24/02/2022
Our thoughts go like this: IF we allow ourselves to eat ALL foods, then I’m going to overeat all the “wrong” foods- usually some combo of carbs/sugar.
To unpack this, we have to start by:
1) avoiding calling foods good and bad. Just food
2) we have to start listening to our INTERNAL cues around food. How does this food make me feel? Do I like it? What does it remind me of? Can I digest it well? Do I notice what it does to my energy?
> That way, it’s not an influencer or a celebrity telling you what you should eliminate or reduce, it’s you listening to YOUR body
3) then once you’re listening to your body, you can allow ALL foods that align with you
I’ll explain with these meals:
> I LOVE French toast. This particular one was recommended so it was on my list to try. I left about a fourth because I did start feeling a little bloated and overly full, but man it was delicious 🤤
> The papaya and eggs were a craving. I had just done an hour of intense exercise (something I hadn’t done in a while 🥵) and I craved carb and protein. Something simple and easy to digest.
Again, when you allow ALL foods, you can tune in to what YOU need/ want/ crave. This takes time, but you’ll see! Your body doesn’t want cookies and French toast all the time, but if you restrict it, it will feel compelled to overeat it when it’s available or you are “off the diet or being bad.” If you allow your body ALL foods, ALL THE TIME, you’ll see what it really wants is variety.
It takes time, but man is it freeing. https://instagr.am/p/CaXQ24yLvnA/