We have other threads here about diets, what we're having for breakfast and supper, and so on, but this one is more specific to how our eating habits might have changed as we've grown older.
Due to work and sleep schedules, discussed in another thread here, I haven't always eaten regular meals, such as breakfast, dinner, and supper, although I tried a lot harder to do that while raising my son, because growing up adopted by a single parent is odd enough that I wanted to keep to as many norms as I could.
However, in part because of my abdominal issues, I have to maintain a low-residue diet, which, in part, means low-fiber, while fiber is good for most people, including my wife, we can't eat regular meals that one of us cooks and we both eat, because we generally eat different things, and although she is willing to do this, I don't want my wife to have cook two separate meals, one for me and one for her. I can eat most regular breakfast foods, so that one is a problem only because of my sleep habits.
Rather than eating dinner or supper, I will often graze throughout the day, which some people claim to be a healthy way to eat, except that I don't necessarily keep track of whether I'm eating the right balance of various foods; rather, I just eat whatever sounds like a good idea at the time.
Another thing I'm finding is that food doesn't seem to be as important to me as it once was. Although you wouldn't know that from looking at me, I don't eat a lot. Sometimes, I'll eat more of something than I should; at other times, I'll realize that I had gone through the day without eating hardly anything at all. My wife drives for a non-profit, so she is sometimes away from early in the morning to later at night, and she might mention that she hadn't eaten much all day, and I'll realize that, while I have been at home, I haven't eaten anything either, other than maybe a yogurt or a banana.
I don't know how much of this has to do with my being a total flake, low-fiber requirements, or age, though. Are you experiencing changes in your eating habits that may be attributable to age, as opposed to imposed diet plans?
Due to work and sleep schedules, discussed in another thread here, I haven't always eaten regular meals, such as breakfast, dinner, and supper, although I tried a lot harder to do that while raising my son, because growing up adopted by a single parent is odd enough that I wanted to keep to as many norms as I could.
However, in part because of my abdominal issues, I have to maintain a low-residue diet, which, in part, means low-fiber, while fiber is good for most people, including my wife, we can't eat regular meals that one of us cooks and we both eat, because we generally eat different things, and although she is willing to do this, I don't want my wife to have cook two separate meals, one for me and one for her. I can eat most regular breakfast foods, so that one is a problem only because of my sleep habits.
Rather than eating dinner or supper, I will often graze throughout the day, which some people claim to be a healthy way to eat, except that I don't necessarily keep track of whether I'm eating the right balance of various foods; rather, I just eat whatever sounds like a good idea at the time.
Another thing I'm finding is that food doesn't seem to be as important to me as it once was. Although you wouldn't know that from looking at me, I don't eat a lot. Sometimes, I'll eat more of something than I should; at other times, I'll realize that I had gone through the day without eating hardly anything at all. My wife drives for a non-profit, so she is sometimes away from early in the morning to later at night, and she might mention that she hadn't eaten much all day, and I'll realize that, while I have been at home, I haven't eaten anything either, other than maybe a yogurt or a banana.
I don't know how much of this has to do with my being a total flake, low-fiber requirements, or age, though. Are you experiencing changes in your eating habits that may be attributable to age, as opposed to imposed diet plans?
Yep.
One of life's mysteries.