Article: Nutrition model stresses positive experience of eating
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One of the reasons this article intrigued me is that I would classify my husband as a "competent eater".<br><br>
He has always been a healthy weight. He enjoys food and has never "dieted". He has a good idea of how much food is "enough" and rarely eats to the point of being uncomfortably full.<br><br>
I have seen him take a few bites of a dessert and say "this is too rich, I can't eat it". To him, overly fatty foods just don't feel good... it's not about calorie restriction, but about bodily comfort.<br><br>
I want to be like him when I grow up. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile">
He has always been a healthy weight. He enjoys food and has never "dieted". He has a good idea of how much food is "enough" and rarely eats to the point of being uncomfortably full.<br><br>
I have seen him take a few bites of a dessert and say "this is too rich, I can't eat it". To him, overly fatty foods just don't feel good... it's not about calorie restriction, but about bodily comfort.<br><br>
I want to be like him when I grow up. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile">
I think I'm pretty competent. I only really indulge to the point where I'm uncomfortable when I go to a really good buffet or when I go out for sushi.<br><br>
And I want to comment that being a competent eater isn't just about not eating too many calories, but also about eating enough calories. Not being comfortable with food, and avoiding food, is dangerous. A very good friend of mine has lived off a highly restrictive diet and it's catching up with her in the form of som health problems that her doctor suspects is because she's had been underweight most of her weight.
And I want to comment that being a competent eater isn't just about not eating too many calories, but also about eating enough calories. Not being comfortable with food, and avoiding food, is dangerous. A very good friend of mine has lived off a highly restrictive diet and it's catching up with her in the form of som health problems that her doctor suspects is because she's had been underweight most of her weight.
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