Food realizations in recovery:
Choosing a brand of cereal that is 110cal versus 130cal is not going to make a difference on your body.
Real butter is delicious and most definitely “worth” the calories.
Foods like cheese, avocado, sour cream, etc. are not “unnecessary add-ons” – they make food better and healthier.
Not every meal has to be perfect.
Some meals should be perfect.
It is necessary to measure your food for recipes but not for anything else.
Your meal plan is not reflective of the way that you will eat when you are recovered – normal eating is much more flexible.
Looking up and adding up the nutritional info for everything that you eat is not normal.
Artificial sweeteners are disgusting – they negatively affect both your cravings and digestion. Real sugar is so much better for you.
The right beverage can really compliment a meal.
Chocolate is just as healthy as vegetables, but for different reasons.
Normal eaters do not have “AM/PM snack;” normal eaters just snack.
Diet products and light foods do not taste good and having safety in them will not allow you to reach a recovered life.
It is okay to have an extra snack and it is okay to skip a snack.
Cooking is fun and great – but only if you are able to eat what you make.
Food is a worthwhile thing to spend money on.
So is splurging on a nice dinner at a restaurant.
It is normal to eat something just because it sounds good.
It is normal to stop eating something because you are satisfied.
You will not eat the same amount of food every day and sometimes it will not even be close.
Variety is healthy, good, and fun – having the same meals every day is not normal.
Food is food. It does not deserve to hold power over our lives. It deserves to nourish and satisfy us. It deserves to simply be.
titsay
2087
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