I was in my kitchen after getting my protein bars ready for the week and as I was dishing out dinner I had an epithany of sorts. I really don't care about food that much anymore. I am not exactly sure when this happened but I realized my thinking on food has changed.
I no longer see food as a band-aid for my feelings or emotions, I no longer hang out just to go and eat a cake or a chocolate bar. I enjoy a cup of tea with cream in it more than I do a meal.
See my thinking on food has changed. I now eat to fuel and feed my body. I eat because I know the things I am eating are helping my body heal and renew itself. I eat so that my body can get stronger and healthier.
Alot of us, including myself have used food to help us through tough times, a headache I must need food, I am sad I must need food, I feel mad I need food, I feel guilty that I didn't eat good today so I will just eat some more and they cycle goes on and on.
Somewhere along my journey to get healthier I have broken this thinking. I have changed my thoughts on why I eat and what I eat. Some people would think this is sad that I no longer get joy from food but I am certainly not saying I still don't enjoy yummy food but I can say my taste buds have changed, I can say a plate of kale with jalapeno sauce makes me happy :) And other things have replaced that joy I once got from food, time with my family and exploring the outdoors are just two of those things.
I like this change and I hope it sticks around, eating to nourish and fuel my body is such a better attitude than those I have had shared with my mind and body previously!
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I have pretty much the exact same journey... I once ate out of boredom or comfort. Now I eat for flavor, health and happiness!!
ReplyDeleteI think the way we think about food really makes a difference!
ReplyDeleteI started feeling this way about food last year. I couldn't quite describe it but you've said it perfectly here!
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I am very guilty of eating food for everything BUT the fuel it provides to get keep going. I'm especially bad about emotional eating. Bad day, depressed, don't feel good, had an argument, bored? Yep, I eat. I really want to work to change this.
ReplyDeleteWe have all been there. I found when I started getting fit I didn't want to waste the time I had spent working out by eating bad .
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