Comments on: St. Thomas Aquinas And Gluttony http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2008/08/20/st-thomas-aquinas-and-gluttony/ Daily writings about fitness, diet, and health Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:45:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Raven http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2008/08/20/st-thomas-aquinas-and-gluttony/#comment-203115 Raven Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:07:29 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=1858#comment-203115 <p>I found it interesting that you wrote, "Recognizing the proper hunger signals is a skill that few of us are taught". I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that parents often make their kids eat their ENTIRE plate of food before they can have desert ("There are starving kids in Africa you know, so you better eat everything you put on your plate!". I'm probably wrong, but when I watch my mom's best friend feed her (chubby) kids, I can't help but be sad for them. She makes them eat soooo much just so they can have their desert. The kids are definitely not learning how to recognize hunger nor "I'm full" signals. The more we desensitize ourselves to those signals, the harder it is for us to (re)learn them.</p> I found it interesting that you wrote, “Recognizing the proper hunger signals is a skill that few of us are taught”. I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that parents often make their kids eat their ENTIRE plate of food before they can have desert (”There are starving kids in Africa you know, so you better eat everything you put on your plate!”. I’m probably wrong, but when I watch my mom’s best friend feed her (chubby) kids, I can’t help but be sad for them. She makes them eat soooo much just so they can have their desert. The kids are definitely not learning how to recognize hunger nor “I’m full” signals. The more we desensitize ourselves to those signals, the harder it is for us to (re)learn them.

]]> By: Mary Anne http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2008/08/20/st-thomas-aquinas-and-gluttony/#comment-202977 Mary Anne Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:17:50 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=1858#comment-202977 <p>I think "too daintily" means "too picky." If you're too concerned about having the steak done exactly as medium rare as you want, or the fruit perfectly ripe yet perfectly fresh, or the toast exactly the right shade of tan, you're not really hungry.</p> <p>If full stomach=pain then mine has never been full in 55 years, even though I prefer to eat two very large meals a day.</p> I think “too daintily” means “too picky.” If you’re too concerned about having the steak done exactly as medium rare as you want, or the fruit perfectly ripe yet perfectly fresh, or the toast exactly the right shade of tan, you’re not really hungry.

If full stomach=pain then mine has never been full in 55 years, even though I prefer to eat two very large meals a day.

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