Having a hard time being around people eating lots of food, any advice?

Posted by Jennifer Montanez on May 11, 2008 at 11:50pm

I just need words of inspiration or reminders of how amazing this feast is for our bodies. I keep trying to remind myself and give myself positive reinforcement but I've found that on two separate occasions I've had to flee from being around people eating food. Both times it was after spending an entire day with two different groups of people. I haven't really had a problem until I noticed for the 2nd time this happend and like I said it was after spending an entire day with people GRAZING on food throughout the day. It really got to me!!! Any loving words and inspiration would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Mark on May 11, 2008 at 11:58pm: I don't really recall when you've started this thing but I'm pretty sure it was fairly recently. My experience is that the first 3 weeks are generally the toughest and that is the initial hurdle. Once you get past that, it is generally much easier and there is much less temptation.

Also, don't think of this often as a 92 day thing. Just set your sight on getting to the next day. That will put you in a better mental position to deal with these temporary challenges as they come up. Remember, these challenges are only temporary.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Montanez on May 12, 2008 at 12:11am: Very good points!!! I am going to write them down on a postcard to remind myself if I'm feeling weak!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by lemoned on May 12, 2008 at 2:19pm: Just my personal experience is that I in the beginning had the feeling that people eat, and they eat up the food and it's not going to be there anymore for me...and so I got the urge to eat, too..almost like an animal!
Well, we are animals after all...but anyways...I had to soothe my thoughts by realizing that all foods will still be there for me to eat after the JF..no matter if good or bad foods...all of those will still be there, and that it's OK to see other people eat.

I guess most of us go through those scenarios. Be it those who have to attend social events or those wh cook for their families and so on. It's tough, but you can do it!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mark on May 12, 2008 at 3:00pm: I'd really like to eat a spinach salad with all this spinach I just bought. :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by lemoned on May 12, 2008 at 3:31pm: Some of my colleagues shared a tupperbox with marinated lettuce at lunch...oh man that looked SO good. I almost reached out and swallowed the thing incl. the container...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Montanez on May 12, 2008 at 3:21pm: You're right.... I just added to my "affirmations" card that I started when Mark emailed me that "the food will all still be here to eat when I'm done". You are amazing..... day 55 for you is excellent. Good job girl!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Chai on May 13, 2008 at 8:55am: i find that if i put the food close to my nose and really smell it (i can smell everything so goooooooooooood these days!), that is *almost* satisifying! i pick it apart in my mind (what are the ingredients/how was it made?) i seem to really enjoy smelling food . . .
hope that doesn't sound too silly, but that works for me.
then drink drink drink water!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Montanez on May 13, 2008 at 12:46pm: Ha!!! That's hilarious!!! Yeah, you would die when I tell you that last night I put my finger in some salad dressing and licked it. I couldnt help myself. Oh my gosh it was SO good and SO satisfying.I was licking my chops! Bad girl, bad girl!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by aililiu on May 13, 2008 at 9:32am: ohmigoodness im having such a hard time with this as well! it wasnt as bad near the beginning but its sooo hard to be around people eating, especially my favourite foods! my boyfriend needs to leave the room if he wants to eat peanut butter because it drives me crazy! and dont even get me started on hummus, i cant be anywhere near it! hahaha. last night i dreamt i ate a flour tortilla... nothing in it, just the wrap, and then remembered i was juice feasting! haha. then i also dreamed i made the yummiest toast but my boyfriend woke me up before i actually "ate" it. but i hear you about how hard it is and all i can say is just... when this happens, remember why you are doing this. really reflect on your goals and send love out to your body and if its still difficult, just leave. it feels antisocial but a juice feast is not forever, and sooo worth the short-term sacrifices!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Chai on May 13, 2008 at 9:53am: I have had some craaaazy food dreams as well!
keep dreaming that i am eating wierd things (not even my fav foods!), then remembering i am juice-feasting and feeling horrified that i am eating!
dreamt i broke my feast by eating a whole pizza (i don't even like pizza!)
i thought in my dream--i don't think that this is the right way to break my feast!
silly dreams!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by aililiu on May 13, 2008 at 3:53pm: hahah, same, if i was to eat anything right now it would not be a plain, dry white tortilla wrap! blahh!
the interesting thing is that in my dream, instead of beating myself up about it i just sent myself love and thought, well, that was a slip up, now get back on track :)
i thought that was pretty sweet :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Montanez on May 13, 2008 at 4:06pm: That is VERY cool that you were nice to yourself in the dream... your subconscious is in the PERFECT place. Man I feel so much better today and I really think its because of this site and having all of you going through it together. I SO appreciate you and everyone. Thank you to all!!!; ▶ Reply to This