5 Journal Prompts to Improve Your Relationship with Food
Cupcakes at your child’s first birthday party... An invitation for pizza with a friend… A surprise cookie from your spouse… What is your first thought? Dread or delight? If you are living a life of calorie counting and restriction, these situations could fill you with anxiety. When you have food freedom, you get your life back and you have more mental space to actually enjoy it!
Food Freedom
From learning to identify your hunger cues to mastering the art of half ass meal prep, there are many stops on the journey to food freedom. At the crux of it all is building a healthy relationship with food. People with peaceful food relationships are shown to have better health outcomes than those who are consumed with trying to constantly control their food intake. When you have food freedom, your body tells you what and how much to eat without having to use willpower, discipline, or food rules.
Connect Your Body and Mind through Journaling
There are no shortcuts on the journey to food freedom especially if you have spent years with food rules and restrictions. The process takes time and effort but it is worth the work! If you have just started down this path or are contemplating beginning, I highly recommend journaling. The process allows you to connect with your inner wants and needs. It also helps to boost your mood and let go of negative thoughts! The 5 journal prompts below will help you begin to improve your relationship with food, see the possibilities of food freedom, and start to remove barriers to achieving it.
Food Freedom Journal Prompts
Describe your ideal relationship with food.
How has dieting affected your relationships? social life?
What would your life be like if you did not obsess about food and the way you look?
What is preventing you from making peace with food?
What is one action you could take today to start making peace with food?
Which journal prompt provided you with the most insight? What did you learn about yourself? Let me know in the comments below!
