Tag: hunger

Mindfulness is the No. 1 trend that will shape food in 2018, according to an article from Forbes. Being mindful at mealtimes and throughout the day is more than paying attention to the food we choose, prepare, and eat. It’s learning to recognize hunger in its various forms. It is being able to eat without being impacted by external influences and noticing—and respecting—fullness. It’s eating for enjoyment while nourishing our bodies.

Society views weight gain as the enemy yet waging a war on your weight guarantees more weight gain. Your body senses the stress you feel and turns on cortisol to keep you fit for this war. What if your body used weight gain to get your attention? Weight gain clues you to something being out of alignment. Luckily, getting back into alignment can be fast when you follow these 5 steps for eating foods that nourish your body and soul while satisfying your taste buds.

"Joy rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings.  It is based on the experience of one’s identity as a being of worth and dignity." ~ Rollo May

The other day when I was out to dinner with my 17-year-old daughter, half a pizza and salad still on the table, she said "We didn’t really need the pizza." She went on, "I don’t like to eat until I am full anymore…. Most people don’t think about food the right way—they think of it as comfort, not fuel. I feel better when I eat just enough."

I love food. I am a food blogger, among other things. I got to thinking about how I too often see, in my own life and in the lives of those around me, that we as a society are so much more comfortable talking about food than sex. As a result, we often confuse the two.

Women, especially, I think, use food as a way to communicate our desires, and when that doesn’t work, we use food to submerge them. We attempt to fill our desire for intimacy, connection, love and, yes, sex with food.