Stressing About Food is Not Actually Normal
Let me guess –
You sit down at a restaurant and immediately worry about whether you’re going to be “good” by getting a salad or “bad” for getting a burger.
You eat the “perfect” breakfast and lunch, but come home and inhale a mountain of cookies before…
Silky, Scrumptious [EASY] Veggie Soup
This is an easy, creamy, delicious soup that I make all the time. It’s perfect for lunch or serve it with some crusty bread and maybe a green salad for a comforting weeknight dinner. I can’t say enough about how much I love this vegetable soup! It’s SO good and SO easy.
Is the size of your stomach a medical condition?
Maybe your body is wise and helpful and supportive, and shifts in your shape mean something other than that you are a gluttonous maniac who can’t stop eating.
Maybe the shape of your body -- and the size of my stomach -- isn’t a medical condition, but an emotional condition. An emotional COMFORT, even! A shelter, a sanctuary…
But I Can’t Just Eat Whatever I Want!
Here are 3 things to keep in mind when you’re trying to figure out HOW to be flexible around food AND take good care of yourself.
Make Cooking Fun Again
Even if you’re never going to want to spend hours in the kitchen whipping up gourmet meals, learning to cook even a few things you love will enhance your relationship with food and may even empower and inspire you in surprising ways.
Why Eating More Frequently Makes You A Better Person
Your body and your brain need consistent food to keep you healthy and happy. Eating frequently and promptly respecting your hunger signals is the prescription for feeling crazy around food, managing your blood sugar, and keeping your weight stable.
Healing Through Food
Creating peace around food means that there are no rules. There’s no prescribed way to eat. All foods have some value, and every choice you make is entirely valid. Nutritionally dense foods are not better than foods that exist primarily for visual or gastronomic pleasure. When you have this level of absolute freedom, you are creating space to reconnect with your innate wisdom around food and find genuine satisfaction.