Re: Rules - deeper dive....

[Guest guest]

Wow

I'm going to save this thread for all eternity. Geneen Roth notes that all

cultures associate eating with companionship. It really is a way to celebrate

being together.

however, if one is in an alone state of her life, eating without distraction can

make you feel, well, lonely. My mags are my companion.

If I didn't eat with distraction, I would...

notice how much I ate?

notice how little I like it?

notice how lonely I am?

hmm, anything else?

Foggy

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> > So I know I hate the sit down and eat with no distractions rule. But why?

> > I decided to go back to Why Weight? and push forward. I'm going to try to

> > answer the questions here - I think it makes me think harder and makes my

> > thoughts more coherent to share them.

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> > *I can't/don't want to sit down while I eat, and I can't eat without

> > distractions because......*

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> > 1. It's too boring.

> > 2. It's more relaxing to do something while eating.

> > 3. I have a " free pass " to sit and relax while I'm eating. I

> > " shouldn't " be doing something else - like some chores.

> > 4. " Just " eating is a waste of time. I just want it to be over.

> > 5. *My family would* hate it if I started making them sit at the

> > table.

> > 6. Sometimes it gets too tense when we sit at the table together.

> > 7. If I always sat at the table when I ate, I would be alone a lot.

> > 8. *My friends would *think it was weird if we had to sit at the table

> > to eat.

> > 9. At work I would be wasting time if I went to the breakroom. And it

> > would " look bad " for me to be sitting up there.

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> > Thoughts: Am I really supposed to go sit at the table every time I want a

> > snack? That would suck! It's just not worth it. But if I don't eat, I

> > feel crappy. I HATE sitting at the table. I feel so angry at the thought

> > of this. Very interesting.

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