10/01/2022
๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Yesterday, my husband told me that I eat two bites and say Iโm full now when we go out to eat.๐
Thatโs a wild exaggeration.
But I have made a 180 in my eating behaviors over the past year.
In the past, going out to eat meant ordering almost everything on the menu that sounded good and stuffing my face until I literally felt sick and looked pregnant because I was so bloated.๐คข
Clean Plate Club and gluttony were the name of the game.
When I started learning about and practicing Intuitive Eating, I realized that:
1๏ธโฃ Iโm not a human trash can. Itโs okay to take food home or throw it away. Even though I hate throwing food away, itโs better than making myself feel sick. Now I order less initially because I can always order more if Iโm still hungry.
2๏ธโฃ This isnโt my ONLY CHANCE to eat this food. I donโt believe in cheat days anymore, which means I can eat this whenever I want.
3๏ธโฃ These foods arenโt โbadโ and Iโm not โbeing badโ for eating them. Letting go of this restrictive mindset changed everything for me. Foods lose their magical power once they stop being off-limits in your mind. This goes for your favorite binge foods too.
4๏ธโฃ Dessert is way more enjoyable if Iโm not already stuffed!๐๐ฐ
Iโve seen this play out for my clients too.
Kassie was raised to clean her plate no matter what. Now she can go out to eat, listen to her hunger cues and pack food to go once sheโs full.
Kara will literally order one drink and not even finish it sometimes!
How about you?
Do you stuff yourself silly when dining out?
Lemme know in the comments!๐
P.S. I realize that itโs an immense privilege to be able to practice Intuitive Eating. Especially now with inflation. IE has been life changing for me and Iโm very grateful.