Do you think about food All. The. Time.?

“I’m so tired of thinking about food all. the. time. I no longer want to think about food all day, I just want to eat normally” 

This is something I hear often in the first session with a client when I ask them what they want to be different as a result of our work together.

Can you relate to this?

Thinking about food all the time is most often a symptom of one or all of these: 

-not eating enough food 

-not eating enough different types of foods (cutting out or restricting something)

-not eating enough foods that you also ACTUALLY like.

If a client is telling me that they think about food all the time, a closer look usually reveals that one if not all of these areas are missing. 

You might be thinking right now… that is NOT me, my issue is that I eat TOO much, but you might be surprised.

Diet culture has got us pretty convinced of what and how much we “should” be eating, but that is often not enough food and is usually not very satisfying, so when we deviate at all from what we think we “should” be doing, it makes it FEEL like we are eating too much and not the “right” foods. 

But what does your body say about what and how much you should eat? 

When we relearn to listen to our bodies we can know:

-how much food is enough

-what different types of foods we need

-what foods we ACTUALLY find enjoyable and satisfying

If you think about food all the time, start with the first half of your day and notice where you can add something.

Something that is different, something that you ACTUALLY like.

This might be an entire meal that is missing, or maybe you you need to switch it up. Are you eating some boring plain oatmeal for breakfast that you can put some tasty toppings on? Or are you eating just a plain ol’ sandwich at lunch that could use some chips and fruit or veggies with it?

You might find that by eating more food, more satisfying food, in the first part of your day, you think less about food throughout the rest of your day.

If you want more support with this, you can use this free framework or mini course to walk you through it.