Everyone knows food is a kind of love. You've heard about food that nurtures or about aphrodisiacs or even love potions. Eating is comforting because it nourishes us physically, emotionally and spiritually. Everyone has food imprints connected with memories that help us feel better.
When you eat to find comfort, you want to experience those memories again. That's what you're looking for. That's when enjoying comfort food makes sense.
Comfort food is a kind of intuitive time capsule. It's the experience of bringing a 'taste' of well-being or comfort back to you from the past so that you experience it again.
Wanting comfort is intuitive. Protecting yourself is too.
The trick of intuitive eating comfort food is to use intuitive tools to think with all 6 senses to keep clear about your priorities. Then, please, eat and enjoy a refreshing time capsule experience.
Here's how to safely enjoy the comfort in comfort food eating:
- Accept that you are going to have a comfort food.
- Commit to enjoying it by savoring the taste and how it makes you feel.
- Limit the size of your portion to the size of your fist.
- Smile after every bite, whether you want to or not.
- Come back refreshed.
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