Thinking About Eating

by Nicole S

The next person who tells me, "I was so busy today, I forgot to eat!" is going to get a wallop. How in the world can one forget to eat? It makes no sense to me at all. Wouldn't you start to wilt? Wouldn't your stomach remind you to eat by letting out a growl? Not having time to eat is one thing; not remembering must be B.S.

Personally, my stomach never stops talking to me. I want to eat constantly. In fact, I practically revolve my day around what I'm going to eat next:

Get to the office and go to cafeteria for breakfast. Hmmm…. Eggs and turkey bacon look yummy. Get some

Look at today's cafeteria menu and start thinking about what to have for lunch. Mexican tacos - mmm.

Take another peek at the menu. Maybe I'll go for a sandwich instead of the tacos - it's gotta be a bit healthier, no?

Want to get lunch, but need to hold out longer because if I go now, I'll be starving again at 3pm.

Should I go now? Can I wait another half hour?

Not waiting anymore because if I do, the lines will be ridiculous.

Waiting in line for the tacos after all.

Eating the tacos, plus the nachos that were given on the side.

Should I go back to the cafeteria for a snack for later? If I don't, I'll be wilting by 5. I can get something healthy, like a piece of fruit. Well, I'll just think about it for now.


Going back to the cafeteria to get my snack for later. And maybe some cookies. No, wait, no cookies. Nicole, you're dieting. Well, okay maybe just one. I've been good today. End up with a banana and two cookies, thanks to the new price deal.

Eat cookies immediately.

Eat the banana.

Eat dinner with a client at a great Italian restaurant. Eggplant parm. Yum.

Drank wine with client and now need something salty. Grab an open bag of Fritos and ingest a few handfuls before getting into bed.

Anyway, you get the idea. Food is constantly on my mind! So the next time someone says, "I was so busy I forgot to eat!" I'm going to respond with sympathy, saying, "Gosh, I can't imagine being devoid of a basic instinct like hunger. How sad. Have you had that checked out?"

How I was good today: Didn't get guacamole with my tacos. Also ate only two tacos instead of the three they gave me. Pat on the back for my attempt at portion control!

How I was bad today: Yeah, okay, ate two cookies but at least it wasn't three.

What I avoided today: Ordering an appetizer at my dinner meeting. My client had one but I said no! Way to go.