I’m always hungry. About one hour after I eat I get hungry again. I can’t sleep when I haven’t had enough. In this case I have to stand up to get something to eat. When I’m eating I don’t stop before I’m full. If it is delicious I can also overeat. I love eating. There is almost nothing better. And I appreciate very much that my plate is always full. Because I’ll never take that for granted. When I feel hungry I know that my body needs nutrients. And then it should also get them. It is that simple.
Is it that simple?
Nowadays, eating often gets reduced to something more necessary evil than enjoyable. Eating until you are satisfied is equated with oneself to go. The fashion world and the media lead to believe success is characterized by being skinny. And I think this means as much as to keep yourself under control. Keep yourself under control then you are going to be successful and beautiful. This is what they suggest to us. The men are catching up. But still the women are more receptive for these messages. When I’m reading lately my more than ten years old Italian Vogues I can’t help but wonder. Most of the models then looked so much more feminine. They still had some meat on the bones. But times are changing. To have everything under control seems very important.
I don’t want to be like that. I want to eat until I’m satisfied.