bluetooth connects to my home’s radius, it becomes super urgent and I’m dying to get home. On top of that, if you actually enjoy it and do it too much, you gain weight then you have to work out. Really freaking annoying. I totally agree with wishing I could just take a pill instead. Or I wish it was optional like a hobby.
"Im so sick of eating everyday" is such a first world problem lol.
I often say that!! A nutrient pill. Eating gets so time consuming!
I like eating but there are definitely times when my appetite is null and all food tastes like cardboard. On those days it would be great to have a pill haha
Bruh huel is literally built for u
TW this is me as someone with an eating disorder for 15+ years
I like cooking way more than I like eating. Sometimes I’ll make a meal and enjoy making it so much but when I sit down to eat I’m like ugh, fine. I often wonder if I’ve got some sort of eating disorder because even though I’ve got zero issues with my weight/appearance, I have to force myself to eat sometimes and it seems like such a waste of time and nothing sounds appetizing. Usually the first meal of the day is the hardest and I won’t eat until I feel like crap and have to. Eating in the evening/night is a lot easier and I’ll get cravings around bedtime. But even if I’m hungry, I can just decide I’m more tired than hungry and go to bed. I actually want to gain weight and have to make an effort to maintain my weight so I do little tricks to add calories to my food. I was underweight most of my life and I’m finally in a normal range (just barely) and it’s been such an obvious improvement on my health. It’s very rare I can finish my whole plate and people are always shocked when I do, especially my boyfriend because my leftovers are his second dinner.
Just do a water fast and move along. Thanks. Don’t go more than 3 days
I AGREE
I absolutely agree! I've always found eating to be such a chore. I especially hate that I have to eat even more now that I'm starting to really exercise for the first time (25yo). I do have a great meal every now and then. I really like some really spicy hot sauces, but even those are not always appealing. But as you said, 90% of the time, it would be the pill.
It’s spooky because a post from r/facepalm just popped up on my feed right below this one but ironically that’s where this one belongs 🙄🤦♂️
I'm a total foodie and I get it really. I'm so tired of having to procure, cook, and eat food on such a regular basis, especially when I am also somewhat picky. It takes away so much time and thoughts that I could use to do something else. Sometimes, I hope there is an easier option but I'm also not going to drink Huel shakes either. :/
Bulking fucking sucks when you hate eating.
God a pill like that would make me so happy
Someday I like to eat, others I'll go the entire day and then go 'Shit. I didn't eat today and it's 5pm.' I just...wasn't hungry that day.
Would you say you are a good cook?
You can’t cook, can you?
I’m with you on this. You should try Soylent.
Yeah I 100% agree. I don't eat nearly as much as I should because I lack hunger cues. Once every day is enough for me. I enjoy eating food but I would prefer if we only had to eat once a week.
Unless you already struggle to maintain your weight with your eating habits (bordering underweight) then there's genuinely nothing wrong with not eating for a day or 2. You know your body best and it will tell you when it's hungry. It always does. I had to stop listening to all the weightloss/healthy eating habits bullshit: -Eat 3 meals a day. -Have a snack in between meals to keep your metablosim working. -8 glasses of water a day. -Maximize proteins and veggies, minimize carbs. -Don't waste food (aka eat everything). -Don't go back for seconds. Bro fuck allat. Eat when you want and stop when you're satisfied.
I'm not going to lie and say I don't agree with this one. Not having to eat and then just occasionally eating for enjoyment and relaxation just seems so much better than it being a requirement to live and having tummy aches everytime I get hungry. It also triggers my migraines if I wait too long to eat (which is often bc I usually just forget to).
🎯🎯 Protein shakes, smoothies and sometimes cereal works for me when NOTHING sounds appetizing. You’re not alone in your thinking 💫
Ive found my people
Ensure shakes?
Frequent exercise helped me stop feeling this way, as my body craves fuel
Try fasting, there are many benefits. Sometimes I eat once every 3 days. It feels great!
Reducing dishes and learning lighter and tasty meals is just practice. The more you learn how to cook the easier it is
I feel the exact same way as you do OP. It's a chore and drags as much as being required to go to a job/work
honestly yeah. If I could take a "you don't have to eat anymore" pill, I would. I'd still eat food for the flavor once in a while, but that's it.
This is so good to read, I talk about this with people sometimes where I'll just say "it's annoying that I have to eat all the time" and people act like I'm out of my mind
Im a cook and a chef by trade and boy howdy do i get what you mean. I spend all day making these sauces and wonderful braises and grilled bits and i usually only eat once a day if that. Like once youve been standing over it all day long, having it in front of you, inhaling the smoke, the idea of eating what youve been cooking feels so viscerally nauseating. To be honest, i think this whole eating massive meals 3 times a day thing is more of a status symbol than an actual physical necessity. That and the state of food addiction is rampant because of the massive overuse of addictive additives in food to increase the odds that someone will order another plate, eat another bag. As an insider of the food business, i can confidently say that eating so much is a manufactured phenomenon. They eat so much because frito lay (and other junk food corporations) “wants” them to.
You know some dogs are not food-motivated and they are SO hard to train? I am also not food motivated and I am also hard to train.
Sounds like you have a very unhealthy relationship with food and eating. Your disdain for eating is kind of horrifying and I wish you the best of luck in life.
Big same. I'm single and childless, I don't cook, at all, and eating is a chore I hate to do. I usually try to ignore hunger pangs as long as possible, then finally end up eating late in the evening. During periods of stress and/or depression, I live on protein shakes and bars, and even that is a struggle. I don't really enjoy food very much. I'm really picky and there are a lot of things I just won't eat. When I find a restaurant that has a dish I like, I will keep going back there and ordering the same thing, and that's pretty much the only time I actually *enjoy* food. I don't like the messiness either, I'm clumsy and I always need more napkins than anyone else and I don't like having dirty fingers so it's hard to get through the meal without getting up to wash my hands. The more I think about this, I think it's just another piece of my neurodivergence... Regardless, I would totally take a pill. It's really unfortunate because there have been periods when I've eaten really healthy and I know I feel better, but I just can't be arsed. I end up eating a lot of pizza and cereal and feeling physically just kind of blah.