I Have an Eating Disorder!
March 2nd, 2022 11:30 AM - I have felt hungry for about an hour, using the promise of a future meal to get through my not-fun-but-must-do-chores. 11:35 AM - I finish an adequate amount of work and break for the well-deserved meal. 11:50 AM - I leave the kitchen holding a steaming bowl of oatmeal containing: 1 cut-up apple, 1 cut-up banana, toasted sesame seeds, cinnamon, and ginger. 12:00 Noon - THE LAST BITE arrives and in my head I think, "this is the last bite, what a delicious and well-balanced meal, I am a healthy person". 12:01 PM - I'm in the kitchen semi-frantically throwing leftover turkey, cornbread, more sesame seeds, and 4 dates into the previously empty bowl. 12:05 PM - I finish the "dessert" and think, "that was nice, a little extra, but now I will return to my work". 12:06 PM - Scooping into the bowl the rest of the turkey and cornbread; adding sesame seeds, 4 more dates, and a banana. 12:10 PM - I'm depressed, but equally hi...