My internet access at work was completely taken away, so my blogging schedule has to change. I will be posting at night now instead of in the mornings. I really liked going in early, writing a post, publishing and then going on to do my work. Oh well, those days are gone.
Since I got home from work I’ve been snacking constantly. Normally my daily schedule after work looks like this: I eat lunch, drink some water, get some writing done, go work out, and then eat dinner. It’s a good system for me food wise. I eat lunch, then eat a late dinner and I’m done eating. Snacking has all but been eliminated.
Today? Snack. Snack. Snack. SNACK! I kept eating so often that it felt like my lunch never ended. If that is the case then this was the biggest lunch I’ve had in a while. If you are wondering why I did this, let me tell you – food porn.
Wait, what? What exactly is food porn? If we use Wikipedia’s definition then food porn is a sarcastic term variously applied to a spectacular visual presentation of cooking or eating in advertisements, infomercials, cooking shows or other visual media (BLOGS), foods boasting a high fat and calorie content, exotic dishes that arouse a desire to eat. That about sums it up.
I’ve been watching Top Chef, which is Bravo’s version of food porn. I looooove this show. If you have never seen it, it is very similar to all the other reality cooking competition shows found on other channels. Chefs compete against each other each show to make a dish in a quickfire and then in a final elimination round. They usually make lovely food that would be served in fine dining restaurants and I could never create.
A while ago I started watching this show and a few others on the Food Network under the guise of wanting to learn how to cook. My culinary skills are almost nonexistent, so I am trying to learn a few things. However, these shows do a little bit more than teach me how to cook: they make me HUNGRY! Watching the chefs make all that delicious food makes me want to eat something delicious too. Sadly, I usually end up eating crappy, not-good-for-me-or-good-tasting food that those chefs would cry over.
Because of this sad occurrence I try to limit my food porn viewing. I try to watch food shows with my Mom so I won’t eat, and only look at blogs that post food photos after I’ve eaten dinner and am full. I love to look at those blogs that detail their food intake or offer recipes – I just can’t do it when I’m hungry or before I’ve eaten. I like to find ideas for meals from these blogs and shows, but I know myself and I know I need to limit my access to them. So I’m turning off Top Chef right now and stopping the snacking. Promise.
You are so right those food shows make everything tempting! Great reminder to watch other shows instead.
Thanks for the great post!
Lee
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Sorry about the internet stuff at work that really sucks. Without it here I wouldn’t know what to do with myself. I met and started reading all these great blog by browseing through at that time. But YES totally understand about the food porn and BTW great name lol. I had to stop watching the food network just because i would always get hungry and not just reading out of magz or books for reciepes. Once in awhile I will turn to it but man it is dangerous.
I hear you. I used to watch something like that, I forgot what it was called, and it would make my mouth water. Especially when they made dishes I liked. But when they would do something with squid or snails, not so much.
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I cannot ~ no way … no how … watch food porn. I had to go cold glazed turkey & asparagus rolls on that one. It gets too frustrating to watch food porn and not be able to participate in it once in awhile.
I do though contribute to it on my blog :)
I’m an enabler, what can I say?
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eeewww…..blocked blog? Really, that truly is silly. I mean, it’ s not like a blog is a dating service or some horrible website.
oh, and, just for the record, I am addicted to food porn. Yep, I have blogs in my google reader and seriously only visit to look at the pictures, some I don’t even skim through the words! (Not yours, I read yours!)
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HAHA I’m SO with you! I get such major cravings from some of those shows. I’m so suggestible! Sorry you lost internet access, that blows!
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I confess: I’m loving Cake Boss on TLC. I do notice a bit of increased saliva while watching, but considering I don’t have any of the ingredients for cake in the house (i don’t think so anyway) it’s not really a risk.
Sorry about your work internet. When I worked I couldn’t access blogger blogs for some reason, which cut into my responses. :(
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Too bad about the internet!
I’m the same with the food porn. But sometimes if its REALLY GOOD, I get distracted enough that I don’t start snacking. Sometimes. Hehe.
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I love Cake Boss! And Ace of Cakes. Those cake shows are actually easier to watch as long as their is no cake around, which their usually isn’t. :)
Hee hee hoped the snacking stopped when you turned off the show :>
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Think of it this way… If you were married, you wouldn’t like it if your husband watched porn every day, would you? Of course not, because he made a commitment to you! Well, you have made a commitment to eat healthier, so tempting yourself with food porn is just wrong… You’re cheating yourself.
Hope you get a new job soon!
Nothing freakish meant by that! Just the food/meal that has that to die for factor!
At the moment mines the M&S new york deli pastrami sandwich…god it makes me drool just typing that! Pastrami, gherkins, mustard, rye bread, sauerkraut, so lush!
lol @ food porn. It always makes me laugh but its soooo true. Some bloggers post some hardcore food pics. ITS SICK. And it makes me drool. And I have no will power!
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FOOD PORN :)
Im more of a shoe porn gurl.
LOTS of food stuff tempts me but food tv? notsomuch.
I think because I watch and think THAT LOOKS TIRING. All the making and stuff :)
take me to a movie.
trot me past the CONCESSION PORN.
I go weak in the knees…
Hi! Thx for visiting my site! Hey, I watch all these competition shows & on FoodNetwork too! I even watch FoodNetwork in the gym. I love all those shows. I manage to not want to eat though or if I do, I go for my healthy stuff! I am a bad cook too but I have no dreams of getting better.. I tried & it was not my thing. I make it simple & just accept my faults at cooking! Although, my hubby is not too happy! :-)
Love that food porn comment!
Have the grandkids in town so will have to check out your site over the weekend.
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Had me at porn…
I love Food Network and the Top Chef has me hooked too. The Masters right now are even more “pornier” than the other contestants. I’ve tried to get into home improvements channels, sports, etc., but ALWAYS go back to the food porn ;)
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Food Porn works for me. I use it in place of eating a bunch of crap. Most times looking at those naughty pictures is enough to curb my Greedy Gene.
Sorry about the Internet.
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They took away your internet at work?!? I would die (really, it would kill me – boredom). How are you coping? Do you need a support group? :p
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why did they take the internet away?
I love food porn, but I can’t watch it at night or I go straight to the fridge!
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