The love-food equation...
Holidays are one of the few times in the year my extended family comes together. As a child I looked forward to these gatherings.
They were a chance to open presents, play with long lost cousins...and get spoiled rotten by beloved Grandparents. Invariable the high point of these gatherings centered on the Holiday Feast. Beautifully set tables (A big one for the grown ups and a smaller one for us kids), a perfectly planned and prepared menu...and mind boggling desserts.
Growing up with such an emotion laden tradition I began to associated "Food with love."
Several years after I grew old enough to take a seat at the "big table"... I began to develop a dread for these gatherings. Struggling with emotional eating related obesity...I promised myself I would eat smart... only to end up stuffing myself in the hopes of recapturing the unconditional love I had associated with childhood.
As an adult the Love-Food equation grew to include guilt.
The Body for Life program has helped me draw a line between food and love and subtract the guilt. I now use food to nurture my body...not my soul.
Happy Easter!
PS... a few of you have asked to see what I looked like before I began my first BFL challenge. Here is the link to my BFL tracker pictures. http://www.bodyforlife-tracker.com/showphotos.cfm?id=10524
They were a chance to open presents, play with long lost cousins...and get spoiled rotten by beloved Grandparents. Invariable the high point of these gatherings centered on the Holiday Feast. Beautifully set tables (A big one for the grown ups and a smaller one for us kids), a perfectly planned and prepared menu...and mind boggling desserts.
Growing up with such an emotion laden tradition I began to associated "Food with love."
Several years after I grew old enough to take a seat at the "big table"... I began to develop a dread for these gatherings. Struggling with emotional eating related obesity...I promised myself I would eat smart... only to end up stuffing myself in the hopes of recapturing the unconditional love I had associated with childhood.
As an adult the Love-Food equation grew to include guilt.
The Body for Life program has helped me draw a line between food and love and subtract the guilt. I now use food to nurture my body...not my soul.
Happy Easter!
PS... a few of you have asked to see what I looked like before I began my first BFL challenge. Here is the link to my BFL tracker pictures. http://www.bodyforlife-tracker.com/showphotos.cfm?id=10524
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