cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2004926

I was hungry asf.

But damn, got some white rice, beef, and some veggies (cucumber and radish) all with that signature sauce that Vietnamese restaurants usually have (I’m not sure what it’s called).

And by the Vietnamese gods, it was amazing.

Just like eating it at the restaurant itself; still nice and warm (but then again, the restaurant was nearby my area).

Came in a white plastic container or whatever material you call it.

Oh God, I look back fondly on that meal I had almost an hour ago today.

I was soooooooooooo hungry too and now I’m not.

How is it that you can feel horrible when you’re hungry (physically and emotionally) and then feel content and all is right with the world after having eaten?

Dunno… Just don’t know…

Anyway, how you all doing? And what did you all eat today (so far)?

  • DamarcusArt
    2·
    8 months ago

    Because the contents of our stomach, the amount and variety of bacteria, pH level, quality of food, affect our mood. Often this gets us into a vicious cycle: eat junk food > feel like shit > eat more junk food, and so on. Junk food isn’t only nutritiously poor, it is also full of preservatives and bacteria can’t go grow on it, which means bacteria can’t really grow in our stomach either. The food you ordered from the Vietnamese restaurant was probably a home-made recipe using regular supermarket ingredients, that’s why it feels good for you to eat it.

    Can confirm, recently got out of a depressive episode where I wasn’t able to cook, so I would eat junk for every meal and just feel even worse. Recently started trying to eat better, and include more yogurt in my diet as a pro-biotic. Even just a couple of weeks has had a huge difference on my mental and physical health.