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[quote=Anonymous]I've felt similarly. My parents were poor but didn't ask for help. I was sneaking uncooked macaroni to school and eating it there, I was so hungry but so embarrassed when the teacher came and asked if my mom knew I had it.

Only when my parents were gone could I sneak a spoonful of peanut butter or something, and my dad and brother always got the extra food. If we had pizza, my mom would slice one piece in half to give me "2" and my dad and younger brother would get 2-3 actual pieces. I was a skinny kid on the running team... Also parents had cheap apples sometimes, but no other fruits or vegetables. I spent all my birthday money etc on food.

When I had my kids I bought all organic foods even organic junk foods and they ate as much as they wanted (save for the hour or so before dinner). Then when they were 7 or so I started letting them eat other more common foods. They are older teens now and eat as much as they want of what they want, but I don't buy too much candy, try to buy healthier granola bars like madegood, and my only real rule is have to at least eat a portion of dinner before eating snacks.

I was appalled when my daughter went through her growth spurt (and was also in activities) - if we went out to eat, she would eat 2 full (big) kids meals, my leftovers, and my sons. It made me realize how truly hungry (and deprived) I might have been.

Their friends also always knew they could help themselves, which they did. But it still sometimes triggered me even if my daughter was just making herself a tea, because it wasn't allowed when I was little. When my kids go somewhere with my oarents and my parents try to cut their food I have to step in (my parents aren't poor anymore). My kids have always stayed on their exact growth curves and both are very healthy weights, daughter sometimes a touch too skinny.

I use food to comfort myself a lot more than I want to. The thought of food and the thought of not having food gives me anxiety sometimes. When I hit adulthood and could make my own meals freely, I gained 20lbs or so. Then my life turned into years of low weight, years of overweight.

It's hard to feel hungry. Even when I haven't eaten all day, it's like my self blocks the hunger feeling because it's traumatic. I absolutely think the food issues and body issues are really wired in for me. My childhood was difficult in many ways so I also have dopamine issues.

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