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Have you ever eaten a food that you believed to be adequate, and were annoyed to find yourself looking for something else? Sooner than you felt comfortable with?

Maybe this eating experience started by checking a black and white label. Assessing calorie totals, or grams of protein or fiber or some other thing that promises to tell you about what ought to feel sufficient or satisfactory. And maybe you have a food that you’d really like to eat, but because of that black and white badge, you skip it. And try something else that ‘should’ keep you happy or full or not distracted by food. But then you eat something else. And something else. And something else. Nothing is doing the trick, and by the time you eat the originally desired food, you feel mentally exhausted and physically dreadful.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

This is what happens when we allow black and white labels to dictate food choices. This is outsourcing body wisdom. This might work, short term, but can’t, ongoing.

This is why I LOVE working with satisfaction. Satisfaction is individual. It is subjective. It cannot be predetermined by checking a label. It can’t be appreciated if energy needs are not being met consistently. Satisfaction relies on all of your senses.

Satisfaction is like a fingerprint. It’s unique. It either IS or ISN’T. And yours, alone.

Body information is so much more important than nutrition information. Seeking satisfaction is health-promoting behavior. GET CURIOUS.

Anna Sweeney

Anna Sweeney, MS, RD, LDN, CEDS-S is a certified eating disorder registered dietitian and consultant and owner of Whole Life Nutrition. Anna has dedicated her career to the support of humans in the process of healing from eating disorders, disordered eating and body image struggle.

http://www.wholelifeRD.com
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