Keep a food diary! But instead of obsessing over the number of calories or grams of fat, protein, and carbs in your food, use this amazing tool to find out more about your body and relationship to food. In trying to lose weight, many of us embark on diets that force us to follow rigid diet and exercise rules; however, most of us never get the lasting results we want from these diets. To really change your weight and health for the long-term, I suggest that you don’t punish your body but instead get to know it. Get used to listening to your body, noticing how food makes you feel, and exploring the many reasons you eat besides hunger.
So my tip of the week is to keep a food diary and see what you notice. Next to what you eat indicate the following:
- Time of day
- Hunger level on scale of 1-10 before eating
- Hunger level on scale of 1-10 after eating
- Satisfaction level on a scale of 1-10 after eating
- Emotions, feelings, thoughts, patterns you notice before, during and after you eat
And the next time you have a craving, headache, energy slump, or sickness, treat it as a loving message from your body instead of a weakness, and see if you can decipher what your body needs to feel it’s best!
If you need support in exploring your relationship to food and the best diet and lifestyle for your body, please contact me for a free health consultation at sproutwellbeing@gmail.com.
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