Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat

the purpose of eating is to fuel your life

She keeps a few Lego sets on her desk to play with when she feels like eating.

In short, eating even though you aren’t hungry is easy and may give you temporary pleasure or distraction. The downside is that it has strings attached. You might feel better temporarily, but when you grab food out of habit or to meet a need other than to satisfy true hunger, you’re more likely to overeat, leading to the discomfort of feeling too full, s

shame and negative self-talk, which adds fuel to your Overeating Cycle. (In chapter 5 I talk more about getting rid of guilt.) On the other hand, regret implies that you made a decision and now you wish you’d made a different choice. That leaves room for you to experience and learn from the consequences.
It causes weight gain—When you eat food your body didn’t tell you to, it has no choice but to store it. This survival mechanism has been in place for centuries, but in an abundant food environment, it may actually lead to decreased survival. Besides, carrying extra weight may cause you to have less energy and less motivation to engage in other activities, further

Disadvantages: Eating Anyway
It may cause discomfort—Eating or continuing to eat can lead to feeling physically uncomfortable, bloated, and lethargic.
You may eat more than if you were hungry—If hunger doesn’t tell you to start eating, what’s going to tell you to stop? You’ll stop when the food is gone, when someone comes in, or when you feel uncomfortable or numb.
You may feel regretful—Notice my intentional use of the word regretful instead of guilty. There’s no need to feel guilty if you made a conscious choice to eat even when you’re not hungry. Guilt leads t

The most effective way to make permanent healthy lifestyle changes is to learn to eat according to your body’s signals and to eat as healthfully as possible without feeling deprived

MINDFUL MOMENT: If you don’t like your results, ask yourself what you were thinking first.

MINDFUL MOMENT: When I’m hungry, I eat what I love. When I’m bored, I do something I love. When I’m lonely, I connect with someone I love. When I feel sad, I remember that I am loved.

MINDFUL MOMENT: When a craving doesn’t come from hunger, eating will never satisfy it.

MINDFUL MOMENT: Put a sign on your refrigerator that says, “If I’m not hungry, what I’m looking for is not in here.”