Why is it, that unlike most other mammals, us humans lack the ability to eat only when we are hungry?
I recently brought a new kitten into the house. She's a grayish brown tiger cat, and I named her Semira. But that's beside the point. For a while, I was feeding her milk and her schedule to eat was like clockwork. Five AM, breakfast. Ten AM, brunch. Four PM, lunch. Eight PM, Dinner. Occasionally she'd bother me at 11 PM for a midnight snack, but usually not. Now putting aside the fact that I really hated how she woke me up so early in the morning to feed her, I some how wonder what sort of instict it is that an animal has that tells them when they need to eat and when they don't.
Oh yeah, their stomach.
Now why is it, that us humans, regardless of our appetites, eat when we are not hungry? I won't lie, I eat when I'm bored. I'm sure this kitten is bored too, because half the time when she tries to play and bite me, I shoo her. But I don't see her running to her food dish. It's as if America has adopted eating as a hobby.
I'd say, it's a really nasty habit that humans have become accustomed to.
That I have become accustomed to.
Bah. Food. Ugh.
I recently brought a new kitten into the house. She's a grayish brown tiger cat, and I named her Semira. But that's beside the point. For a while, I was feeding her milk and her schedule to eat was like clockwork. Five AM, breakfast. Ten AM, brunch. Four PM, lunch. Eight PM, Dinner. Occasionally she'd bother me at 11 PM for a midnight snack, but usually not. Now putting aside the fact that I really hated how she woke me up so early in the morning to feed her, I some how wonder what sort of instict it is that an animal has that tells them when they need to eat and when they don't.
Oh yeah, their stomach.
Now why is it, that us humans, regardless of our appetites, eat when we are not hungry? I won't lie, I eat when I'm bored. I'm sure this kitten is bored too, because half the time when she tries to play and bite me, I shoo her. But I don't see her running to her food dish. It's as if America has adopted eating as a hobby.
I'd say, it's a really nasty habit that humans have become accustomed to.
That I have become accustomed to.
Bah. Food. Ugh.
No comments:
Post a Comment