Loving myelf thin

My quiet time before bed last night was my first experiment with the idea of loving myself methodically. Based on my learning as written in yesterday’s post, I simply spent my time reminding myself that no one can love me like I can, and that I must love myself fully if I want to permanently defeat my eating issues.

Hmmm. Even that thought sparked a little emotional hunger. Odd. I think that those little moments of hunger lead to a lot of calories my body doesn’t need.

We all get up in the morning, and have lots to do. If we have a solid foundation of self-love and appreciation, we will do fewer things that are self-defeating, like eating too much.

I had a large dinner last night, more than 800 calories. I don’t feel hungry right now, but I’m still thinking about some preventive eating. Preventive eating can be excess calories, or it can be binge prevention. It’s a tough decision, and I won’t always know if it’s the best decision in the moment. But I see that I have lots of fruit I want to eat before it spoils, so maybe I’ll plan on carrying mandarin oranges with me all morning, and eat them in response to every hunger, whether emotional or stomach. Because loving myself means doing what’s right for all of me, not just my emotions, and not just my physical needs.