I wouldn't say I have a bad relationship with food, but it is a bit unhealthy. I'm in the early phases of retraining myself to look at food a different way, which means I am constantly thinking about it. And because I'm always thinking about it my brain keeps taking that as a signal that I'm hungry. I'm not, brain. I promise. We just ate! In fact, sometimes it tells me we're hungry WHILE we're eating. Get it together. Just because I'm spending more time thinking about food doesn't mean we need to spend more time actually eating it. Although, I am a slow eater. I'm always the last one at the table or the last straggler to come to a meeting still eating my lunch or always the one with snacks...sigh...moving on.
I'm trying a few different things to help myself with the food part of this healthy habits plan. First, I'm only keeping food in the house that can be eaten. As opposed to what, Nanci, food that is just sitting on the counter that you CAN NEVER EVER EAT DON'T TOUCH IT IT'S FOR DECORATION? I know this sounds silly, bear with me. If it's in the house, I'll eat it. I can't buy a snack or a box of Nilla wafers for my son and not eat them. It's just not something I'm able to NOT do. So, if I don't bring it in the house I can't eat it. Otherwise, any food that comes in the house is fair game to be eaten.
Also, I'm trying to get better at prepping food for a few days at a time. Prepping for a week feels overwhelming, but so does trying to throw food haphazardly into a bag first thing in the morning with no plan and having a random ass lunch. I can do a few days at a time. Snacks, some lunch things, and having breakfast staples makes a world of difference.
Food is kind of my favorite thing. Good food is the best. And by good I mean extra super tasty and well-prepared. I need to find a that happy place where the food is delicious and well prepared but I'm not mentally kicking myself for what it is I'm eating, and then continuing to eat it anyway.
Tell me, community of friends, what tips do you have?
