My relationship with food; By Paula

by overlandpark, August 26, 2009 | Permalink

I had high expectations of myself at the beginning of the month. I was going to stick to a vegitarian diet and be able to tell you all I lost 15 lbs. But that didn’t happen. I didn’t stick to a vegitarian diet and I didn’t lose 15lbs. What did happen is that I found out that I do not have a Healthy relationship with food. I have been an all or nothing eater for a long time. I either eat everything I want or I limit certain foods like carbs, to lose weight. I see that food is my source of entertainment, I eat when I have had a long day and I am a tired, when I am sad or upset, food calms me. When I feel happy, I celebrate with food because it was a great day. I live to eat. I have been on low fat diets, low carb diets, and a raw food diet. I lose the weight but then something happens in my life, I lose a loved one, change jobs, I could go on and on because I have always found a reason that I thought food would comfort me. I read, watch documentaries, and talk to people about how we are what we eat. I have the knowledge, now I need to apply it.

The biggest thing I have found over the last three weeks , is that I am tired of labling everything either good or bad in my life including food. I am tired of feeling like I should do something or should be eating a certain way. I see that by giving myself a break and adding more whole foods to my diet I feel better. I have learned about my realtionship with food. Now I am able to make some changes in my life and look at how I can have a healthy relationship with food!

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