Tired of the main course, bring on dessert

While I was eating my pancakes for lunch, I got tired of eating them before I felt full.  I don't do this as often as I did as a kid, but I still do it and my dh finds this bizarre.  When he asks me why I can't explain it, I'm just done with it and if I feel like if I eat any more I'll just be ill.  I keep thinking I can't be the only one who does this.  I am wondering if this has anything to do with the fact I eat loads of one kind of snack and then all of the sudden, I'll be craving a completely different kind of snack thing.  I've been struggling with these eating habits all my life, so I'm hoping I'm not just a freak.

Anyone else either get bored with their food half way through or have monster cravings and then all of the sudden you move to something else?  Or am I all on my own here?

Yeah, once in a while I will actually just get tired of eating something before I am full or finished. But it doesn't happen as often as I would like it to, especially not when I am eating something yummy like pancakes. 

I think it's pretty common.

There's a saying:

"Fat people eat till they're full.

Thin people eat till they're not hungry."

I get what your saying sweetpeach, but often I am still hungry and I just can't eat any more of what I am currently eating.  Even if I'm not too hungry when I am feeling bored or done with a plate of food, I know I'll be starving in an hour or two.  I just can't stand to eat what is in front of me.  My family all think I'm crazy and maybe I am.  

It sounds like you are a snacker. Or need a variety of different foods because you get bored with them easily. Maybe you should try making tapas, or just eat a little of this and a little of that. 

I definitely understand.  I get bored as well.  I wind up eating my lunch over a span from about 10:30-4:00 as a result.

I get it. It doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen to me. You're not crazy!

I used to do a variation of this every time I'd get a fish burrito in the States, and they're just about my favourite thing! No matter how much I craved one, after a few bites, once I got almost to the end, I'd dump out the fillings into the container, and only eat the tortilla, and throw the whole lot away! What am I like??!

"Yer can't have yer pudding if yer don't eat yer meat!"

YAY! I'm glad I'm not all on my own on this one.  A lot of my friends don't understand my odd eating habits.  I definitely think I'm a snacker Jewlz.  Left on my own, I think I'd graze my way through the day just like you Leisa.  I definitely used to do that at my job. 

Abbygirl, I do that.  Any food with filling, if I get bored with it, I'll dump out the filling and eat them separately or eat only the part I like best. 

"Yer can't have yer pudding if yer don't eat yer meat!"

Thank goodness I'm not in Pink Floyd's reform school and can eat my pudding for my dinner.   

YAY! I'm glad I'm not all on my own on this one.  A lot of my friends don't understand my odd eating habits.  I definitely think I'm a snacker Jewlz.  Left on my own, I think I'd graze my way through the day just like you Leisa.  I definitely used to do that at my job. 

Abbygirl, I do that.  Any food with filling, if I get bored with it, I'll dump out the filling and eat them separately or eat only the part I like best. 
 
Thank goodness I'm not in Pink Floyd's reform school and can eat my pudding for my dinner.   

DH is always bemused by my eating style. I always eat filled items separated out. The one exception seems to be UK McDonald's burgers. I suppose because the meat patties are smaller here, and therefore don't get as sloppy and slippery as they would in the States. I just say that it makes the food taste better and last longer!:D

DH is always bemused by my eating style. I always eat filled items separated out. The one exception seems to be UK McDonald's burgers. I suppose because the meat patties are smaller here, and therefore don't get as sloppy and slippery as they would in the States. I just say that it makes the food taste better and last longer!:D

I agree!  I have only recently been able to eat a burger with loads of extra stuff besides ketchup on it.  And burgers and most of the time tacos are about the only thing I can eat assembled.  Otherwise, it's pull it apart and each bit eaten separately.     I'm such a messy eater this way.  I'm so glad I have company.  I will be smugly telling my family I'm not all that odd after all very soon.

I agree!  I have only recently been able to eat a burger with loads of extra stuff besides ketchup on it.  And burgers and most of the time tacos are about the only thing I can eat assembled.  Otherwise, it's pull it apart and each bit eaten separately.     I'm such a messy eater this way.  I'm so glad I have company.  I will be smugly telling my family I'm not all that odd after all very soon.

Me too!

I get what your saying sweetpeach, but often I am still hungry and I just can't eat any more of what I am currently eating.  

I don't think it's crazy. I think it's normal to eat a little bit of something and then get bored with it.

Not very often, but occasionally I'll get that - sometimes if a savoury dish is particularly rich, or very spiced (not like hot chillies-spiced - I like that!)...I'll like it at first, but then just get tired of the flavour before I finish the portion (and yes - to the point of, well I really liked this, but if I eat any more, I think I'll be sick).

And yes - I'm all for eating dessert first anyway!