Some more thoughts about food

As an adolescent and way into my 20s I could eat huge amounts of food without putting on any weight at all. I was slim, almost skinny, and would love to gain a few kilos at the time. I was an active basketball player, though, and needed all the energy I could get.

My wish to gain some weight came true all too soon. I was still active but got my first job at the office and that slowed down my pace to some extent which soon resulted in a slight increase of weight. But the radical change occurred when I quit playing sports. I was used to quantities of food my body no longer needed and inevitably, the figures on the scales moved up until they reached a level which made me think and decide I needed to do something. So I did and managed to reduce weight to an acceptable level, learning to eat much less in the process. But sweets, chocolate in particular, are still irresistible to me.

Then there are occasions like family reunions where food is abundant and hard to resist. And I almost always eat too much at these gatherings. The parents' conviction, perhaps, that I still need volumes of food, and my reflex to eat everything I am served on a plate like I was taught as a child. Anyway, overeating doesn't feel good and neither does being overweight and I know both all too well.