Welcome to how to love your body - in this episode we are going to be giving you 10 small tips to help cope with food while in quarantine - as we are working with a lovely group of women right now in our 4 week course called How To Love Your Body Online Course and Community - we’ve noticed that food is very much a challenge and we thought it would be helpful to give you these 10 tips to help get through the days that you are home all day and it seems like all you want to do is eat. 

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Let's get started. 

First - there is nothing wrong with eating - so this is not about getting you to eat less because you are wrong for eating . NOT AT ALL. 

The intention behind this is to help you feel at peace being at home while surrounded by food knowing you can eat it whenever, that it’s all allowed, and you don’t need to feel like that’s all you think about all day… we want to help clear your mind. 

Just a little note: You don’t have to do ONE thing we mention below if you aren’t in a space to do so - take what resonates, leave what doesn’t because you can honestly do whatever the heck you want and that’s your right! 

So here are 10 small tips to help: 

 

Create a routine that gives you joy: This is not about creating a food routine. This is about incorporating things into your day that you enjoy - of course you may feel limited right now but what are some things you can do each day that make you feel good - for ex. Things that are keeping me sane- every morning I talk a walk outside with my 2 dogs and my daughter. When we get back home- I make my coffee, go back outside, and we play in the front yard. Just knowing I have my walk and my coffee with some fresh air each start to my day is so helpful as it feels like a routine - and I enjoy it. I also know that I will add work into my day during nap time which I enjoy (I set the mood with my essential oil diffuser which feels zen and peaceful- lots of times I work in bed which feels good.) Another part of my routine - well taking care of my toddler - but after I get her dinner, bath, and to bed - I either work more, listen to my audible book, watch TV, or lay in bed and catch up on podcasts of IG lives from my favorite people. Knowing I have all of this in my day to look forward to feels good. I have a sense of routine. So what can you add into your day that you look forward to? 

 

 

Add mindful activities:

 

We can get into a rut of engaging in only mindless activities (especially right now when we are limited to our homes)  - it could be scrolling on your phone, watching tv, playing video games / games on your phone etc - when we get caught up in mindless activities ALL DAY LONG it can be a big reason food may be your main focus all day - its something that engages us. So of course you are going to do some mindless activities each day ESPECIALLY in quarantine but if you are sick of thinking about food all day and eating food all day because it simply doesn’t feel good - adding in some mindFUL activities can help. What are mindful activities? Things that are engaging and keep you in the present moment. This could be painting, writing, journaling, being with your kids (BEING TRULY PRESENT with them).. Or anything where you realize you didn't think about anything but the thing in front of you for a bit. What gets you present? How can you fit these things into your dayS?

 

Tackle one thing a day: Maybe you’ve always wanted to organize your closet / dresser and now you have the time - but it may seem like a really big daunting task because there is just so much - what can be helpful it to break it into sections - do one drawer a day or one small section a day so it doesn’t feel