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Managing Food & Feelings in Quarantine

Diet culture and social media have so ingrained in us judgement around food and exercise that we donu2019t even notice how words like u201cclean,u201d u201cdirty,u201d u201ctoxic,u201d and u201cjunku201d can affect our feelings about food and ourselves. Consider what it might look like remove these words from your vocabulary when it comes to your food and focus on

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Managing Food & Feelings in Quarantine

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  1. 9/7/22,7:41AM FoodCravings|MentalHealthTreatment|NashvilleTN Video:ManagingFood& FeelingsinQuarantine Home/EatingDisorder /Video:ManagingFood&Feelings… Inthiswebinar,ILC’sDirectorofNutritionServices,MackenzieReeser,MPH,RDN, LDN, shares tips on nourishing your mind and body while taking in a constant floodofmixedmessagesinourmediaduringphysicaldistancing. HerearesixtakeawaysfromtheFood&Feelingswebinar: 1. Be Mindful Of The NutritionalValueOfThe FoodsYou’reEating https://integrativelifecenter.com/webinar-managing-food-feelings-in-quarantine/

  2. 9/7/22, 7:41 AM FoodCravings|MentalHealthTreatment|NashvilleTN Youdon’thavetoputalotofpressureonyourselftoeat“perfectly,”howeveryou canbemindfulofthethingsyou’reeatingandhowtheyaffectyouphysicallyand mentally. Increasing your intake of plant-based whole foods can improve your mentalhealthaswellashavepositivebenefitsonyourimmunesystem. 2.GetCreativeInTheKitchen Quarantineisagreatopportunitytogetcreativeinthekitchen.Notonlydoesit allowyoutouseupfoodsthatyou’vebeenholdingontoordon’texactlyknow whattodowith,butthoseherbsandspicesthathavebeentakingupspacein your pantry can add more antioxidants to your diet as well as flavor. Creating somethingfunandnewinthekitchencanalsoreducestressaroundmealtime. 3.GetMoving,ButDon’tBe MilitaristicAboutIt Getting our bodies moving during what is otherwise a pretty sedentary time is important,butbemindfulofyourmotivationsbehindit.Areyouexercisingfroma placeoffear?Whatareyouafraidof?Howcanyoushiftthatnarrativetobeone whereyou’retakingcareofyourphysicalandmentalhealth? 4.GiveYourselfPermission ToNotFeelShame Bekindtoyourselfandknowthatthere’snosuchthingasaperfectformulafor howtoeatduringquarantine(oranytime). 5. Take Note Of Your Cravings And Line Them Up With Your https://integrativelifecenter.com/webinar-managing-food-feelings-in-quarantine/

  3. 9/7/22,7:41AM FoodCravings|MentalHealthTreatment|NashvilleTN Emotions Theremaybeanemotionalmetaphoriccueattherootofthefoodsyou’re craving. Our Executive Director of Eating Disorders Programming, Dr. Anita Johnston,usesthisside-by-sideCravingsandCuesdiagramtoidentifythe emotionattachedtofoodcravingsinherLightoftheMoonCafecurriculum. 6. Work On Removing Judgmental Language AroundFoodFromYour Vocabulary Dietcultureandsocialmediahavesoingrainedinusjudgementaroundfoodand exercise that we don’t even notice how words like “clean,” “dirty,” “toxic,” and “junk” can affect our feelings about food and ourselves. Consider what it might looklikeremovethesewordsfromyourvocabularywhenitcomestoyourfood andfocuson © 2022IntegrativeLifeCenter|DualDiagnosisTreatmentCenterNashvilleTN |PrivacyPolicy| Sitemap|AddictionTreatmentCenterNashville|MentalHealthTreatmentCenterNashville https://integrativelifecenter.com/webinar-managing-food-feelings-in-quarantine/

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