Food

I have a weird relationship with food.
I really wish I could eat a heap today, and that would tide me over for the next week.  It does not seem to work like that though.  I can have a heap today, and be hungry again tomorrow.
Sometimes though I can get hunger confused with habit.  When I am used to having something at a certain time an internal alarm bell goes off that tells me it is time to eat again.  That is often just habit though.  It is my custom to eat at that time.  Apparently with real hunger the body starts feeding on itself.  I don’t know that I have ever known real hunger.  I thought I did once.  One time I had not eaten all week-end and never has a tube of toothpaste tasted so good.  I may be skinny but I do like food.
The need to eat though is a good thing.  It is a real social time.  Exclude tv and it was a time for families to get together to discuss things.  Often that was the time it became known that Harry had made the football team, and Mary was in the school play.
It is still a great reason to get together.  Often friends are invited over for dinner.  At events nibbles are provided.  They go really well with a drink which is often a tea or coffee or beverage.
A number of us probably wouldn’t eat if we did not need to.  But we do.  I could always tell when I needed food.  At its worst I would feel faint and know that I needed something.  The race would be on to supply something so that I regained my strength.  I’m glad the body converts good stuff into my muscles and other places.  I don’t think it is over stating it to say I would be dead if it didn’t.
Food though is a problem for some.  Our diet these days leaves a lot to be desired.  Being overweight or obese is a growing problem.  There is so much sugar in stuff.  That can’t be good.  I avoid chips because they seem to be the great filler.  A bigger meal is often defined by more chips.  Sugar and chips are good for instant energy.  They are not good for endurance.
I can’t talk though as I notice my stomach is growing.  I have a friend slightly older than me that would rest his hands on his tummy.  I can see why now.  That’s a great place to put your hands.  Plus do it right and I can cover it a bit.
I will basically eat anything.  Whatever is put in front of me I tend to eat.  There are definitely some foods I prefer more than others, but until I have I go, I don’t know.