Hungry

When I am hungry, all I can think about is what I want to eat. I think about how much effort I want to put into a meal or snack. And I weigh how healthy my options are with how yummy it will taste. If I don't have time to eat at that moment...most of my thoughts are still on food until I can get it in my mouth. I notice sometimes that I'm salivating as I think about what to eat or as I am preparing my food. Why do I have this obsession with what I am to eat? Does it have something to do with knowing I'll get grumpy if I don't eat? I don't usually over eat. I also choose mostly healthy food. And I know my preferences, salty over sweet...mild over spicy...I like all textures but especially those with textures like yogurt or pudding. As I speech therapist I analyse these choices and come up with no answers for myself (though I have often found the most interesting parallels with children and their choices in food and their speech patterns). And now after sharing all of that and eating a juicy orange and writing this post. The result is that I'm less hungry and my keyboard is sticky but I'm still planning on what to eat next...since it is lunch time and an orange is just the appetizer. Bon apetite!