Guest guest Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 This legalizing food approach is certainly interesting. For this week's object I decided to tackle a bitter childhood food memory/attachment. My mom was anorexic/bulimic. In 1965, extremely little was known about those disorders. Dad watched her wasting away and did everything he could think of to tempt her appetite, especially bringing home special treats that we kids weren't allowed to touch. She wouldn't eat them, of course; they sat there until they were moldy and stale. Oh, how I remember opening the frig door and looking longingly at those cherry turnovers. The cream horns didn't interest me; back then I was more in tune with my likes/dislikes and I thought they tasted nasty. But the turnovers! I've binged on them a lot as an adult. So today I bought a package of turnovers. I treated myself to ambience: a pretty china dessert plate, a fresh napkin. I savored every bite, noticed the textures, sort of realized I was getting full because it just wasn't tasting as wonderful as it had, and left a couple of bites on the plate. I even realized that it wasn't as good as the ones from years ago; those had more tart cherries and less sugary filling. And all the while I kept reminding myself how lucky I was that I wasn't a child anymore so if I wanted one of these delicious treats I could have them. I learned a lot from the experience: I still ate a little too quickly for savoring, I ate to "full" rather than satisfied. But I also congratulated myself on my progress at IE. I'm still far-far-far from the finish line, but at least now I'm in the race. BeckettWho's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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