Being Guided by Your Appetite Wherever You Go
Many disregulated eaters are wildly influenced by how folks
around them eat. If people eat healthfully, they do too. If folks eat carelessly,
they struggle with how to eat or give up and go with the mindless flow. Fact is,
we carry our appetite with us wherever
we go to always guide our eating.
I was reminded of this truth when
we had friends staying with us who were about to visit other friends and
remarked on the difference in eating experiences in both places. My husband and
I generally eat healthfully by choosing foods which nourish our bodies and we focus
on satisfying food experiences. In contrast, my friends’ other friends ate a lot of “junk” food and ignored the rules of
“normal” eating. At our home, our friends enjoyed having nutritious food
choices available and doing pleasurable activities with us besides eating, but
were anxious about how they would eat on the next leg of their vacation which
involved mostly sitting around noshing for days on end.
I hear this same lament when
clients are planning a vacation or head practically anywhere beyond their front
door: I’m scared I’ll overeat. How will I
avoid all the temptations around me? How will I “control” myself? Which
brings me to my point: Holding the mindset that you bring your appetite with
you wherever you go helps you eat what and how much you want in any setting. Think
about it. If you’re with friends who don’t have great ethics, do you lose
yours? If they...
Source: Normal Eating - Category: Eating Disorders Authors: eatnormalnow Source Type: blogs
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