Apparently is is common. I have done this and my nutritional counselor asked me if I did when she was first assessing my situation. A lot of women do it all the time. I would do it because I wouldn't let myself eat so many things that I was desparate just to taste them, but so terrified of the calories or whatever that I would spit it out after chewing it. It was so weird because I could always feel my body asking to swallow the food because I needed the nourishment so badly. Kind of dumb to ignore that kind of feeling, but I did.
I do it too. I have never been a purger so this was the only way I could find to taste foods without ingesting the calories. Unfortunately, I am pretty sure that some calories are still ingested anyway. I confided to my counselor that I do this and she wasn't surprised, so it must be pretty common. I only do it with forbidden foods, but there are days when I could do it for an hour straight. Sigh
I did this too. Actually, I still do, sometimes. I want something SO badly, but I won't allow myself to actually eat it.
~Laura
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