6 – Food rewards and punishments

(duration 16:52) Make sure you get enough vitamin D production from sunlight (or use supplements) How Much Vitamin D Do You Really Need? http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig5/mercola7.1.1.html Why do people “reward” themselves with junk food? To be part of the group? To fit in? To not be labeled “too healthy”? Individuality and independence are keys to health Some sample sentence completion exercises After I reward or punish myself with food, I feel… exhausted depressed angry guilty like i didn’t have to do that that i could have made a better choice unhealthy Right before I indulge in my favorite bad food, I think… I deserve this I only eat this once in awhile I’ll really enjoy it it’ll lift my spirits it’s my way of taking care of myself I don’t think I just do In order to treat myself differently, it’s important that I… recognize my pattern of behavior come to terms with my feelings accept the feelings that I have and not disown them learn to see how my short-term pleasure affects my long-term goals enjoy healthy food disfavor unhealthy food If I were to see unhealthy eating as a way of taking care of myself… I would see that I deserve better I would have more compassion for my feelings I would try to comfort myself with truly good things I would see self-damaging behavior for what it is I could see food as something that’s good for me, rather than a guilty pleasure I would evolve into the self that I aspire to be There are psychological payoffs for both good and bad patterns of eating Fat-rich foods (such as almonds) are good to snack on in order to feel satiated Self-esteem affects (and is affected by) the way we eat; honoring yourself means not being at war with your deeper self-knowlege Feel free to rate and/or review our show on iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=332309038 bumper music “All In My Head” (Remix) – http://www.kosheen.com Also, please sign up – upper right corner of http://healthymindfitbody.com – to get the bonus audio on the 3 Pillars Of Achieving Your Perfect Weight Using The Mind/Body Connection, as well as the newsletter Transcript: http://healthymindfitbody.com/transcripts-hmfb6-food-rewards-and-punishments/