When Nasty Weather Makes You Feel Like Eating!
Friday, January 23rd, 2009Do you ever get the feeling of just curling up by the fire with some chips and dip while the rain falls outside and it is cold and miserable?
It’s raining in the West today and it seems like the perfect weather to curl up and eat something to soothe me. Why is that? Is this something I have learned from my upbringing? Many people feel the same way on days like this. To yucky to go out, so let’s stay in and eat!
Maybe it’s a cultural thing? We have been taught by other people and possibly the media, that when the weather is nasty, it’s a great time to stay in and entertain yourself with something else. Maybe that’s the key, it’s just that some of us choose food to entertain ourselves at times like this. Others choose games, reading or movies to stay occupied indoors. I have learned to think of food as being the first place to go to ease my boredom.
Do you ever feel this way? If so, where do you think you learned it? How does it play out in your life.
Be well!