Does it feel right to have dinner if there is no desert?

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Does it feel right to have dinner if there is no desert?

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Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
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Originally posted by JessCee
We only have deserts on holidays or birthdays.

I couldn't put it better myself, P'Gell. I have always had to defend my opinion on the "clean your plate" issue with some know-it-all friends, I never realized how many people ... more
Yep. The way I look at it, the human body is NOT a garbage dump or a land fill. People, including children, should eat ONLY until they are full, any "extra" food is not going to benefit them, it will only lead to tummy aches, resentment of parents, obesity, diabetes and that food would have done less harm in the dump or the compost.
09/12/2011
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by P'Gell
Yep. The way I look at it, the human body is NOT a garbage dump or a land fill. People, including children, should eat ONLY until they are full, any "extra" food is not going to benefit them, it will only lead to tummy aches, resentment of ... more
Or an eating disorder---like in my case. I cannot be made to feel like I "have" to eat a meal. If that emotion creeps in, I start dry-heaving and can't finish it.
09/12/2011
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
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Originally posted by Ansley
Or an eating disorder---like in my case. I cannot be made to feel like I "have" to eat a meal. If that emotion creeps in, I start dry-heaving and can't finish it.
I forgot to add that. I don't blame you, I used to barf as a kid if anyone tried to make me eat. I had abdominal migraines and our pediatrician had to have my grandparents (whom we lived with when I was small) and my parents into a conference to make them understand that children should never be made to eat, if they don't want to.
09/12/2011
Contributor: married with children married with children
I do not eat alot of desserts. sometimes I have a bowl of ice cream, but most of the time I am too full from dinner.
09/12/2011
Contributor: The-IT-Guy-And-My-Secretary The-IT-Guy-And-My-Secretary
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
As our diets get SERIOUS, the skipping of desert just seems to leave a void..even if we both feel full, and had a great meal. We are sure this is just programming and we are trying to break that programming.

Anyone else in the same boat?
Never really had desert, and if we did it was usually something I didnt want when I was a kid.
09/12/2011
Contributor: PussyPurr PussyPurr
I tell my kids one of the perks of being a grown-up is I get the option of eating dessert first! LOL
09/12/2011
Contributor: Pandahb Pandahb
Dessert is yummy but a rarity, which makes it exciting when I got to eat one. But I don't feel like I need one every meal.
09/12/2011
Contributor: Yiggi Yiggi
I have dessert about half the time. It depends on what my mood is and what's in the house.
09/16/2011
Contributor: Gunsmoke Gunsmoke
I prefer a pussy for desert - but a beer will do as a second choice!
09/16/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
Yeah, it's nice but not make or break.
09/16/2011
Contributor: kellyg kellyg
I rarely have dessert after dinner but if I do it's usually a cookie or some sorbet in those individual size containers..so its nothing too fancy.
09/17/2011
Contributor: M121212 M121212
Nah, I don't have that habit. What I do sometimes when I'm super over worked though is eat junk food or sweets in place of a meal. It's horrible. But c'est la vie. Heavy work times are heavy in my parts!
09/18/2011
Contributor: dude dude
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
As our diets get SERIOUS, the skipping of desert just seems to leave a void..even if we both feel full, and had a great meal. We are sure this is just programming and we are trying to break that programming.

Anyone else in the same boat?
It doesn't seem to affect me.
09/25/2011
Contributor: namelesschaos namelesschaos
I don't need dessert when I'm eating at home (and most of the time dessert is a piece of fruit or a sweet drink) but if I'm eating out at a nice sit-down place, then yes I'd want to go all out and eat dessert.
09/25/2011
Contributor: Katelyn Katelyn
Yeah I don't do desert ever but I love all sorts of candy's and deserts just by themselves.
02/15/2012
Contributor: Allstars316 Allstars316
dessert for me is when I go out to eat or holiday, birthdays.
02/15/2012