#eating behaviour

These are not tips for how anybody should eat their food, but if it’s helpful for anybody that’s fine.

I don’t know how or when I developed those habits, but some of them are taste or aesthetically driven, some acquired from studying etc.

The intention is to make a list of what I have.

Using large or tiny cutlery. Large forks and knives will make it seem you eat tiny, and tiny spoons and forks will make you think you ate a lot of food, although it’s probably 20-50 grams.

Small plates/bowls. No need to eat more, than can fit in palm of the hand. Small plates/bowls are cute and it’s nice to hold it in your hand.

White/black plates. Color or ornaments distract me. Eating from white/black is making me aware of food and its qualities. Enjoyment of food begins with looking at it. Everything should look and smell good. Everything should be perfect. Never eat from red/yellow/orange plates — these colors are making you hungry, according to researches. That’s why fast food restaurants have those as part of their corporate design. Red and yellow are naturally attracting your attention, signalling for danger and summoning emotions.

Avoiding spices/additions. Spices and additions are making you hungry. And my stomach is not good with hot food. I use salt though.

Mixed foods. Having more than 1 ingredient on the plate I tend to eat them separately. Salads are disasters… I will eat meat and all ingredients one by one. Presumably it’s best to eat a mix to enjoy the composition, but I don’t like it. Food accompanied with a sauce is nice for me though. I wasn’t aware of this habit until recently, someone just pointed out to this.

Cutting everything in small pieces. It makes food last longer on the plate, makes me more aware of what I eat, of the taste, of the amount, and it’s nice to finish your food slowly, while everybody already finished and eat something different. Additionally slow food intake gives a faster feeling of fulfilment. I don’t always eat like that, sometimes I barely cut food and then stuff myself with it. It’s a rather terrible habit.

Chewing for long time. Pretty much self explanatory. It’s better for digestion.

Don’t like to eat in public space. Eating outside (on the street) makes my food feel unclean. Plus I need napkins, plus I don’t like fast food / street food. Extra: saves money. Also eating outside ruins breath and I don’t always have chewing gum. But I can eat a cracker taken with me in case of emergency hunger.

Restaurants. While I’m on a diet I didn’t go to restaurants so far. In Belgium they serve ridiculously huge portions, called Belgian Portion. It can make a normal eating person sick. It makes the pressure of eating much higher. In the past I tried to eat it all, not out of politeness, just the food was nice and difficult to reject. But later I’ve learned you can even throw it on the floor and they don’t mind (theoretically speaking). I don’t have a plan for action in the restaurants now. I guess I will just eat a small desert with tea or a small starter.

Calm background. No tv in the background (tv pisses me off). Calm music is possible, or music I like… Something which is not very distracting. Sometimes I eat sitting behind the computer although I keep reminding myself it’s not good.

Don’t buy what I don’t need. Food tends to spoil and I don’t like to spend on it. Spending on food makes me feel like wasting money. I buy long lasting food or something I really want/need. If I don’t eat bread — I don’t buy it. No cookies — no cookies. Pretty much self explanatory. Don’t keep that trash in the house.

Bio/eco, GMO free, soy, sugar free/diet, diabetic, fitness. Avoid at any cost! Sometimes there’s only bio/eco products available, then it’s the only option in the shop… Extra money spent: thanks, assholes. See #11. Fitness food is nice tho, but it’s meant for body mass gaining, I’m not dead-lifting yet.

Chinese tea ceremonies. It’s beautiful, tasty, slow, enjoyable, the tea and cups are gorgeous. See #2 and #3. Plus you can eat dry fruits with it — healthy small meal. It works like ASMR for me.

Milk. Love drinking milk. It’s like eating food, but it’s not really food... A mind trap.

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Hi lovely,

I’m sorry you feel like you’re slipping. I recently slipped back into a bad place and I know how bad it can feel. I think you should tell your counsellor about how you feel and hopefully they can help you as well. I’m not sure how your depression is but when I feel myself slipping back I distract myself. I read, watch a movie, spend time with my family and friends, go out, basically just spend time with myself and my loved ones. If you keep your mind active it’ll be harder for the depression to take over your focus.