Originally Posted by
Connie Jo
My x-hubby was like that too Chiefster..."see food & eat it", but he also couldn't stop. He would eat until he made himself miserably sick. IE: Thanksgiving I knew to make him two extra pumpkin pies...cause he'd eat two entire pies before family even arrived for afternoon dinner. If I made a pot of ham n beans & cornbread for dinner...he'd eat the entire pot in one evening. He just couldn't stop till all the food was gone. He always said he thought he had an eating disorder, which likely he did.
He wasn't 'that' over-weight though, considering the amount of food he would eat. I never thought so anyway...most of his weight was in his belly, which is common, especially at our age. He stayed fairly active with work & such, so that helped him burn off much of what he consumed I think.
After his heart attack scare he became obsessed with not eating, the complete opposite of how he use to eat. One is as bad as the other related to being healthy...fasting & not eating properly can harm also, especially when drinking as much coffee & alcohol as he was on an empty stomach. He developed ulcers & acid reflux also.
Heck, there were thousands who developed heart trouble, some even lost life...related to the Atkins diet and eliminating carbs & fats completely from their diets. The heart and body require some carbs & fat to function properly & be healthy. That's what Cardiologists & Dr's say any way.
I think the old basic rule we were taught in school is likely still the best theory when it comes to healthy eating...eat balanced meals including portions from all food groups. That said, I don't do that either...I tend to be a junk food junkie at times, moreso since becoming single. Cooking homemade meals like I did when married isn't as feasible single. I eat mostly frozen foods now...such as Fridays Potato Skins, pizza, haha. I also drink too much Diet Dr. Pepper...never been a coffee or tea drinker.