Guest guest Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Jenna, I definitely don't mean " overeating " the way I used to... but you raise a very good point. It is one of those " loaded " words that I associate with dieting. Now, when I say that, I do just mean eating beyond fullness. But I like your suggestions! > > Hey everyone, > > > I'm trying to phase out the word overeating from my lexicon. To me, to say I > have over eaten kind of triggers the good girl vs bad girl mentality similar to > dieting. I am trying to shape my language around IE principals I have been > working on... like saying instead, " Today I ate to fulfill an emotion rather > than my body. " or " I did not listen to my body tell me it was full, why did I do > that? " When I change the language I can move from judging myself to to > reflecting on my choices and recommitting to listening to my physical senses... > it is a reminder to be mindful rather than a thing of shame. > > Just some thoughts.... > > Jenna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 J. Sommerkorn wrote: > I'm trying to phase out the word overeating from my lexicon. To me, to > say I have over eaten kind of triggers the good girl vs bad girl mentality > similar to dieting. I know what you mean. I like your thoughts. :-) Best wishes s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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