I wanted to share my 'self care' experience from this morning.... ((copied from my share with my accountability group))

My breakfast this morning was scrambled eggs with cheese... It's a meal I love and that feels fantastic in my body. I eat it nearly every morning... seeing this as a gift to myself was an amazing shift for me.

It was like --- here nose.. I'm giving your this plate that smells good! Here tongue - I'm giving you a flavor that is pleasurable. Here tummy, I'm giving you something that makes you feel satisfied and digests easily. Here muscles, I'm giving you protein to grow...Here brain, I'm giving you fat to think... And when I thought about ALL of that... my simple meal became an event! It released ALL the endorphins ... But, in a different way than a piece of cake would have.

It led to a satisfaction that had staying power... Impulsive eating NEVER feels like this. I might get a 'hit' - a moment of satisfaction, but all it leaves is sense of wanting more (cause I was eating food to solve a problem it couldn't solve) Whereas viewing my morning meal as a loving PLANNED gift to myself seemed to fill up spaces I didn't know were empty.