Re: Tossing food... food overflow...

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I guess I just hadn't notice how much food I buy! My cupboards and

refrigerators (!) are always full to overflowing, because of this " unconscious "

fear of being hungry, or running out. I hope that my food hoarding (whatever)

will abate over time as I learn I just don't need HUGE portions and - there will

be a food tomorrow. This is such a learning curve...

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> > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > benefits? If I see " free food " in the supermarket or other places, does that

> > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is not

> > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > how a little bit of food that I " m going to throw out will help starving

> > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and should

> > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess or

> > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am starving,

> > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

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Ditto. You know, if I gradually am able to store less food in the kitchen,

there may actually be enough room to store all the other stuff we keep in there

tidily out of sight instead of filling the counters, the cabinet tops, the tops

of the freezer and frig... Wouldn't that be a lovely reflection of the " space "

in my head no longer spent thinking about food?

Jane

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> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the field,

> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are the

> > > benefits? If I see " free food " in the supermarket or other places, does

that

> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is

not

> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put the

> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's the

> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's not

> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are we

> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting? Not

> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because I'm

> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> > > how a little bit of food that I " m going to throw out will help starving

> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and

should

> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have excess

or

> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I eat

> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am

starving,

> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

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[Guest guest]

Tai,

I think it's likely there are commonalities there between stuff clutter and what

the Flylady calls " body clutter. " I was just thinking about how light hikers

pack, every ounce considered carefully. Yet when my family takes an outing, I

ALWAYS have trouble fitting all our food in a picnic-sized insulated bag. But

somehow, we always end up bringing most of it home. Seems like insecurity about

the availability of food to me. I want to become fit and strong and spare like

hikers are!

Jane

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> >> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the

field,

> >> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> >> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are

the

> >> > > benefits? If I see " free food " in the supermarket or other places, does

that

> >> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is

not

> >> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> >> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put

the

> >> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's

the

> >> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's

not

> >> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are

we

> >> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting?

Not

> >> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because

I'm

> >> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> >> > > how a little bit of food that I " m going to throw out will help starving

> >> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and

should

> >> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have

excess or

> >> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> >> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I

eat

> >> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am

starving,

> >> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

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[Guest guest]

Tai,

I think it's likely there are commonalities there between stuff clutter and what

the Flylady calls " body clutter. " I was just thinking about how light hikers

pack, every ounce considered carefully. Yet when my family takes an outing, I

ALWAYS have trouble fitting all our food in a picnic-sized insulated bag. But

somehow, we always end up bringing most of it home. Seems like insecurity about

the availability of food to me. I want to become fit and strong and spare like

hikers are!

Jane

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> >> > >

> >> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the

field,

> >> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> >> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are

the

> >> > > benefits? If I see " free food " in the supermarket or other places, does

that

> >> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is

not

> >> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> >> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put

the

> >> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's

the

> >> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's

not

> >> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are

we

> >> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting?

Not

> >> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because

I'm

> >> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> >> > > how a little bit of food that I " m going to throw out will help starving

> >> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and

should

> >> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have

excess or

> >> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> >> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I

eat

> >> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am

starving,

> >> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

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[Guest guest]

Tai,

I think it's likely there are commonalities there between stuff clutter and what

the Flylady calls " body clutter. " I was just thinking about how light hikers

pack, every ounce considered carefully. Yet when my family takes an outing, I

ALWAYS have trouble fitting all our food in a picnic-sized insulated bag. But

somehow, we always end up bringing most of it home. Seems like insecurity about

the availability of food to me. I want to become fit and strong and spare like

hikers are!

Jane

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> >> > > **

> >> > >

> >> > >

> >> > > Right, Katcha. Food grows all the time under good conditions in the

field,

> >> > > and the wild. If not picked or eaten by animals, it rots anyway. And

> >> > > nourishes the ground. If I don't eat food that I've paid for, what are

the

> >> > > benefits? If I see " free food " in the supermarket or other places, does

that

> >> > > mean I have to eat it so that it does not go to waste? If vegetation is

not

> >> > > picked, it goes back to the ground and nourishes the earth. Did I

> >> > > manufacture plastic packaging? No. So if I want to, I can always put

the

> >> > > plastic in one place and dump the food in another place. :-) So what's

the

> >> > > bit deal in not hurting ourselves by throwing food out? At least it's

not

> >> > > batteries, hahaha, that we're dumping in the garbage pile, and who are

we

> >> > > hurting? If I eat the food that I don't really WANT, who am I hurting?

Not

> >> > > the landfill, and I'm not hurting the people who are starving because

I'm

> >> > > not getting that unwanted or excess food to them. I really cannot think

> >> > > how a little bit of food that I " m going to throw out will help starving

> >> > > people, the food other countries send to them often rots anyway, and

should

> >> > > I kill myself by overeating because others are starving and I have

excess or

> >> > > unwanted food around? maybe a poor analogy, but I know I'm not going to

> >> > > solve the world's problem by throwing out food that will hurt me if I

eat

> >> > > it, or which I really don't want to eat unless, of course, *I* am

starving,

> >> > > then I am sure that I will be able to eat food I really don't like.

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