How to know if you're eating for the right reasons
How do you know if you're eating for the right reasons?
Ask yourself:
Am I using this food or am I eating this food?
Here's what I mean.
We tend to use food for entertainment, pleasure, comfort, security, etc., instead of eating food to make us feel energized, satisfied, powerful, healthy and vibrant.
BIG difference in using vs. eating.
"Awesome question, Adam. Very helpful! But what if I'm about to "use" food? What shall I do?"
Never fear. MBT is here!
Questions...
I'm a huge fan of questions. Asking ourselves the right questions helps to change our perspective. And that's the idea. It's all about perspective.
How can two people see the same thing in a totally different way? I'd rather see it in a positive light.
Anyway...
So, you're about to use food...
Ask yourself:
1. What's really bothering me? What am I really hungry for? (It's never about the food.)
2. What can I do about it?
3. Why don't I do anything about it?
The third question is the kicker. Because while it's easier in the moment to do nothing, we know that suppressing our feelings is like ignoring the most persistent door to door salesperson...
They will keep on knocking until we open the door.
We might as well open the door sooner rather than later. The sooner we deal with whatever it is -- the sooner, we can move forward.
In other words, the sooner we face our stuff, the less likely we'll be to stuff our face.
And, amazingly, the cravings and urges we feel will start to subside.
-Adam
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