I am addicted to eating too much food. Whenever I encounter leftovers, I feel the urge to eat them. When I am invited to an event or for a dinner at a friend’s place, I keep eating all the residues just to have them finished. I always thought I do that for good reasons. For the last three years I am actively engaged in initiatives to fight food wastage and encourage people for food sharing. Due to my passion for bicycling tours in which I ended up in situations without any food left, I was very grateful for any leftovers found along the route. These moments radically reduced my threshold to eat things that are over-date, open or half-finished.

However, reflecting on my behaviour, is that the whole story? Why do I over-consume even at venues where I precisely know that leftovers would be kept and not wasted? Why don’t I pack them and take them back home if encouraged to do so but instead eat them until I almost feel that I am bursting?

I experienced moments of starvation that radically reduced my threshold to eat food from dumpsters.

Yes, I can admit that I love the taste of good food. But despite my passion for sustainable living, I am aware that I am not in a balanced state with my food habits.