FOODIES....

It is a daily requirement of being alive - FOOD.  It is the bain of some people's lives - FOOD.  What to eat when and how much is sometimes a battle.  Do you eat because 'it's time' sticking to a routine of 3 meals a day?  Do you graze all day and evening?  Do you eat when you are hungry and don't eat when you are not?  Do you say 'I'm starving' when there is plenty of food in the fridge/cupboard? 

Where do our habits regarding nourishing our bodies come from?  Are they learnt behaviours - ie. doing what others around us are doing; doing what we have always done since we were a child; following instructions of a 'diet'?  Are these habits working for us; if not why not change your routine or how, when, what you eat?  Try something new/different.  Find what is right for you now regardless of what others are saying/doing - we all have unique individual food needs, likes etc.

It is proven that we eat to comfort ourselves when we are uncomfortable - hurt, angry, lonely etc.  It is a 'doing' activity that can take our minds off things we don't want to think about.   Why do we choose to eat when we could do so many other things to take our minds off boredom, stress, anxiety?  TASTE.  It looks good and it tastes good, so we feel good...??!!! Not always and often short lasting.

Here's some suggestions of alternative, non-addictive 'comforters':

• A warm hot water bottle
• Soft toy to cuddle
• Fleecy blanket
• A long hot soak in the bath
• A bunch of flowers (appeals to our sense of sight and smell)
• A good book
• A chat with a friend, either on the 'phone or in person
• A walk in the park
• Stoking the dog/cat/rabbit

What others can you think of?  Please let me know via the comments ...