I happened to be surfing
the web and came across a definition for “NORMAL” eating on the Ellyn Satter
website. In my opinion, it really defines what a healthy relationship with food
looks like.
What is Normal Eating?
“Normal
eating is going to the table hungry and eating until you are satisfied. It is
being able to choose food you like and eat it and truly get enough of it -not just stop eating
because you think you should. Normal eating is being able to give some thought
to your food selection so you get nutritious food, but not being so wary and
restrictive that you miss out on enjoyable food. Normal eating is giving
yourself permission to eat sometimes because you are happy, sad or bored, or
just because it feels good. Normal eating is mostly three meals a day, or four or five, or it
can be choosing to munch along the way. It is leaving some cookies on the plate
because you know you can have some again tomorrow, or it is eating more now
because they taste so wonderful. Normal eating is overeating at times, feeling
stuffed and uncomfortable. And it can be undereating at times and wishing you
had more. Normal eating is trusting your body to make up for your mistakes in
eating. Normal eating takes up some of your time and attention, but keeps its
place as only one important area of your life.
In
short, normal eating is flexible. It varies in response to your hunger, your
schedule, your proximity to food and your feelings.” Copyright © 2012 by Ellyn Satter.
Two sentences in the description that I really
connect with are 1) ” It is being able to choose food you like and eat it and truly get enough of it
-not just stop eating because you think you should” and 2) It is leaving
some cookies on the plate because you know you can have some again tomorrow”.
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