Eating Out by Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

Eating Out – What’s It About?

By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS

For some people, their stomachs are actually attached directly to their mouths. What they consume fills them up. If they have a belly-full, they are done.

But then there are the compartment people.

I believe I’m one of them. I get really full on somethings, but there is ALWAYS room for others.

If I’m stuffed with salad, there’s still room to try the soup, and there is always room to experience a couple of appetizers – you bet. And sometimes I can take or leave the main.

But, even if I can’t imbibe one more bite, I would never turn away the dessert menu! What does that have to do with anything else I ate?! It’s DESSERT!

I think I would call this mental eating.

It’s all about the mind and not the belly.

The way I look at it is that if there is still room for another taste sensation in my head, then my stomach must accommodate.

Is this healthy?

Maybe not for my body. But my brain loves it!

After all, isn’t there a saying, “food for thought”? So, it seems related. Or maybe that’s me stretching it.

Yet, I think, when I go out to eat, it’s really about the fun and not the food.

We are going out for an experience. And the food is just the vehicle.

It could be like going to a museum.

Some people are done after seeing all the classics. But then others still have room for the Impressionists. And the Modern stuff. And still need to see the wild abstracts. Because that’s like dessert. It’s its own taste sensation!

Is there a right or wrong here?

Of course not!

People are wired differently. They have different approaches, tolerances, enjoyments, and appetites for things.

I guess it’s just the way the cookie crumbles!

Oh no, did I have to say that? Why’d I bring up a cookie?!

I actually went out tonight and avoided the dessert. And there I go, triggering my brain’s dessert button.

Clearly my experience just wasn’t complete! Maybe I should play it smart and take a run over and look at the abstracts at the museum!

Rivki Rosenwald is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist working with both couples and individuals and is a certified relationship counselor. Rivki is a co-founder and creator of an effective Parent Management of Adolescent Years Program. She can be contacted at 917705-2004 or at rivkirosenwald@gmail.com.

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