1.) Am I physically hungry? If yes, go ahead and eat something. Pick the healthiest option available that’s also delicious for you. If no, go on to the next question. 2.) Am I trying to make myself feel better by eating? If no, consider what’s driving you to eat right now when you aren’t hungry. If yes, go on to the next question. 3.) What else can I do right now that will help me to feel better that doesn’t involve food? Whatever you come up with, do that thing. If it helps you feel better and you don’t need to eat afterwards, great! If you decide that you still want to eat after you do the thing you came up with in question 3, go ahead and eat. As you eat, bring hyper awareness to your eating. Notice the textures and the flavors. Allow yourself to fully CHOOSE to eat and let go of any guilt around it. When we bring guilt into eating, it’s easier to go unconscious and overdo it. No one likes to feel guilty! Bringing awareness to eating lets you derive maximum pleasure from it, and you will be less likely to overeat when you really take your time and notice each bite. I did this process yesterday when driving home. I really wanted to eat some organic popcorn I had just bought at the store. Wasn’t physically hungry, just liked the idea of having some popcorn. I went through the questions and realized that listening to music would feel good. The songs on the radio weren’t amazing, so I decided to sing instead. I had SOOO much fun singing on the hour drive home. I never did eat the popcorn. If I had chosen to eat it, I would have done my best to eat it with maximum awareness. When I got home, I did choose to eat some veggies and olives and a few chips. I felt physically hungry by that time. If you ever struggle with eating when you’re not hungry, or overeating, try this out and let me know how it goes for you!

Excited to be here and using this software! So cool! I am building an online third space for lifelong learners who want to gush about their current obscure obsession and create a learning pathway that will allow them to learn everything they want to learn when they feel like there are too many curiosities! And I am also building Substack strategy services that help businesses/business owners see how/if Substack can fit into their current strategy and help them migrate or integrate it! My money making goal is to go is to use these both to cover the income of my current job as my contract is ending THIS MONTH 😱 and I want to be my own boss!