Here on vacation, we eat when we are hungry, and it's not as often as I would have guessed had I planned our meals.
I eat more often at home, and here are a few reasons why:
THEY require three meals a day and snacks, and it's my job to make that happen. If I'm going to be handling food all the time I might as well have some.
I eat when they are hungry. Why not?
I eat when they are NOT hungry any more. How can I let this food go to waste?
I eat because I have a spare 30 seconds and I know that eventually I will get hungry, even if I'm not now. Who knows if I'll have time to eat when that happens? Better get the eating done while I can! And quick, before they see me!
I eat because my life is crazy, and it's something fun to do if I find myself in a moment when nobody needs me.
I eat to comfort myself, as a way of having "me" time for a second in the middle of a hectic day, as a way of filling myself up with whatever THEY are sucking out of me.
Funny thing: Food doesn't fill me up with patience or energy, not when I eat too much, and not when I eat junk. Food is a gift, intended for my good, but I often use it to my own harm.
I need a better relationship with food.
(After vacation of course.)
If you'd like to join me, join the group I joined: Dakota Pam's SparkTeam
I'll see you there. (Next week, of course. Orlando is not hte place to practice a healthy eating plan!)
Tell me, do you eat for reasons other than hunger?
I can totally relate to your post. :o)
ReplyDeleteI am slowly conquering it though. Slow and steady wins the race.
Yesterday I had a green juice. Am aiming to do another today. They are good meal replacements.
"I need a better relationship with food." It is easy to push that thought to the back of my mind. Like any relationship, our one with food needs to be "nourished"-pardon the pun! But in a good way. Food...we can;t live without it but sometimes it can be a bit hard to manage! Glad to hear you are still vacationing nicely :0)!
ReplyDeleteBoy, do I relate! Thanks for linking up!
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