Here is a question for you…
Who do you get to be when you’re not struggling with food and your weight?
Your mind may search for the time in your life when food and weight wasn’t a struggle. Were you in high school and filling up (and fueling up) on Doritos, Diet Coke and Ding Dongs without a second thought? Were you in middle school, happily eating from your Scooby Doo lunch box?
This question may be a complete mind-bend for you, and I get why. You may not recall a time in your life when food wasn’t a struggle.
Sitting with this may open the door just a crack to new possibilities. Imagine moving through your day when you're not worried about what you’re eating. Imagine not tracking calories eaten or burned on your phone or ever stepping on the scale again. Imagine how present you are with your loved ones when your mind isn’t so busy thinking about food.
If you can, sit in the feeling for a few moments. Notice how your body responds to this different way of being.
You may not know what it’s like to not struggle with food because of your past. But you can start to change how you think about yourself around food today so you can open up a new future.