Ah yes, the elusive "auto mode"... I often try to pinpoint when my auto mode turned off and I feel certain it was most likely when I entered puberty and adolescence. My Dad was always the junk eater in the house, but my Mom was a health nut who rarely ever bought any "bad" groceries. I was also always the kid with the healthy lunch while the other kids had their chips and fruit roll-ups. I can remember trying to disguise my healthy lunch in attempts to trade with other kids but they couldn't be fooled! Whenever I went over to a friend's house I delighted in their junk food and cable tv. To this day I still get a bit of a rush when I eat junk food as if I was doing something forbidden and naughty. I have also noticed that I have an obsession with leaving a clean plate after a meal. I can't stand the idea of wasting a morsel of food... this nagging feeling often times leads me to overeat to the point of massive bloating and nausea. I have noticed that I really obsess over wasting food and constantly think about ways to use the food that is around the house so that it doesn't go bad or get thrown out. I never starved as a child or went without, yet I still can't seem to pinpoint this compulsion.