Today, I want to talk about a sentence I hear a lot: I want to eat whatever I want, whenever I want. I think it means different things to different people.
No matter how you interpret this sentence, I trust that this episode will be eye-opening and provide you with some perspectives and some questions you may not have considered before.
Remember, we want to increase our awareness. You can't change what you aren't aware of and judgment will always keep you stuck in the cycle. So stay open, stay curious, and let's dive in!
Here are some takeaways from this episode:
If you can just get curious about what the following key questions mean to you, you will open up a lot for yourself:
What do I really want when I think of fixing my relationship with food? If I could somehow erase all of the outside influences that have told me how to behave and what to do, what would I choose for myself?
In what ways are my food wants overlooking other wants I have in life?
In what ways might what I want for myself as it relates to food be rooted in fantasy and not reality?
You get to decide what a good relationship with food looks like for you. Yes, it can get complicated by society, the messages we have received, our own nervous systems, our emotional capacity, and more, but you really do have a choice.
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I Want to Eat Whatever I Want, Whenever I Want