Much of our eating is habitual, i.e. under the influence of the environment. 

I invite you to ponder the following question:  Who (and what) influences your eating and how?

Ask yourself:

Who triggers me to eat well?

Who encourages me to eat mindfully, to savor, to eat healthy?

Who triggers me to indulge, overeat, go off diet/regimen?

Who gives me the permission to be “bad?”

Who “come-ons” me to “enjoy myself” only to justify their own urge to binge?

Who triggers me to stress-eat, binge-eat, cope-eat, react-eat?

Who do I cope with by eating?

Who is my “junk-food” person?

Who always dials up for a pizza or taunts your appetite with French fries?

Who is my “sweets” person?

Who always bakes cookies, invites me out for ice-cream, or brings in donuts?

Who in my life needs me to eat to connect with me?

Who expresses their love for me through feeding?

Whose eating do I influence and how?

“Bonus” question:

How does your substance use (if any) affect your eating patterns?

Mindful New Year to you all!