To Eat Or Not To Eat

I’m hungry.

Are you now? You’ve had egg, bacon and rye bread with butter for breakfast. A good portion.

Yes, but …

It’s only 10:20

But what am I supposed to do?

What do you mean?

If I don’t eat now, there’s such a loooooong time until I get to eat. And I have to exercise first.

Okay … So you’re bored?

… That’s what I don’t know. I just really want food.

Because you’re bored, or because you’re scared of being bored?

I DON’T KNOW! GIVE ME SOMTHING TO EAT AND STOP INTERROGATING ME!

… Okay, easy now -

Don’t you tell me to take it easy!

Listen, we’ll figure it out. If you’re really hungry, we’ll eat, okay?

… Okay, then.

We’ve got loads to do. Are you unsatisfied with what you’re doing now? (Reading)

Maybe.

Would you rather edit a video? Write?

No, that takes energy, if I’m gonna do that, I want food.

What are you afraid of, that you’ll evaporate like some puddle of water in the Sahara desert from hunger?

Well …. Yeah.

You know that won’t happen. Have you seen that chunk of fat we’ve got going on the belly? Have you seen our THIGHS?! A cannibal would view us as a hearty feast.

Lol.

I’m serious.

Yes, but I don’t want to be hungry.

But it’s barely an hour and a half since you last ate. How can you already want food?

I don’t know, okay!

Is it because you just want to get the exercise over with?

Maybe? After exercise we can eat.

Is it because there’s something particular you want to eat?

Well, we do get bread with honey after training.

So you want something sweet?

Maybe?

How about ice cream, do you want ice cream?

Not really.

A huge omelet with cheese?

Well … maybe later, not right now.

So you’re snack hungry?

Maybe?

If you say maybe one more time, I will smack you. Sigh. So this is a willpower thing.

Listen, I just don’t wanna walk around being distracted by hunger.

We wouldn’t even be distracted if you just shut up.

Hey!

Sorry, it’s just so frustrating. Why do you always have to think about food?

I don’t know, okay? You really think I want to?

I’m sorry, I know you don’t like it, either.

But what are we supposed to do?

How about we read another half hour, and if you still want something then, we’ll eat?

Ok.

(Ended up eating the remains of a banana and some peanutbutter before training.)