Social Occasions and Food Guilt

Let me list a few things no one will remember about you in 20 years.

1. how much you weigh

2. what your pant size is

3. if you look "fat" in a picture on Instagram

4. If you ate 3 pieces of pizza

5. if you have abs

I can promise you, 20 years down the line no one is going to remember anyone those things about you.

But YOU WILL remember all of the times you said no to going out, no to enjoying a dinner date, no to going out for drinks with friends etc. In 20 years you will look back and remember all of those memories you could have made. NO ONE ever deserves to look back and think they could have done more or should have done more.

So my advice is DO MORE NOW.

For years I isolated myself because I was so afraid of gaining weight, looking fat in pictures compared to my friends or having someone judge me because I ate pizza. I was terrified I would ruin a whole week of clean eating by going out with friends or family. There were so many nights I'd sit alone in my room and have myself a pity party. But guess what? NO one cares. Sorry to break it you. But it s YOUR choice, your decision to get up, get over yourself and choose to start living life the way you want to.

I also really envied people on social media who could go out to eat and still look thin and amazing. Well I get it now. They go out and they don't turn those events into binging opportunities. They look at those events as opportunities to live life and be social. I found myself associating MORE food guilt with when I would binge alone in my room than when I went out to dinner with my family. I also found that I would eat MORE food when I was by myself than when went out with friends.

I can't emphasis the importance of finding balance. If you are enjoying something then there is NO REASON for you to feel guilty. instead of telling yourself "I feel so guilty after going out and eating that plate of pasta," tell yourself "I feel so happy because I went out to dinner with all my friends and family and had a great time."

TAKE THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND TELL THEM TO F OFF

DON"T FEEL GUILTY FOR LIVING

Those negative thoughts like "wow I am so fat after eating that" or "great, my whole week of clean eating is ruined" lead to feelings of guilt you associate with food.

Try and distance feelings with food. Don't look at food as the reason why you are going to be happy, sad or guilty. Look at food as a way to connect with people. Food brings people together and creates life long memories. There should be NO guilt associated with food because it's doing some amazing things. It is YOU who associates those negative feelings with food, which lead to YOU feeling guilty.

So take those negative thoughts, tell them to get the F off, enjoy yourself and live a little extra today, tomorrow and always.

xoxo, Sarah