How To Gain Self Control Around Food

This is a summary with information from an article from Nutrition Stripped.

The Yolk

• Do you exhibit any of these behaviors about food?
  • Eating without knowing you’re eating or how much
  • Stressed about what to eat and when, or if it’s healthy enough
  • Labeling foods as bad or good
  • Eating more than you want to and it might make you feel sick
• How to help these behaviors:
  • Food is just food – avoid labeling food as good or bad with rules
    • Choose food to eat on wants, needs, dislikes and likes
  • Avoid a strict schedule
    • Follow hunger cues – Are you hungry or not?
    • There’s no specific time to eat or not eat
  • Avoid following the latest diet trend
    • Stick to your wants and needs, not someone else’s
    • Diets aren’t usually sustainable
  • Do eat healthy, balanced meals
    • Carbs, protein, and healthy fats should be included
• The article has a quiz to find out your eating type and offers guidance through it

Perspective

• The best thing you can do for your mental health around food is to stop making rules that don’t make any sense to you
  • Everything should be in moderation and balance, but stressing is unnecessary
  • To be fair, the messaging is confusing around food – whole, real foods is key
• Someone with food sensitivities or allergies will have to follow some rules around food
• There may be other reasons for lack of control – including gut microbiome disruption

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