One Question To Transform Your Relationship With Food

This is a very simple, yet very profound idea - and it's one that, if asked consistently has the potential to transform your relationship with food, and indeed yourself! What if you were to ask yourself this one question, each time you ate something. What might happen as a result? Here's the question: Do I need nourishment or nurturing? So simple and so powerful, don't you think? The thing is food solves one problem: the need for nourishment. But it is often used to nurture ourselves as well. It stands in for the hug we ache for; the understanding we wish for; the love we're missing; the rest we very much need; the solitude we long for; the connection that seems to have disappeared. But it doesn't truly meet those needs, does it? For a moment, the food does feel comforting. For a few minutes, it distracts you from what you're feeling. But a short time later, you still have the unmet need, and in addition, the discomfort of unneeded food - discomfort physically, if it's a lot, but also discomfort emotionally: disappointment, annoyance, frustration - possibly even anger towards yourself for not honoring your body's hunger and fullness signals. Of course the physical discomfort will fade with time and digestion, and you can deal with the emotional discomfort with generous lashings of self-forgiveness (highly recommended!) - but it's still additional stuff to deal with, isn't it? So let's look at what could happen if you were actually to take this on, and ask yourself, f...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news