NaturallyResilient

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Last Monday I wrote about nutrition. I wish to pick up that theme again. The body knows what it needs. If you pay attention really listen or feel. There have been times I was hungry and my first inclination would be to eat a cookie. But then I really thought about it and felt my body and imagined what it would feel like after eating the cookie. Then I knew I would still be hungry or maybe even feel a little yucky afterwards. I would then go through my pantry and refrigerator and ask myself do I want crackers, some cereal or an apple? Then I would see the V-8 and get an ah-ha that is it. I am not always so vegetable/fruit conscious sometime I really feel that I need a Coke.

Consistently craving something is different. Often we crave what will make us sick. There are emotional reasons behind cravings. Sometimes we are in an unconscious punishment phase and we crave the things that will backfire on us. We see the food as a way of reinforcing such thoughts as “I’m not good enough” or “I’m not worth feeling healthy”. Some times we use certain foods to make us feel good because those were foods that were served during good times or special occasions when we were little: cake at birthdays, pies at family reunions, fried chicken at Sunday afternoon get-togethers.

Note the reason certain foods are comfort foods for you. It will be easier to lose weight if you know why you eat what you do.