Calories Are Good
Here’s the thing, it’s alright to choose a lower-calorie item.
Diet culture might encourage this choice. An eating disorder might encourage it.
Sometimes this will be reflective of what is available to you. Sometimes this will be reflective of the way you feel about eating in a given moment. Maybe you’re eating with a human who has a lot of energy about food. Maybe you’re eating in a way that feels self-protective. Maybe you’re eating in a way that will limit unwelcome input from friends and family and strangers. Maybe you’re eating in hopes of changing your body.
No matter the reason, not getting enough food, energy, will lead to food preoccupation, seeking out of food, ultimately, eating. Usually in a way that does not feel comfortable or is reflective of body desires.
Calories are good. You need them. And likely, many more than you believe you do.
So yes, you can choose a lower-calorie something. And trust that you will eat more, later. This is not a mistake, but rather your body accommodating your food choice and reestablishing homeostasis.
Often, this process of reestablishing homeostasis leads my clients to feel pretty crummy about themselves. I don’t know if that’s part of your story. And as I say in session, this is not a reflection of your humanity. This is biology. This is your body having your back.
Want to be a little less obsessed with food? Think about choosing meals and snacks that are satisfying. In my book, satisfaction can only come with adequacy. This won’t work perfectly. Because nothing about eating is supposed to be perfect.
Experiment with what works for you.
This process is not about getting it right on the first go.
BE CURIOUS.
BE GENTLE.
BE KIND.
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