Today’s food is tomorrow’s flesh, bones, skin, teeth and hair. The energy you take in transforms into matter. Look at the matter, and you will know if the energy you took in was really good quality. When we eat, we think we are eating a food item only. Milk is milk, egg is egg. But more than the actual food, the way we eat also impacts our body. Food isn’t just the food you eat, but the feelings, environment and intention with which you feed yourself. Your relationship with food cannot be hidden and it is a clear mirror of the relationship you have with yourself. The way you eat, can show how you are coping with the primary instinct — survival. Any subconscious doubts about survival or safety can pack on dozens of pounds. Here is a list of questions worth answering.
1. Do you eat in spurts? or do you follow an eating schedule?
2. Do you eat the same kinds of foods over and over again.
3. Do you eat alone or with people?.
4. How do you feel while you are cooking?
5. Do groceries feel like a chore?
6. When you buy food, are you thinking of yourself or your family?
7. Do you like to try new foods or generally stick to what your mother cooked?
Food is Energy
The foods we automatically want are a clue to our physical energy. What kind of foods do you crave? Sweet. Light. Deep fried. Spicy. Cold. Hot. Deep fried foods slow us down, they create sluggishness and prevent movement. They give the energy of slowness to people who move too much. They help in grounding. Light and cold foods, cool us down and they are great for people who tend to get angry or live in hot climates. Sweet foods make us feel loved. Perhaps that is why children’s diets in North America are full of sweet. Instead of the emotion of love, people take it from the sweetness of food. Spicy foods create energy and movement. They are great for people who are naturally very sluggish. Spice combined with heavy foods tend to neutralize the energy impact of the fried foods. Whether you crave hot or room temperature food or even cold food is a clue to the metabolic rate. People who prefer cold food, have a higher metabolism and more digestive enzymes.
List Those Cravings
Cravings point to nutritional needs in vitamins, minerals, hormonal balance, metabolism and digestive issues. A good diet full of minerals, vitamins, fruits, vegetables can remove cravings within a month. If you can’t switch to awesome food, try an excellent set of vitamins either liquid or via IV for maximum absorption.
Here’s a list of typical cravings and the nutritional needs:
1. Chocolate: Magnesium and Calcium. Women suffer from this–even though magnesium is present in all kinds of foods, because most women are on a diet and quite likely DON’T eat enough food. In fact women are usually eating 20-30% below their daily requirements because they are 80% of the time on some kind of diet or ‘healthy’ eating regimen. Over time, this signals the body to slow the metabolic rate, which eventually means that women who are trying to lose weight GAIN even more weight the next time they eat to their hearts content.
2. Sugar: Sugar craving simply points to not getting enough calories from real food i.e., not eating enough real food.
3. Chips and Nachos: Carbohydrate cravings are about calming down. Chronic anxiety and stress trigger carbohydrate cravings.
4. Fried foods: Fried foods calm people down and slow down their energy, plus the dense calories mean that people can go longer without eating.
In a nutshell, food desires are about your physical energy trying to balance itself or compensate for a disturbance in the energy field. When you try to over correct, what is essentially a correction, you risk not only making it worse but also creating even more layers of problems. Not to mention a terrible dis-service to your self esteem and your actual health–i.e., the stuff that matters more than 10 pounds here or there.
Instead of fixing yourself or your weight problem, practice happiness. Love yourself. Make every minute of your life beautiful. Create as much happiness as you can. It is a 3 step process…lol:)
1.Stop worrying about your weight. Practice relaxation or exercise. Eating is often a way to stop worrying.
2.Do what you love 2-3 hours a day.
3.Develop a loving relationship with food.
4. Exercise is a whole different thing. Don’t exercise for weight loss, DO exercise for the fun of it and because it feels good. Pick something you like to do, versus focusing on the outcome.
5. Don’t look at the scales. Instead start to practice active listening to your body. Before, during and after eating.
6. Find other ways to nurture yourself and feel safe. Because food goes into the mouth and reminds people of the nurturing they had as infants. It can be often traced to unmet survival, safety and security needs that began a very long time ago indeed.
7. Try hypnotherapy to figure out why your subconscious has decided to create a cushion around your body. Hypnotherapy can address the deep trauma associated with imbalances in weight and also change habits in a very pleasant and effective way.
8. Remember that your body is unique, just like you are. Your body’s healthy weight may be totally different from another persons. Instead of comparing yourself, appreciate the differences.
By, Saima Shah
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Yoga Instructor & Energy Intuitive and Healer
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