I get cravings that I just can't ignore, and sometimes I just want to taste the food without having to take in the cals/fat content. I only do it with bad foods, like chocolate.. . how is this bad though besides that it qualifies as an eating disorder symptom i am controlling myself, it's want i want to do. i am controlling myself, it's want i want to do.
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Well, it's bad if you're eating food and then throwing it up and/or putting food in your mouth and not giving your body the nutrients that it requires to function properly. Besides the fact that you're wasting food when people are starving around the world, there's not going to be that much of an impact on your health (unless you're doing this with meals). Why not just try to learn to control yourself?
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although you are just tasting the food esentially, once an article of food touches your tongue you start to digest whatever is in it. That's just the way your body works. So either way, bad food or not, you are digesting whatever you eat. This spitting habit is not a good one. Try just sampling small portions instead of taking a bite and spitting it out. Also, often times you get better taste when you swallow your food.
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It is not harmful to your health at all, but it still may be harmful towards your diet. You are still taking in a portion of the calories, and especially with chocolate, you are not spitting the whole amount out as it melts on your tongue and unless you scrape that chocolate off, you are essentially taking in a few calories from that chocolate, chips, etc whatever it may be. I suggest treating yourself to the whole bar (if reasonable size) or even a fun sized bar, but making up for it later by eating a meal heavy on greens/veggies. Also, chewing and spitting your food may also lead to an eating disorder, watch out for that. Best of luck with your diet!
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don't kind yourself, it's not a symptom it's a full blown eating disorder. by definition an eating disorder is a compulsion to eat in a manner that disturbs the physical, mental and physcological health. chewing and spitting is an unhealthy relationship between food and the body. you need to get some counseling ASAP
