What Is Normal Eating?

As you are in recovery from your eating disorder, you may be wondering, what is normal eating?  Valerie brought a handout (written by Ellyn Satter) to give us a few ideas.  The bullet points summarize a few concepts.  Normal eating is...

• going to the table hungry and eating until you are satisfied
• choosing food you like – not stopping because you think you should
• eating sometimes because you are happy, sad, bored, or it just feels good
• overeating at times, feeling stuffed and uncomfortable
• eating three times a day, or four or five, or choosing to munch along the way
• trusting your body to make up for your "mistakes" in eating
• flexible, varying in response to your hunger, schedule, and your feelings

Find your own way of "normal eating" by trusting your body this week!