\u00deegar \u00e9g var 12 \u00e1ra f\u00f3r \u00e9g \u00ed megrun. \u00c9g var \u00ed heimavistarsk\u00f3la og \u00feekkti sj\u00e1lfa mig n\u00f3gu vel til \u00feess a\u00f0 vita a\u00f0 \u00e9g myndi ekki standa vi\u00f0 nein \u00e1form um a\u00f0 f\u00e1 m\u00e9r bara einu sinni \u00e1 diskinn e\u00f0a sleppa s\u00f3sunni. \u00c9g er gefin fyrir r\u00f3tt\u00e6kar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og m\u00edn lausn var\u00f0 s\u00fa a\u00f0 sleppa \u00fev\u00ed bara algj\u00f6rlega a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a. \u00c9g komst upp me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed tvo daga. \u00de\u00e1 kom sk\u00f3lastj\u00f3rinn til m\u00edn og spur\u00f0i hvort \u00e9g v\u00e6ri veik. Hann var \u00f3sk\u00f6p almennilegur en ger\u00f0i m\u00e9r grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hvort sem \u00e9g v\u00e6ri of feit e\u00f0a ekki, liti hann \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem merki um veikindi ef barn fengist ekki til a\u00f0 n\u00e6rast og hann myndi \u00fev\u00ed ney\u00f0ast til a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja foreldra m\u00edna a\u00f0 koma m\u00e9r undir l\u00e6knishendur ef \u00e9g bor\u00f0a\u00f0i ekki.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 \u00feessum t\u00edma var or\u00f0i\u00f0 „\u00e1tr\u00f6skun“ ekki nota\u00f0 en engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur var \u00fea\u00f0 liti\u00f0 alvarlegum augum ef barn t\u00f3k upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 svelta sig. \u00dea\u00f0 var hinsvegar ekki \u00e1liti\u00f0 sj\u00faklegt a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a yfir sig. \u00dea\u00f0 gat veri\u00f0 d\u00f3nalegt. \u00dea\u00f0 gat l\u00edka veri\u00f0 \u00f3hollt en \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1tti helst vi\u00f0 um \u00e1kve\u00f0nar f\u00e6\u00f0utegundir. Ma\u00f0ur m\u00e1tti ekki bor\u00f0a \u00f3h\u00f3flegt magn af s\u00fakkula\u00f0ikexi af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 birg\u00f0irnar af \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 duga fleirum og af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 haf\u00f0i ma\u00f0ur ekki pl\u00e1ss fyrir \u00fdsuna en aldrei minnist \u00e9g \u00feess a\u00f0 nokkrum manni hafi \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g e\u00f0a nokkurt anna\u00f0 barn bor\u00f0a of miki\u00f0 af venjulegum heimilismat. \u00devert \u00e1 m\u00f3ti var dygg\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera „duglegur a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a“. Offita var n\u00e1tt\u00farulega ekki talin g\u00f3\u00f0 en h\u00fan var skrifu\u00f0 \u00e1 s\u00e6lg\u00e6ti og k\u00f3k\u00f3malt frekar en of mikla matarlyst. K\u00f3k\u00f3p\u00f6ffs var ekki matur. Feitt saltkj\u00f6t var matur.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar Darri var l\u00edtill var\u00f0 hann stundum mj\u00f6g lystarlaus \u00ed 2-3 vikur. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i brj\u00e1l\u00e6\u00f0islegar \u00e1hyggjur af honum \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edmabilum og ger\u00f0i allt sem \u00e9g gat til a\u00f0 koma ofan \u00ed hann f\u00e6\u00f0u. Aldrei haf\u00f0i \u00e9g samt neinar \u00e1hyggjur af str\u00e1kunum m\u00ednum ef \u00feeir bor\u00f0u\u00f0u \u00f3venju miki\u00f0. Og \u00e1hyggjur af vann\u00e6ringu f\u00f3lks sem hefur n\u00e6gan a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 mat eru ekki bundnar vi\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edmasamf\u00e9lag. M\u00f3\u00f0ir m\u00edn var grannt barn; h\u00fan var neydd til a\u00f0 drekka rj\u00f3ma. \u00cd dag eru fleiri b\u00f6rn feit og fleira f\u00f3lk me\u00f0vita\u00f0 um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er vel h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 fitna af fleiru en k\u00f6kum og s\u00e6lg\u00e6ti. Horfellir er ekki vandam\u00e1l nema \u00fear sem hungursney\u00f0 geysar, offita er vandam\u00e1l, jafnvel \u00ed \u00fer\u00f3unarl\u00f6ndunum. Engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur er miklu l\u00edklegra a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 l\u00edtum \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem sj\u00faklegt \u00e1stand a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a of l\u00edti\u00f0 en a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a of miki\u00f0. Hvernig stendur annars \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00ed daglegu tali er or\u00f0i\u00f0 „\u00e1tr\u00f6skun“ nota\u00f0 um anorex\u00edu og lotugr\u00e6\u00f0gi en ekki um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a of miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 sta\u00f0aldri? Hversvegna t\u00f6lum vi\u00f0 enn\u00fe\u00e1 um a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a „vel“ og bor\u00f0a „illa“ eins og \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 heilbrig\u00f0ara e\u00f0a betra a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a miki\u00f0?<\/p>\n
\u00deegar f\u00f3lk bor\u00f0ar of l\u00edti\u00f0 leitum vi\u00f0 sk\u00fdringa strax. Vi\u00f0 reynum a\u00f0 finna l\u00edkamlega sj\u00fakd\u00f3ma sem valda lystarleysi e\u00f0a ge\u00f0r\u00e6na sj\u00fakd\u00f3ma sem valda \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk vill vera sj\u00faklega hora\u00f0. En hversvegna bor\u00f0ar f\u00f3lk of miki\u00f0? V\u00edsindamenn reyna a\u00f0 finna sv\u00f6r vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed en mi\u00f0ar h\u00e6gt og almenningur skrifar \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fdmist \u00e1 pers\u00f3nubresti eins gr\u00e6\u00f0gi og leti e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 h\u00e6ga brennslu. „Gr\u00e6\u00f0gi og stj\u00f3rnleysi“ er n\u00e1tt\u00farulega engin sk\u00fdring. Flestir \u00feeirra sem \u00e1r eftir \u00e1r eru grannir, s\u00fdna enga s\u00e9rstaka sj\u00e1lfsstj\u00f3rn, \u00fe\u00e1 bara langar ekkert \u00ed meira. Af hverju langar sumt f\u00f3lk \u00ed meiri mat en \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fearf? A\u00f0 einhverju leyti getur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 sk\u00fdringin felist \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 miki\u00f0 sykur\u00e1t setji ins\u00fal\u00edni\u00f0 \u00far skor\u00f0um en sumir vir\u00f0ast \u00fe\u00e1 undan\u00feegnir \u00fev\u00ed b\u00f6li. \u00c9g hef ekki fundi\u00f0 fulln\u00e6gjandi svar en \u00feigg \u00e1bendingar um lesefni me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6kkum.<\/p>\n
F\u00f3lk fitnar einkum af tveimur \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0um; \u00fea\u00f0 langar \u00ed meiri mat en \u00fea\u00f0 hefur \u00fe\u00f6rf fyrir og \u00fea\u00f0 lifir \u00ed sj\u00e1lfsblekkingu um eigi\u00f0 matar\u00e6\u00f0i. S\u00e1 feiti vir\u00f0ist hreinlega blokkera minninguna um s\u00fakkula\u00f0imolann sem hann stakk upp \u00ed sig. Hann gerir s\u00e9r ekki grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann smakka\u00f0i s\u00f3suna 6 sinnum \u00e1 me\u00f0an hann var a\u00f0 elda og fulla teskei\u00f0 \u00ed hvert sinn. Og nei, \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 skrifa offitu \u00e1 h\u00e6ga brennslu nema \u00ed undantekningartilvikum, myndbandi\u00f0 h\u00e9r a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 v\u00edsu bara eina tilraun en brennsla \u00f3l\u00edkra h\u00f3pa hefur margsinnis veri\u00f0 m\u00e6ld og \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki markt\u00e6kur munur \u00e1 brennslu feitra og grannra. \u00dea\u00f0 er hinsvegar algengt a\u00f0 feitt f\u00f3lk vanmeti neyslu s\u00edna.<\/p>\n