Which reason do you find yourself eating...

@bjc66bjc (6730)
United States
March 10, 2013 3:09pm CST
Do you eat because you are hungry or do you think you eat to keep from being hungry..this is really something I really had to comtemplate.. How do you feel about it because you are hungry or to keep from getting hungry...or do you eat because thats what you do to survive???
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@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
10 Mar 13
Some days I just find myself eating because I am bored, such as yesterday at work I was bored, and just ate to pass the time. Otherwise at home I find I will eat when I get dizzy, I always have a glass of water which tends to keep me full.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Mar 13
hi ricki and bjc why is it in the winter time I just really have to force myself to get my 8 to 10 glasses of water in in one day but come hot weather I can easily do that. I have a large plastic mug that holds sixteen ounces of water always sitting on my desk sill its just only half emptied.If I do not get all my water I will wake in the middle of the night with cramps in my legs which I can alleviate by drinking more water but the cramps will not loosen up til I get up and walk them off. those night cramps are really very painful too.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
10 Mar 13
I have found myself doing that as well Ricki which is really not good.I don't drink nearly as much water as I should..But \I am trying to drink more water also...
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@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
10 Mar 13
I tend to drink a lot of water, which is probably why I normally don't eat a lot. But somedays I'm just starving. Yesterday, I forced myself to drink 2 pops, I rarely drink it just water. I had one with lunch, as I treated myself to pizza, and for supper my sister made me drink the other.
• Sweden
10 Mar 13
I usually eat only 3 times a day (main dishes). We can say that we eat normally just for us not be hungry, and if we are hungry we will be tired and won't think nothing else but food. Considering living a helty live we shouldn't eat too much and too often, but we eat because that is our energy which prevent us from beign tired and unenergetic. We eat because we are hungry and to keep us from beign hungry at the same time. Sometimes if you feel like you need some more energy, people simply eat something in small amount like snack. We could keep on without eating for quite a while, but we surely know that we don't want to be hungry :)
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@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
10 Mar 13
Thanks for responding...
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11 Mar 13
I eat in little portions so im constantly hungry therefore, I eat when im hungry or peckish
• Indonesia
12 Mar 13
I eat when I feel hungry, it's the main reason for me and I craving food when think I could not live a day without a bar of chocolate or bags of potato chips or a slice of brownies cake
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
12 Mar 13
Thanks mrswhitfield for responding and you sound like you really have a nack for snacks...
@shaina228 (119)
• Japan
12 Mar 13
Some people eat because they are hungry. Some eat because they don't want to get hungry. Some eat too much,some eats less. For me I eat too much. I don't care about breakfast lunch or dinner time. I don't wait to get hungry. I want to chew everytime I feel bored. I know this is not good for the diet. Since I'm not into diet I can't even imagine I am having almost 5~6 meals a day plus snacks in between. I don't get fat, I maintain 42~43 kls, that makes me worried. Sometimes I ask myself am I sick? Lol
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
12 Mar 13
Hi shaina, thanks for sharing your eating experiences.. and not you are not sick...LOL
@jdalaqui (1073)
• Philippines
11 Mar 13
Sometimes the urge to eat is the absence of work. In my own experience, when I am not doing anything, that makes me like to eat and eat. As I observe, many people eat and eat a lot not because they are hungry but because eating becomes a force in the body that even though extra eating is not necessary, the body demands food intake.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
thanks jdalaqui for your response..I agree sometimes when I am really busy doing something, I forget to even eat because I am totally involved in what I am doing...
@jdalaqui (1073)
• Philippines
11 Mar 13
yeah, because when we are busy doing the work, cares about life is not overwhelming us thus stress and other negatives are somewhat blurred so that they do not directly hurt our emotions and physical well being. Of course, work does not keep us from eating...
@patnopy (721)
• Philippines
11 Mar 13
yes we eat because we are hungry and also to replace some energy that gone
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
Hi patnopy, thanks for respondingg
@patnopy (721)
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
also thanks for the discussion
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
11 Mar 13
I ate because I am hungry but I also eat because it is a habit especially when sitting in front of the tv. I have to stop that.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
hi winterose, thanks for responding..I think a lot of us do the same thing when watching TV..sometimes stopping is not as easy as it sounds...LOL
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
11 Mar 13
I used to be a person that would eat because it was something that was a comfort to me. However, this is not at all the case of how I am anymore. These days, the reason that I eat is because of the fact that you have to eat in order to survive. I probably don't eat as much as I should, but since I'm a bigger girl, I don't think that the fact that I don't eat all that often is really something that is bad for me. I will do what I need to do to stay alive because I do love my life.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
hi dorann, thanks so much for your response..I am not a big eater either but Its just so hard to lose weight anyway.. But I have never been a huge eater,,I don;t like chocolates, coffee, rice, bread..but its still an issue for me...also
• Indonesia
11 Mar 13
well, too many reason I guess but to survive is the main reason for eating. I eat when the time is come. we usually have breakfast, lunch and dinner, so I try to eat based on that time. sometimes I don't think why I eat, I eat because I want to eat
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
thanks red for responding with your feedback...I get it you eat because you want to...simple as that...LOL
@jadoixa (1166)
• Philippines
11 Mar 13
i eat because i am hungry..also to survive..but i don't eat if i am not hungry..i don't feel like it when my stomach is full..it always feel great to eat especially when we are too hungry.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
thanks jadoixa for your feeedback...
@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
12 Mar 13
I eat 6 small frequent meal everyday to keep myself to get hungry and to not eat much. But there are times that I find myself eating in front of TV eating even if I am not hungry, sometimes it makes me feel guilty because i know i ate too much unhealthy foods.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
12 Mar 13
I have heard that 6 small frequent meals is the way are suppose to eat..But don't ge to hard on yourself we all fall off the wagon someimes..LOL
• Philippines
11 Mar 13
actually aside from eating just to survive... or to kill the hunger.. as for me I eat when I'm happy I eat when im tired i eat when im depressed i eat when im stressed.. lotsa eating... but food makes me feel good and even better. not just simply hunger killer... food is something that gives me reason to smile and say haaaaayyyy love the food.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
Thanks sheilla for your feedback..yes food does seem to make us feel good sometimes...
• Philippines
11 Mar 13
Normally, I eat 3 times a day because its natural. If I eat more than that its because I'm hungry. I don't want to feel the emptiness of my stomach due to hunger. But even though, I like eating while having my diet. I always eat foods that are rich in fiber so I would feel full with satisfaction in my stomach.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
Hi borgie. thanks for responding...it seems like you hsve plsn that works for you....
@starirai (21)
• Philippines
11 Mar 13
For me I eat when I'm hungry:-)
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
thanks starirai for your response..
• Philippines
11 Mar 13
I eat meals sometimes 3 times a day, sometimes times 2 times a day depending on my mode, i usually eat when i'm hungry. i eat because i don't want to get sick. yes i eat because i want to survive.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
LOL, thanks for reponding jonas..
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Mar 13
I eat when I am hungry and by so doing I survive this life. But in some rare cases, I also eat not because I am hungry but because I crave and would want that craving to be satisfied. But I makes sure I don't eat in excess so as not to ruin my health. Overeating can lead to obesity so I never would do that.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
Hi solonga, thanks for feedback...
@lampar (7584)
• United States
10 Mar 13
I think the first reason is more likely for me why i am eating. Sometime i don't eat for two to three days because i am not feeling hungry. I just don't think eating is important to keep me survive, i still like to think of food as something that keep me from getting hungry and for me to avoid those little humming sound coming out of my stomach.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
10 Mar 13
Hi lampar, "I gotcha"..I sure know about those little humming sounds in the tummy..
@marguicha (223850)
• Chile
11 Mar 13
I must confess that many times I eat out of boredom and not because I have the healthy need to provide for my body. I have not been hungry many times in my life and not for a long time. But I like to cook, I like to invite friends for diner and I love to use my imagination in making new dishes all the time.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
Its funny that you as well as other say they eat from being bored. call me crazy, but I very seldom get bored and its certainly not because I have an exciting life style but I just don't get bored.. with my computer, telephone, and car when its working, I don't have time to be bored... Since you love to cook I would love to be close enough to sample one of your meals..
@elenaliu (149)
• China
11 Mar 13
I eat because I'm hungry,what's more,I have to eat because I need to survive.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
LOL thanks for your response.....
@gkutti (111)
11 Mar 13
there are people who eat because they are hungry, some eat to keep themselves from getting hungry, some even have a definite timetable as when to eat and what to eat and eat not to. i find all this ridiculous though, no offense please, just an opinion. i eat when ever i feel like eating, though i have had a full meal a short while ago if i find something really tasty on the roads you bet i would not mind having a second course. so hunger and food have nothing in common to me. but there are a lot of disadvantages in this sort of a 'undisciplined system' as my mom calls it, one time i get busy doing something and forget food and at other times i have nothing to do and end up eating all day. yet, i never change. hail to people like me....!!! :p have a good day all of you...!!! :)
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Mar 13
Hi gkitti, I am not sure what you find so ridiclous. .a mere question is ridiculous?? well its your opinion and no offense taken...