What does food mean to you?
Is it a source of nutrition and fuel or entertainment?
What is your relationship to food?
Do you see food as your companion, your friend, your main source of comfort?
Do you think more about food when you’re bored, stressed, lonely, tired, sad?
Are you aware of your thoughts regarding food?
Are you thinking about what you’re eating for lunch as soon as you’re done consuming breakfast?
Are you giving thought to snacks and binges you want during the day?
Do you know what you’re really feeling when you’re thinking about food yet you’re not physically hungry?
Do you feel enslaved by food, like you’re foods prisoner?
Would you like to feel relaxed and confident around food?
Visit here to read the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating which can help you make peace with food.
I previously blogged about emotional needs vs physical needs.
Studies show that 75% of overeating is caused by emotions, so dealing with your feelings appropriately is extremely important.
“Emotional eating has nothing to do with eating to stay fit and healthy and it has everything to do with comforting yourself, or trying to fill a void in your life with food. There is nothing wrong with ‘comfort’ food such as meatloaf and mashed potatoes, but when people eat to excess to comfort themselves, they often end up overweight and feeling terrible about their weight gain, which can lead to more food and more guilt.”
~Laura Sechrest
If you need assistance with your relationship with food & eating, consider hiring a coach to help you.
Question of the day
Do you view food as nourishment and energy?
Have you ever experienced any issues with your relationship with food?
For a long time food was comfort. Then when I was trying to lose weight, food was about calories. Limiting my calories to 2000 and under a day. I was eating calories, not food. After I lost the weight I started to see things differently. Food was FUEL. Food was nutrients! I eat MUCH better now.