I had a sort of revelation about my food issues this week. I have been guilting myself over treats this holiday season and have been frustrated with what I should do next. I can obviously do a "sugar fast" because I did it last year, but in the year since, doing that did not help my dysfunctional relationship with food.
While running this week the simple thought came to me that I need to NOT have a treat when I am doing it for an emotional purpose. When I eat something to soothe myself, when I am stressed, when I am angry, etc., I am only perpetuating the problem. It is not bad to have a treat to just have a treat, but my issue is when I do it for an emotional reason. So, that may mean that I have more than one treat a day, or it may that I have none. It is all dependent on my emotions.
Since realizing this, I have recognized the patterns I have with my emotions and food. It seems so simple, but I have not thought about it in this way before. I feel some new hope!
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Yes. That makes sense. I could use this too:)
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