Are there actually people who don’t enjoy eating?

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Are there actually people who don’t enjoy eating?

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  1. EatPumpkinPie Avatar

    Me. I do it to stay alive. See “ARFID”

  2. Silverblade_21 Avatar

    Me. Just eat because I have to.

  3. Ok-Somewhere911 Avatar

    My brother describes it as a stupid obligation that he’d replace with a single nutrient pill a day if he could. No disorders or anything as far as we know, he just gets zero joy from food and is quite happy eating purely as fuel. 

    My fat ass wishes I had his attitude. I fucking love food. 

  4. danganranger Avatar

    If nothing else, you’ll hate it after botched dental work. Source: I had botched dental work and it was extremely painful to eat for ~2 months.

  5. zDraxi Avatar

    When I was depressed I didn’t.

  6. WasteNet2532 Avatar

    I have an eating disorder, yes. I hate eating.

  7. KiloAlphaJulietIndia Avatar

    The guy who created Soylent

  8. Just_Passenger7033 Avatar

    Me. I don’t really understand the appeal. I eat because I have to, but I would much rather do something else with my time.

  9. BarbarianCarnotaurus Avatar

    I worked with a guy who hated eating. He keeps to a few specific items to maintain his active lifestyle but he hates food. It’s just fuel to keep the body going for him

  10. ThatsItImOverThis Avatar

    Yes. Sometimes I’ll get a good craving but I’m usually nauseous before I finish. It isn’t all the time but I eat one meal a day? Two is pushing it. And a snack or two?

    If I can, I’ll do protein veggie smoothies to get down as much greens as I can manage.

  11. AzuleStriker Avatar

    I’m mixed. I hate the act of eating… but love the taste.

  12. metrocello Avatar

    When I was a kid, I hated eating. So much so that my parents carted me around to many doctors in their efforts to figure out how to get me to eat. Eventually, we moved to Spain. After that, there was no problem. I think it was just that American food sucks.

  13. dwynenmcleod Avatar

    I hate eating. My mother loved to ridicule her children at the dinner table and we all have food issues.

  14. other_half_of_elvis Avatar

    I don’t enjoy eating in restaurants because my social anxiety builds until I get so focused on swallowing my food that I can’t do it.

  15. OolongGeer Avatar

    I enjoy some meals. Others, I wish I could swallow a pill.

    And digestive issues can be horrible.

  16. halapert Avatar

    I HATE. HATE EATING. ME. ITS ME. I drink meal replacements constantly. Most things just taste fucking BAD.

  17. Jazzlike-Basil1355 Avatar

    It’s just boring. Just a sandwich will do, and give me the opportunity to eat it quick at home and then get on with the important stuff

  18. FluffySoftFox Avatar

    I mean I can’t say it’s enjoyable but I don’t hate it either

    Like yeah there are some good foods out there and they can be enjoyable but just like average day-to-day eating to get through the day is not particularly enjoyable

  19. thread_cautiously Avatar

    As a kid, I hated that I had to leave whatever craft session or game I was in the middle of and go to eat. I’m Muslim and remember always getting excited that I can paint all day and finish my painting in one sitting whenever we would fast, hahaha

  20. Leftturn0619 Avatar

    Me. I do not enjoy eating at all.

  21. NameUnavailable25 Avatar

    I work with an older guy that hates eating. He will sit and drink a carton of milk on his breaks.

  22. OldBat001 Avatar

    I don’t enjoy like I once did since Covid killed my taste buds.

  23. MartialBob Avatar

    I used to buy protein powders at my local GNC. I suppose this is typical for GNC hiring practices but the employees were all gym rats. I remember talking with one woman who was setting up a wheat grass drink that looked as appetizing as eating actual grass. When I asked her about it she said that in her head it’s not really food anymore. It’s just fuel.

  24. Captain-jack-hobie77 Avatar

    The GLP-1 I take (tirzepatide) has made eating “bleh” (it’s a welcome change from thinking about food all day/every day)

  25. EndyRu Avatar

    People who are dieting to bulk or cut probably.

  26. saitanee Avatar

    I know of people who only eat because they have to for survival reasons.

  27. cryoK Avatar

    I don’t like eating because it feels like a chore. Also probably why I don’t gain weight

  28. ZavodZ Avatar

    My brother-in-law would happily eat the same thing every day.

    Myself, I love eating. I don’t repeat meals twice in the same month if I can help it. (Leftovers are the exception there.)

  29. TossOffM8 Avatar

    Yes. I hate to eat. I wish there was a pill that I could take once a day that would give me 100% my daily value of everything I need, and I’d never fucking eat again.

  30. xianslover Avatar

    Me!!! I eat for sustenance.

  31. LawfulnessMajor3517 Avatar

    I don’t really look at it as a fun activity. I eat cause you have to eat to live. I’m not picky and it’s not that I don’t think food tastes good, but if I suddenly no longer had the need to eat I wouldn’t. It’s kind of a chore.

  32. LarrySDonald Avatar

    As I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten slightly better at it and found food I dislike less. That said, I worked out hardcore for a year, consuming mostly protein isolate and supplement shakes. Zero problem in my book, about as much/little fun as anything and at least there was zero question what I was going to eat.