Food

We love it.

We hate it.

We use it to celebrate and commiserate.

We overeat

Then feel riddled with shame and guilt.

Uneasy and uncertain in our body

The thought of weight gain overwhelms us,

Drives us to restrict

So we under-eat.

Hoping for an instant change

To right our ‘wrongdoings.’

But then our survival instincts kick in.

Driven by fear of deprivation

That there won’t be ‘enough,’

That our basic needs won’t be met,

Our hunger can become insatiable.

And we start to feel like food controls us.

Like we can’t stop ourselves,

No matter how hard we try.

Ironically the very thing we try to control

Is now controlling us.⠀

But food is just food.

It sits there minding it’s own business until we have a thought about it:

“I want that.”

“That’s so delicious.”

“What if I won’t get it again?” or “I don’t know when I’ll get it again.”

These thoughts cause our insatiable desire.

But underneath it all is the fact that we are eating

When we are really hungry for something else.

We use food to numb, avoid and distract

When we’re busy, stressed and overwhelmed.

When we’re lacking time, energy or mental capacity.

We use it to perk ourselves up, to distract from tiredness.

Or help us procrastinate.

Sound familiar?

Do you eat food when you’re not really hungry?

If so, do you know what your hunger is really for?

Trying to not eat and fight these non-food hungers with willpower

Is exhausting and ultimately a battle you’ll struggle to win.

When you recognise the reasons why you overeat

And take care of them

The cravings and urges to overeat actually go away.

I know how this works first hand

These struggles are no longer a part of my life

Or who I am today.

In fact they’re so far removed from my relationship with food now.

My issues with emotional eating and weight no longer define me

No longer exist, but they did.

Everything changed when I found what I was truly hungry for

And fed myself that instead.

If you’d like to improve the way you think, feel and relate to food

If you’d like overeating or emotional eating to no longer be a part of your life

If you’re ready to find out what you’re really hungry for

Get in touch, I’d love to help.