Ways We Eat Without Eating

I am currently reading Lost and Found, Unexpected Revelations About Food and Money, By Geneen Roth and I came across a passage that I would like to share with you. As I read it I couldn't help but laugh as I realized that I do all of the things she's put together on this list. I hope you enjoy the passage as much as I did.

This passage is called "Ways We Eat Without Eating"

• "Edging A Cake. If I walk by a cake every few hours and take the teeniest "slice" off an edge, I'm not eating it; I'm evening it out so it looks pretty

• Broken Cookies. When the cookies break, the calories break

• Before Exercise. I'm about to burn it off, so it doesn't count

• Illness eating. My body needs food to get better

• When my mother-in-law (in my case any visitor) come to visit. Its obvious. I need to fortify myself

• Off someone else's plate. I'm just tasting

• On my way to or from the stove/refrigerator/table. They're just scraps, dontcha know

• Standing at the refrigerator. I'm grazing not eating"

Pretty true and funny stuff if you ask me. I am glad she was able to put all of my eating habits into such a nice list for me. However I want to share a few more that I have that were left off of her list.

• When chocolate chips fall out of the cookie dough bowl. It's just cleaning up the counter.

• Special K (or any healthy cereal) is healthy. I can eat a bigger bowl and it equals the same as a small bowl of unhealthy cereal.

• Licking the spoon/bowl/plate. I'm pre-rinsing for less clean up.

I would love to hear about any of your "Ways to Eat Without Eating" Leave a comment and let me know!