Food issues, guilt, emotional eating and food obsession are not exclusive to overweight and obese individuals. Not even a little bit. Today, we’re talking about thin people & food issues.
Except, it’s more than that. We’re talking to my sister.
A couple weeks ago, I had my mom on the show. It was a tough episode but we talked about how, as a thin mother, she really struggled with having an overweight child (me). I was the token fat kid. It was a rough road.
That episode triggered a lot of comments and questions, many of which were related to that sister I talked about. What was it like for her, as a thin child, to grow up with so much emphasis on food and shame related to obesity?
Well, “that sister” is Debi. My oldest friend, my closest friend and the yin to my yang. Don’t miss this candid conversation about food issues then & now in the absence of a weight struggle.
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Change Your Mind To Change Your Body
I can still see it’s a struggle for you “the teacher” to change your mind set like it is for us. We all are still working on our own journey. You talked about how food is neutral and then while talking about the sweet potato nachos you say something along the lines of “you don’t need to add all that extra junk ” . Giving food a negative feel. Thank you for being real and open with all of your struggles and achievements.
I guess “all that extra junk” is a figure of speech relating to how food makes me feel, not that it’s good or bad. I love cupcakes but they don’t make me FEEL good. I def have my struggles for sure but I don’t think any food is off limits! Good/bad (for me) is about how it makes me feel. So it’s not about it being bad but rather that I can make it in a way that DOESN’T make me feel bad 🙂