Eating in front of people...

Does anyone have the fear of eating in front of people and find themselves hiding what they eat, or eating meals in Private??

I do this... and I don't even eat that much!  I just hate when people watch me.  It actually helps me though cause if my roomates are in the kitchen I just won't eat anything.  The only person I don't mind eating around is my bf.  

I feel like when people are watching me when I eat that they are judgeing.. so paraniod.  xD

Meee too especially when the comment on  or ask me what I am eating!! I hate when people say...

• You eat the strangest things.
• What are you eating that looks so gross?
• You always eat so healthy.

I am sorry but I like to eat strange food!!  Sorry to vent like this but I am sick and tired of people making fun of me because I like to eat Fiber one, or Veggies with pasta sauce and not FRIED CRAP!!!

i feel just the same way.  If people see me eating, they'll be judging, so i hate eating my normal meals in front of people, i can't even do it at home around family members.  

I hate eating around certain people (mostly family) because I have a lot of food allergies and all that I hear is "What are you eating? What's in that? That's gross. Why do you eat that? I like what I eat better."

I had to deal with that over Easter.

Eating in front of strangers, or people that aren't close is the most horrible experience. I've felt this way ever since I can remember. Even when I was a teenager and not fat, it was awful. People looking at me as I shove food in my face! I'm also a LOUD drinker and I can't help it and people get mad, or comment on how loud I am, like a cow. Even if it's water, what am I suppose to do! Ok, now I'm the one venting. But ya, eating in public is awful!

I absolutely HATE eating around others, even my family. I always try to cook & all when no one else is in the kitchen. It's really hard though because the kitchen's like my mom's space, & she's ALWAYS in there watching tv or whatever so sometimes I have to give in.

yup, I sure do hate eating infront of, near, or around people...

-I feel judged...

-I feel fat...

-I hate stupid annoying comments ("what are you eating? why are you eating that? that is gross? you eat so much!") ...fyi when you eat healthy and usually low cal stuff you CAN eat more, and you HAVE to eat more to keep your cals up, so don't make me feel like a huge fatass for trying to maintain my weight!!

-I eat "different" things or have "weird" habits, so it makes me feel really insecure

If anyone is in the kitchen I WILL wait until they leave before I go in a make myself a snack or a meal

I hardly ever eat what my family eats because 1) they eat  'garbage'/bad food, think mainly white flour bread or processed packaged junk, or take out 2) I swear that my mom uses extra oils/butter on anything I will eat to try and fatten me up 3) I am mainly vegetarian

I'm paranoid, I need to know what is in my food at all times, so usually I will make it myself... anything eaten at a restaurant will be carefully analyzed and adjusted (ie: if it is slimy, glistening and dripping in oils.. the paper towels better be in close reach to mop it up!)

I don't eat in front of other people, even family ...


Not because they taunt but simply because I just have the mentality that I am being rude.
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If that makes any sense ... o_O

i dont eat or make any of my food infrount of anyone....... ever...... but this is called a ED or a part of one ...... its not normal and is something that should be overcome!

It's SUPER hard for me to eat in front of others unless they're eating too. Like, if it's dinnertime and everyone else is eating too, that's okay, especially if we're all eating the same thing. We usually are, since my aunt and uncle eat really healthy stuff like me, so that's fine. But otherwise? It feels so weird, like I shouldn't be "allowed" to eat. It's even to the point where if there's someone else in the house and I'm hungry I have to wait until they're gone before I can go into the pantry or the fridge because I don't want them to hear me "being a pig." I know it's ridiculous, but I can't stand their comments. Any suggestions on how to overcome this, other than just forcing myself to eat with reckless abandon regardless? 

yeah i have trouble eating infront of people too. The only people I eat infront of are my mum and sis. To top it off I'm quite thin (naturally), so is everyone else in my family, but they just dont realize its probably genetics. If someone gives me the usual comment "thats so gross" "ew! what is that!?" I will tell them with a smile, or "Mind your own **** business".

I really don't understand why people are so fixated on what other people eat.  I would never say to my friend eating a slice of pizza "what is that?  It looks to gross and greasy, yuck, why are you eating that?" I am sorry if healthy food is not covered in cheese, grease, oil, and fried.

The most annoying thing that someone said to me was "eeww what are you eating, that cereal looks like crap!!"  I am sorry I like fiber one because it is good for you and only has 60 calories a serving!!!!!!!!

I see that alot of people feel defensive about their healthy lifestyle and choices around others.

I have found - in trying to recover from my ED (which eating in front of/with others is still a *huge* obstacle) that I ignore the comments, completely.  People generally don't keep talking about food when their (silly) comments are blatantly ignored.  Maybe they'll take a minute to reflect on why they are being ignored, maybe not.

I've also stopped being a food diva.  Let me explain my stance - it's not that their food choices are bad, they just aren't yours - isn't it great to choose?

This is a huge challenge for me. I rarely feel comfortable eating in front of others. Plus, tonight I have a dinner date (the worst!!!!). I feel like whatever I eat makes me look like a pig. However, at the same time, I do not want to look like I don't eat or someone who is super picky. I truly do not know what to do. Plus, this restaurant is a weird menu. They do not have nice salds or anything. I hate to bust in on a thread that is already going, but how do others handle dates and not liking to eat in front of people?????

i have no problem eating in front of people but i agree with most when they say that they feel they are being judged. I use that fear of judgement, to my benefit. It keeps me from caving into my junk food cravings. When I am waiting in a long line at the grocery store with the candy staring me in the face, I use that fear of judgement to keep myself on track! This works at home too because i have a two yearold whom doesn't eat your typical toddler foods. She eats what mommy eats so it has to be healthy!

haha you all have eating disorders

Wow, you are an ****. . . . . Oh, I am talking to colin who is obviously not cool. . . . . Maybe you are a child or something, in that case I forgive you. . . . .

First, I agree with lk1234.

Second, ever since I can remember - like 8 years old - I've thought that if people see me eat they'll think "OH!  She eats food, that's why she's so fat!  If she weren't so glutonous she would be thin!"  Regardless of whether or not I may or may not have been fat, or what I may have been eating.  I never over-eat in front of people.  I identify these feelings as the beginning of my ED.

I'm sorry Colin did we offend you!  Eating disorders are no laughing matter so I do not understand why you would go onto a post and say "haha you all have eating disorders" don't you have better things to do with you time?