It's the Holiday's again and we all know what that means. Time to start craving turkey, stuffing, pies and cookies right? Then spend the 1st half of the year correcting our indulgences.
But, what if for one Holiday season we decided to be thankful for those cravings??? Yes, that’s right, be thankful for your cravings.
Ever since I can remember I have had a love affair with chocolate chip cookies. I love all kinds, with nuts, without, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, vegan, it does not matter. A few months ago Tim and I adapted a recipe to actually be good for us and it doesn't even use sugar. Generally I am pretty aware of what I eat, when I eat it and why. Lately I've noticed I've been eating a LOT of cookies. Baking them, buying them, having one with Tim when we go out for coffee and it got me thinking “What am I doing in my life to trigger such an extreme craving, that has seem to come out of nowhere?”
Learning to listen to your body is essential. The longer you ignore your body’s messages, the more extreme the backlash. Many people view cravings as a weakness, when in reality they are important messages meant to help you maintain balance.
The past few months have been very chaotic and stressful for Tim & I. We both work full time, we are planning a huge move to the East Coast, Tim is in school, I am taking a very difficult IT class, we are trying to sell our house, etc...etc..... The more I have tuned in to what is going on in my life the more I noticed that despite a dinner here or there or watching a movie together, Tim and I have not spent real, quality time with eachother for quite some time. We used to do it all the time, daily it seemed like. We've always been the couple who spent every waking minute together and loved it but sometimes life catches up to you and you start to develop distance between eachother. This provided a huge clue for me, I was turning to my cookies for sweetness, something to make me feel happy inside, sweet inside, something to give me that boost of energy and excitement that sugar gives us. These were all the things that deep down I was missing from my Tim so in turn I turned to food without even realizing it.
Ever since I can remember I have had a love affair with chocolate chip cookies. I love all kinds, with nuts, without, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, vegan, it does not matter. A few months ago Tim and I adapted a recipe to actually be good for us and it doesn't even use sugar. Generally I am pretty aware of what I eat, when I eat it and why. Lately I've noticed I've been eating a LOT of cookies. Baking them, buying them, having one with Tim when we go out for coffee and it got me thinking “What am I doing in my life to trigger such an extreme craving, that has seem to come out of nowhere?”
Learning to listen to your body is essential. The longer you ignore your body’s messages, the more extreme the backlash. Many people view cravings as a weakness, when in reality they are important messages meant to help you maintain balance.
The past few months have been very chaotic and stressful for Tim & I. We both work full time, we are planning a huge move to the East Coast, Tim is in school, I am taking a very difficult IT class, we are trying to sell our house, etc...etc..... The more I have tuned in to what is going on in my life the more I noticed that despite a dinner here or there or watching a movie together, Tim and I have not spent real, quality time with eachother for quite some time. We used to do it all the time, daily it seemed like. We've always been the couple who spent every waking minute together and loved it but sometimes life catches up to you and you start to develop distance between eachother. This provided a huge clue for me, I was turning to my cookies for sweetness, something to make me feel happy inside, sweet inside, something to give me that boost of energy and excitement that sugar gives us. These were all the things that deep down I was missing from my Tim so in turn I turned to food without even realizing it.
The lesson here is to look for the foods, deficits and behaviors in your life that are the underlying causes of your cravings.
So I talked to Tim about it and he felt the same way! The two of us sat down and had a good talk and we decided to get back in our rhythm of hanging out. Going for coffee more often, seeing a movie, sharing dinner at home and amazing for the last few weeks I have not even thought about cookies!
So I talked to Tim about it and he felt the same way! The two of us sat down and had a good talk and we decided to get back in our rhythm of hanging out. Going for coffee more often, seeing a movie, sharing dinner at home and amazing for the last few weeks I have not even thought about cookies!
We all have this innate wisdom that urges us to eat foods that will dissipate, at least temporarily, our physical tension, give us more energy or lift our moods. Food can act as a kind of medicine to regulate our current inner state.
So whenever your body is craving something, pause for a moment and wonder, “What’s really going on here?” When you find yourself impulsively reaching for some food, take a moment to slow down, breathe and reevaluate the situation and consider what your body is really asking for.
So whenever your body is craving something, pause for a moment and wonder, “What’s really going on here?” When you find yourself impulsively reaching for some food, take a moment to slow down, breathe and reevaluate the situation and consider what your body is really asking for.
Marcus Cicero
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Hi Heather, love you guys...Sean & Sarah
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