I have a digestive illness and should be following a special diet. As I've been planning my meals, I've started to suspect that eating has only ever been about comfort for me! I have lots of ideas for breakfast, snacks and desserts because I find that those meals can often be really comforting - but I struggle with lunch and dinner, my mind just goes blank and I have no interest in eating 'proper' food..

I started thinking back and realized that ever since I was a child, I've always thought - why would I eat? Why should I care about myself and my well-being - no one else did!! And this indifference has remained.. I really couldn't give a toss. There is a very small part of me that's scared that I'm slowly killing myself with the cr*p I eat but mostly I just don't care. I only eat to comfort myself..

while I can't relate fully to this, 1 thing that I do find is that when it comes to lunch and dinner, I'll prepare it, and eat a little bit of it, then just give up and go and find the snacks.

it's not that I don't like it (though I never really enjoyed my own cooking), it's more that I seem to enjoy snacks more, and i'mm ore motivated to eat them.

sometimes (quite often actually), it's like I've got 2 stomach's

a little one for the lunches and dinners (that gets full easily), then.. a big never ending one for the snacks

I feel I have two stomachs too, one for 'proper' food and a much bigger one for dessert :P Although, thankfully, I've started to notice a slight disgust when it comes to sweet foods as I've been eating too much of them for so long.. Maybe I have hope yet.

I also find I nibble at my lunch or dinner but devour snacks!

Originally Posted by ShareYourStory

I feel I have two stomachs too, one for 'proper' food and a much bigger one for dessert :P Although, thankfully, I've started to notice a slight disgust when it comes to sweet foods as I've been eating too much of them for so long.. Maybe I have hope yet.

I also find I nibble at my lunch or dinner but devour snacks!

I guess their's hope for all of us.

we just need to find it..