Friday was a good day food-wise, but in the evening, I had pizza and salad and cookies. Probably too much of all. The thing that was different however, was my inner voice. That night, a very gentle voice just said something like, "It'll be awhile before you can handle pizza." That's all. No judgement, no harsh--"SO YOU BETTER QUIT EATING PIZZA!" or anything of the kind. Just a simple statement of fact., and my mind and body responded in a likewise gentle manner. Okay.
I feel really good about that. As I try to satisfy my body's needs by eating real food--the process should be gentle.
I love the idea of my mental responses---"I NEED garlic toast" being as valid an issue as my physical responses. The intuitive idea is that I can control my behavior---I might think I need the garlic toast, but I can choose whether or not to eat it. And that's mostly true. But WHY do I feel as though I need it so much? I love working on THAT problem, and being validated that wanting too much or the wrong foods, is as much worth healing as figuring out a food allergy.
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