by Lets talk about XXX baby…
Lets talk about you and me…
Lets talk about all the good things,
And the bad things, that may be…
Lets talk about… Emotional Eating.
OK… I changed the lyrics from the 80’s ‘Salt n Pepper’ classic. The truth is, that like sex, emotional eating continues to cause a lot of life challenges.
So lets go back… to about 9 months after the sex…
When you were born… You knew that mothers milk was the best medicine in the world. You loved it so much, you cried for it.
A few years later, you wanted to throw smashed potato around the room. And over time you were conditioned to eat exactly what everyone else around you consumed.
It’s pretty simple, you and I are conditioned by our environments.
Thirty plus years later you hear, ‘experts’ telling you to eat intuitively. Chocolates, fast foods and pick me up snacks, continue to end up in the trolley, at your house and on your body. Intuition is good! Um… that is not intuition… that’s hidden pain coming to your life party. (Hidden because it’s unconscious, you don’t know about it). Often referred to as emotional eating.
Intuitive eating is a great idea – if you are also healing emotional wounds. Many clients I work with unconsciously think, ‘I’m not worthy’, and wonder why their intuitive eating plans continue to lead them up the garden path, towards the very foods they want to avoid!
Remember, intuitive eating is tapping into the natural faculties you were born with so that you provide your body with what it really needs. (Mothers milk will hopefully not come to the forefront of your mind) however, ‘more protein, quality fattier foods, fresh fruits’ for example, may appear. And the healthier you become emotionally, you may even receive an intuitive eating signal to enjoy a burger or some chocolate.
This happens to me all the time. I tune in and find quality burger material or purchase quality chocolate and enjoy it for what it is – there is no emotional unmet need. I’ve done the emotional work and love who I am and love my body. Do you? If you are struggling to love who you are, contact me today.
As you start to listen to your body – you will become healthier. Your intuition may be a little off as you go on your learning journey and the nutrition may not be ideal, however, starting to trust your body and listen to it, while you clear any negative emotions inside, is a very healthy move.
And this is important – many people do not trust their bodies because of previous ‘bad eating experiences’ so instead listen to their brain. Unfortunately the brain has often been conditioned to think such thoughts as, ‘don’t eat that, there’s too many calories’, ‘watch out for that, that’s bad for you’, ‘that’s not healthy – it’s not on my keto / paleo / vegan / eating plan’, etc, So now the brain is dictating and controlling you, based on what other people have conditioned your brain to believe!
I get it – it can be challenging to tune in and start to trust the innate wisdom your body has inside. To help build back that trust and listen to your body, so that you may eat intuitively while over coming hidden emotions, here are 3 points that will help:
1) Be present in your body, with your body every day. No noise, no distractions, just be. If any emotions or thoughts come up, just observe them. Uncomfortable feelings or wanting to move, are often emotions being released. Be still. Control your body. Control your mind. Stay still. Start with one minute. Every Day. Quiet time will help restore your real intuitive self.
2) Avoid aiming to be perfect – there is no such thing! Imperfection is perfection. Remember that. There is no perfect eating plan. Those ‘perfect’ diets, with strict dogmas, enforcing their rules upon you, do nothing to improve your personal self confidence and ability to tune in and eat the best way for you.
3) Make a decision to trust your body more, rather than the conditioned voice inside your head. Sometimes that voice is repeating what you took in as a baby! It might be a great time to plug in a new message and change the direction of your life for the better.
If you want to enrich your life, I have 5 spots left in my health and wealth six months coaching program. Contact me today.
Have a brilliant week and let me know how you get on.
Remember, creating Healthy Richuals can be challenging – yet the investment, always pays off in the long run.
Stay strong and think well!
Hayden Rhodes Coaching 