"Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the...

"Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart." - Erma Bombeck

Dining is one of the most enjoyable activities we engage in and many of us have gotten so concerned about what we eat that we rarely if ever enjoy this wonderful activity. We eat food we don't like because it's supposed to be "good for us" and we avoid food we love because we've been told it's "fattening" or "bad for us." Even when we eat the foods we love, we may be so consumed with guilt or fear, that the pleasure is lost. With the Law of Attraction, we can enjoy the abundant pleasures of food again. YAY!
 

 

 
If you listen to the experts, it's difficult to find anything to eat or drink. There's something wrong with all of it, according to some authority. We've been taught that food is the enemy, that food causes weight gain, high cholesterol, clogged arteries, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. Food is NOT the enemy. If there is an "enemy," it's negative thoughts, attitudes and beliefs.

When you feel good about what you eat, you align your thoughts with your actions. When your thoughts and actions are in alignment, there is value in all foods. When your thoughts and actions are in alignment, you are free to eat whatever you desire and enjoy food again.

To take back the sensual pleasures of food and drink, try this Joy of Food Exercise:
* Celebrate the experience with attractive plates, decorative place settings, tablecloths, flowers, and candles.

* Be present and eat mindfully. Feast with your eyes. Notice the appearance, the textures, the colors. Inhale the aroma. Taste it - you have 10,000 taste buds designed to bring you pleasure. Touch it. Yes, touch it. My Indian friends tell me the Ayervedic way is to eat with the fingers.

* Slow down and take your time as you fully savor each bite.

* Acknowledge and appreciate everyone and everything involved in getting the food to you - the farmers who prepared the soil and planted the seeds, the rain and sunshine that helped it grow, the people who harvested it, the drivers who transported it to the store where you bought it, the vehicle you used to get to the store, the stockers, checkers, baggers at the store, the money to buy it, the appliances and fuel you used to cook it.

* Set your intentions to be rejuvenated and refreshed by the experience. Allow the food to nurture your body, mind, and spirit.
 

In the same way that we're remembering that life is supposed to be fun, we're getting back to the simple realization that food is supposed to be fun, that dining is supposed to be satisfying and pleasurable. We can enjoy the sensual pleasures of the table and attain and maintain our ideal health and fitness at the same time! Your thoughts created the body you now have. Your thoughts can create the body you would like to have.

Thanks for sharing this Nicole.   Being an 'all-or-nothing' thinker.... I have many 'enemy' foods.  Changing the thinking and aligning the thoughts can be so hard. Anyway, thanks!

Hey you are welcome. I am with you. I have many enemy foods and I second guess everything. But what I have realized is that way of thinking is what makes me miserable and caused me to gain 200 lbs. So maybe just maybe there is another way to co-exist LOL

I think I need to pull out Becks again and start yet another 're'read.  Always a good refresher and it really helped me when I put the effort into it.  And it does take effort, doesn't it?  Some days are so easy and other days I feel like a warrior preparing for battle - usually the food wins.  Time to put on today's armor... It's Teacher Appreciation Week at school.  I wish the PTO could appreciate me some other way than with food... I know I could walk away - even that is hard when they push a cart around the school with coffee, teas, and a variety of home baked goodies! 

Wonderful post, Nicole!

Just last night, Becky and her boyfriend Eric and I were talking about this... he eats REALLY fast (we tease him about inhaling his food).  We keep challenging him to slow down and savor his food, so that he really enjoys it.  And then we got to talking about how post-surg with the "small bites and chew, chew, chew" process, I'm actually enjoying food even more - noticing the subtleties of taste and texture in a whole different way.

Karen