Re: What do you expect food to do for you?

[Guest guest]

Just trying to stimulate some conversation on both boards!!

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> > I found this question a really good thing to focus on - it was surprising

how unrealistic my honest answers were - and for me that was a lightbulb moment.

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> > Some of the things I was thinking that food would do:

> > * take away my anxiety about my husband's lack of job security

> > * distract me from my boredom

> > * help me avoid the housework

> > * make the loneliness go away

> > * fill up the empty feeling inside

> >

> > Of course it's obvious that the food won't do any of these things and in

fact will just make me feel worse about myself in the long run. I don't even

enjoy the food when I'm in 'stuff it all in' mode.

> >

> > So now I'm working on acknowledging the feelings and trying to do something

with them....and trying to choose the food that my body is actually asking to

eat.

> >

> > It's been interesting - and now the food tastes so much better....

> >

> > Baby steps

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> > What do you expect food to do for you?

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[Guest guest]

Thought you might be writing a book or a term paper...

> > >

> > > I found this question a really good thing to focus on - it was surprising

how unrealistic my honest answers were - and for me that was a lightbulb moment.

> > >

> > > Some of the things I was thinking that food would do:

> > > * take away my anxiety about my husband's lack of job security

> > > * distract me from my boredom

> > > * help me avoid the housework

> > > * make the loneliness go away

> > > * fill up the empty feeling inside

> > >

> > > Of course it's obvious that the food won't do any of these things and in

fact will just make me feel worse about myself in the long run. I don't even

enjoy the food when I'm in 'stuff it all in' mode.

> > >

> > > So now I'm working on acknowledging the feelings and trying to do

something with them....and trying to choose the food that my body is actually

asking to eat.

> > >

> > > It's been interesting - and now the food tastes so much better....

> > >

> > > Baby steps

> > >

> > > What do you expect food to do for you?

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thought you might be writing a book or a term paper...

> > >

> > > I found this question a really good thing to focus on - it was surprising

how unrealistic my honest answers were - and for me that was a lightbulb moment.

> > >

> > > Some of the things I was thinking that food would do:

> > > * take away my anxiety about my husband's lack of job security

> > > * distract me from my boredom

> > > * help me avoid the housework

> > > * make the loneliness go away

> > > * fill up the empty feeling inside

> > >

> > > Of course it's obvious that the food won't do any of these things and in

fact will just make me feel worse about myself in the long run. I don't even

enjoy the food when I'm in 'stuff it all in' mode.

> > >

> > > So now I'm working on acknowledging the feelings and trying to do

something with them....and trying to choose the food that my body is actually

asking to eat.

> > >

> > > It's been interesting - and now the food tastes so much better....

> > >

> > > Baby steps

> > >

> > > What do you expect food to do for you?

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thought you might be writing a book or a term paper...

> > >

> > > I found this question a really good thing to focus on - it was surprising

how unrealistic my honest answers were - and for me that was a lightbulb moment.

> > >

> > > Some of the things I was thinking that food would do:

> > > * take away my anxiety about my husband's lack of job security

> > > * distract me from my boredom

> > > * help me avoid the housework

> > > * make the loneliness go away

> > > * fill up the empty feeling inside

> > >

> > > Of course it's obvious that the food won't do any of these things and in

fact will just make me feel worse about myself in the long run. I don't even

enjoy the food when I'm in 'stuff it all in' mode.

> > >

> > > So now I'm working on acknowledging the feelings and trying to do

something with them....and trying to choose the food that my body is actually

asking to eat.

> > >

> > > It's been interesting - and now the food tastes so much better....

> > >

> > > Baby steps

> > >

> > > What do you expect food to do for you?

> > >

> >

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