Comments on: baseball rituals; food confidence.

By: beam green. « the whole plate

beam green. « the whole plate — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:58:08 +0000

[...] with their own juice cups, reaping the benefits of whole foods. If you read my recent post on food confidence, you’ll understand how dear this tale was to me. So often people jump to criticize the [...]

By: Mia {runs and rests}

Mia {runs and rests} — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:36:56 +0000

“I can’t say I don’t eat this or that, because I don’t classify myself under any food categories. But I have reached a point where I can sincerely honor the choices I desire.” – You could not have said how I feel any better.
The weekend was really interesting when I slept over and spent a day with somebody who was my exact opposite when it comes to food. We discussed different things and I felt empowered to stand by my choice of bananas and water when she suggested we go to McD’s for breakfast. She doesn’t cook at all and only had bananas at her place. The food I take in are my choices (which may be affected during social situations) and no, I won’t care what others will think of me.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:17:27 +0000

i <3 the yankees.

good for you for standing by your choices. i struggle with the same thing, and over time it does get easier. but it takes a while, and it sounds like you're on the right track.

By: Whit

Whit — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:02:40 +0000

Rain on the ball field. No fun!

I don’t really second guess my food choices. If I ate it, I ate it. I’ll balance it out later.

By: Gena (Choosing Raw)

Gena (Choosing Raw) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:41:39 +0000

Leslie!!

I am so glad you are getting more confident about food choices — or at least exploring what makes you nervous sometimes. So, so proud of you.

And thanks for the comment on Mel’s site! Glad you liked my neurotic yoga story!!

xoxo

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:04:58 +0000

i love this post! for so long I became stressed about what others would think of my food decisions — i would drive myself crazy feeing as though everyone was judging me and i was being scrutinized for what i was eating! now i’ve realized .. in the simplest terms.. who the heck cares?!

thank you for this empowering post and wise words! you are such a great example of strength and courage!!
lots of love,
Jenny

By: Helen (Tales Over Tea)

Helen (Tales Over Tea) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:20:19 +0000

I always feel like people judge me on what I’m eating. If I’m eating a salad I think people are thinking “she must be on a diet” then if I eat ice cream or chocolate etc I think people are thinking “greedy cow should go on a diet” I know I shouldn’t, I mean I don’t think that when I see people eating. It definitely has more to do with today’s society of women wanting to be thin and being judged by their size.

By: Angharad

Angharad — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:07:34 +0000

I just found your blog and it’s adorable – love your writing!

Second guessing my food choices is something I really struggle with in social situations. It’s easy as pie at home in my comfort zone but I’m a big social eater and tend to follow cues from others – and sometimes I end up regretting doing so. On the other side, when I let myself choose that salad when noone else does or pass up on the pot luck desserts at work I do sometimes feel super self-conscious that everyone is judging me. You have to own those choices though and know you’re doing something that makes you happy.

By: Heather (be well & take care)

Heather (be well & take care) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:44:37 +0000

I always second guess my food choices because I assume everyone is judging me based on what I eat. Last night I went out with a few friends and I ordered a gigantic salad and pita bread with hummus, and every time I went in for more hummus and pita, noticing that nobody else was touching it, I thought that surely they would be judging me. But in the end, it shouldn’t matter what others think and I know that, yet it’s so hard to let go. I totally relate to what you wrote above and often struggle with it. New goal: stop caring what others think, or stop thinking that others actually care, because I’m sure most of them don’t.

By: Brandi

Brandi — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:06:21 +0000

i totally agree with you. it’s so strange that we can feel so intimidated simply on what other people are eating compared to ourselves! It seems like food just shouldn’t be such a big deal, but food is such a big part of life and celebrations that it takes more of a focus that it should in some situations.

but we should always just feel comfortable eating what WE want and need when we want it. definitely easier said than done, though