This One Question Changed EVERYTHING for My Relationship with Food...

This One Question Changed EVERYTHING for My Relationship with Food...⬇️
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“In the grand scheme of it all, what is better?
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To have a whole pizza on the weekend along with 3 cookies & a big bowl of chips since I was ‘perfect’ all week?...
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Or is it better to have a few bites of things when I actually want them?”🧐
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I determined that I’d rather enjoy a food when I actually want it🤤
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Rather than save up for the weekend & binge on it because I’ve been ‘holding out’ for it.😩
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The more I do this, the less I find myself having this insatiable need or desire for a food;
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It’s counterintuitive but the cravings dissipate bc it’s not as glamorous & you allow yourself to enjoy it when you want it 😌
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One cookie 🍪 during the week is better than a mindless rage for 10 on the weekend
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A bite of pizza today could save you from 5 slices during your next Netflix marathon🍕 .
A few chips could prevent you from getting your head stuck in the bag.
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On the flip side, if you did end up binging, the guilt & shame would need to be addressed to reverse this cycle of wanting to purge❌
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Commonly through starvation, over exercise, or bodily methods like vomiting or taking laxatives.❌
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Having a bag of chips/honoring your craving for a few doesn’t make you wrong.
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But if you’re looking to avoid BINGING, then I recommend you begin ELIMINATING the intense desire/pleasure built up in your mind over ‘finally’ having the food
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Instead, focus on enjoying it for QUALITY instead of QUANTITY bc some days you just really want some damn chocolate.
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When we over restrict or repeat to ourselves about how ‘bad’ a food is in an effort to eliminate a craving or desire for it...
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We only create more tension between us & the food to the point where if we are presented with it on a ‘day that it’s okay to eat whatever’ we end up going nuts for it.
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We must remind ourselves that we have an abundance of choices at all times.
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This reminder keeps us from NEEDING to go crazy because it allows us to feel at peace knowing that
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We ALWAYS have the option if we want it.
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What do you tend to struggle with when it comes to your relationship with food?
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Let’s chat about it⬇️❤️⬇️

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