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conversations with my stomach
If I'm not crazystressedoutOMG, I tend to be a pretty intuitive eater [There are exceptions. My dad buys this cheesy jalapeno dip that I'll eat in massive quantities though it has no redeeming nutritional value & really doesn't help my mental health, either.]. It manifests as insistent demands from some inarticulate part of my mind - not my stomach, really.
Yesterday, I had a conversation with that bit (let's call it the central nervous system for lack of a better phrase) an hour or so after my wholesome vegan lunch. It went like this:
CNS: BRING ME CHEESE. AND BREAD.
Me: We just had lunch! I mean, yes, I feel vaguely grumpy and de-energized. But...
CNS: CHEESE. BREAD.
Me: These pumpkin seeds are kinda the same thing.
CNS: NO.
Me: Look, we're working. This is irritating. Do you want cafeteria cheese?
CNS: EW. YUCK.
Me: What???
CNS: WHOLE FOODS. ONE OF THOSE LITTLE SAMPLE-SIZED CHEESE PIECES.
Me: Are you kidding? You want some wine with that?
CNS: NO. IT'S AFTERNOON.
CNS: BUT A POMEGRANATE TEA MIGHT BE NICE...
I did in fact feel quite good after that; the pomegranate tea was nice, too. But it's strange to be having such a specific conversation with one's hindbrain.
Yesterday, I had a conversation with that bit (let's call it the central nervous system for lack of a better phrase) an hour or so after my wholesome vegan lunch. It went like this:
CNS: BRING ME CHEESE. AND BREAD.
Me: We just had lunch! I mean, yes, I feel vaguely grumpy and de-energized. But...
CNS: CHEESE. BREAD.
Me: These pumpkin seeds are kinda the same thing.
CNS: NO.
Me: Look, we're working. This is irritating. Do you want cafeteria cheese?
CNS: EW. YUCK.
Me: What???
CNS: WHOLE FOODS. ONE OF THOSE LITTLE SAMPLE-SIZED CHEESE PIECES.
Me: Are you kidding? You want some wine with that?
CNS: NO. IT'S AFTERNOON.
CNS: BUT A POMEGRANATE TEA MIGHT BE NICE...
I did in fact feel quite good after that; the pomegranate tea was nice, too. But it's strange to be having such a specific conversation with one's hindbrain.