There are many psychological reasons for overeating: fears, shame, negative emotions… Simply put, our self-esteem and excessive appetite are directly related to each other.
Below are a few quotes from the book “Intuitive nutrition” + exercises that will help you better understand yourself and, as a result, change your eating habits (hereinafter – in the original language).
“Every time I sacrifice my needs, I hurt myself, I get hurt and I feel a strong sense of anger whether I want it or not. Not knowing how to express it, terrified of losing the love of others because I allowed myself to get angry, I swallow my anger.”
Exercise 1
Exercise “Raisins” – instead of raisins you can take a small candy, chocolate slice, any product that you tend to “eat like seeds”.
Put a single grits, nut, seed or popcorn in your hand. Consider it properly. Mark the color of the surface, wrinkles or cracks on it. Add another one. Compare them. What do they look like and what are the differences?
Roll the vinaigrette between your thumb and index finger. What do you feel? Softness? Hardness? Roughness? Stickiness? Put one in your mouth, but don’t start chewing. Roll it on your tongue. What do you feel now? What is the texture of it in your mouth? Now start chewing. Note the changes in texture, taste. Slowly chew and swallow the flavor.
Exercise 2:
Is exactly what you want at the moment, means to ask yourself before eating, which food will now satisfy and nourish your body best? If you can’t imagine a dish or product, start with taste (sweet, salty, sour, spicy, spicy?), texture (crispy, soft, juicy, dense, airy?) and temperature (hot, cold?)
Listen to yourself periodically during each meal. Start with the taste question: how much of what you are eating now is your taste? Do you like this food, was it a good choice? Try asking, in what way should the desired taste have been different from that you just felt. Kisley? Sharper? More dense?
