{"id":16308,"date":"2017-01-17T15:39:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T15:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/?p=16308"},"modified":"2021-01-07T11:31:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T18:31:20","slug":"drop-your-food-baggage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/drop-your-food-baggage\/","title":{"rendered":"Drop Your Food Baggage This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16357 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Lugging-food-baggage-Copy.png\" alt=\"Lugging-food-baggage - Copy\" width=\"279\" height=\"234\" \/>I\u2019m ready to drop my food baggage in 2017. How about you?<\/p>\n<p>We all have baggage we carry related to food and eating. At a very early age, the adults around us and other external factors start shaping our food behaviors. I often hear well-meaning family members <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/articles\/youre-not-the-boss-of-my-body\/\">tell my 3-year-old to eat all his food<\/a>, ignoring his instinctive ability to eat when he\u2019s hungry and stop when he\u2019s full. My mom is especially likely to do this because of her own relationship with food.<\/p>\n<p>My mom is, and has been, a yo-yo dieter with <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/programs\/mindful-eating-for-binge-eating\/\">binge eating<\/a> tendencies throughout my life. Growing up this way, I was exposed to her cycling between eating large quantities of food in secret and a restrictive phase of drinking tons of water and eating an abundance of fruit and vegetables. Growing up with a mother in constant peril about her emotions, body image, and dieting influenced me in both positive and negative ways.<\/p>\n<p>I can thank my mom for exposing me to eating raw veggies like bell peppers and cucumber and the pleasure of enjoying a crusty baguette filled with amazing tasting meat and cheese. Her \u201cattention\u201d to food led me to study nutrition and become a dietitian.<\/p>\n<p>On the negative side, between my mom\u2019s bingeing\/dieting cycles and my brothers being \u201cbottomless pits,\u201d food always seemed to be scarce. I remember looking forward to eating some chips when I got home from school, only to find the bag was already gone. No matter how many times I tried to \u201creserve\u201d my food, it was always gone. I can\u2019t even talk about my <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/tricking-or-treating\/\">disappearing Halloween candy<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h4>My Food Baggage<\/h4>\n<p>Growing up this way led me to become territorial about food and adopt a <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/abundance-paradox\/\">food scarcity mindset<\/a>. For example, I have problems sharing food with my husband. He eats so fast that I find myself getting <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/articles\/are-old-beliefs-causing-cravings-or-overeating\/\">anxious about the food running out<\/a> instead of enjoying what I\u2019m eating. When I see him start to eat \u201cmy\u201d snacks, I have to bite my tongue so I don\u2019t tell him to make sure he saves me some. I can\u2019t say I\u2019m always successful. And forget the <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/eating-out-please-yourself-not-your-waitress\/\">romantic sharing of dessert<\/a>\u2026 I\u2019ll get my own thanks!<\/p>\n<p>Although I\u2019m a work in progress with my husband, I try very hard not to impose my food baggage on my 3-year-old. I encourage sharing of food and don\u2019t make him clean his plate. I hope to <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/programs\/mindful-eating-for-families\/\">raise children that have a healthy relationship with food<\/a> without imposing my baggage on them.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a dietitian who teaches <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/what-is-mindful-eating\/\">mindful eating<\/a> but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m perfect at instinctive eating. I am addressing my food baggage just like everyone else. My <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/support-mindful-eating-resolutions\/\">goal for 2017<\/a> is to adopt a <a href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/12-gifts-of-mindful-eating-day-8-abundance\/\">mindset of abundance<\/a> when it comes to food. If my husband eats my last bit of chips or wants to share dessert, I\u2019ll tell myself I can always get more. After all, food is everywhere!<\/p>\n<p>Are you carrying around food baggage that generates negativity and prevents you from living a full and vibrant life? Are you tired of lugging it around? Please comment below. I\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have baggage we carry related to food and eating. 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