Tuning in to Your Food Vibration

"You are not a physical human that weighs more than you want to weigh. You are a vibrational being who is upstream more often that you want to be upstream." ~Abraham-Hicks

In my last post I discussed several different areas where you could be "upstream" (feeling resistance/negative emotion) when trying to lose weight. I also gave a couple of suggestions for how you could start to shift your emotions towards your body (here and here).

Now it's time to look a bit more closely at your relationship with food. What are your dominant thoughts, feelings and emotions about food? These all contribute to your overall Food Vibration.

It's easy to slip into a negative vibration about food. Our society is extremely judgmental about food, and there are a lot of people that have very strong opinions about what we "should" and "shouldn't" eat. We have lists of "good foods" and "bad foods". We are bombarded with messages from the media and "experts" about what foods are healthy and which ones aren't. Much of this advice is conflicting, which only adds to the confusion. We are constantly making judgments about food, then making judgments about ourselves based on how well we are able to "measure up" against some ideal dietary pattern.

The truth is that food is not "good" or "bad", it just IS. How you feel about what you eat is far more important than what you're actually eating. It is the thoughts, feelings, and emotions you have about food that determine the "results" you get from eating. As a good friend of mine likes to say, "It's not the action, it's the energy behind it." Stated another way, it's not about the energy (calories) you are putting in your body, it's about the energy (vibration) you are flowing about the foods you are putting in your body.

Eating is meant to be a pleasurable, joyful experience. Eating in a state of love, joy, and appreciation allows you to be guided to the perfect foods for your body, and allows your body to perfectly use the food you feed it. Unfortunately, many people are often eating in a less-than-joyful state. Much of the time, emotions of guilt, shame, anxiety, fear, anger or resentment may be present.

Paying attention to your dominant emotions around food and eating may feel kind of scary. It's important to identify what you're feeling, though, because as long as you're trying to deny your emotions, you can't successfully move through them and release them.

To get more in touch with your current Food Vibration, I recommend keeping a "Food Vibration Diary" for 3-5 days. Keep track of the time of day, what you ate, your dominant emotions at the time, and any specific thoughts about what you ate or your eating behaviour. It's also helpful to track any random thoughts you have about food and eating throughout the day, too. (I've made a daily worksheet you can print out here.)

While you're doing this exercise, please don't try to force yourself out of whatever emotions you're feeling. And please don't "beat yourself up" for having these feelings. The point is to simply be honest with yourself about the thoughts and feelings you are currently experiencing around food, and to make note of them.

Once you have tracked your Food Vibration for about 3 days (or however long feels good to you), review it and notice what your dominant thoughts and feelings are. With this information, you will be able to write some powerful setup statements for tapping on.

Some examples might be:

"Even though I feel resentful that I have to use skim milk in my coffee so I can lose weight and all my skinny friends get to enjoy cream in their coffee, I love and accept myself anyway."

"Even though I feel guilty and 'not good enough' because I don't eat enough fruits and vegetables, I am ready to honour and respect my own food preferences."

"Even though I'm convinced I hate everything that is supposed to be 'good for me', I'm open to the idea that there are many foods I can enjoy that will nourish my body perfectly."

"Even though I am furious at myself whenever I eat donuts or candy, I'm open to the idea that I can choose to love myself no matter what I eat or don't eat."

This is not an exercise to be rushed through. Spending some quality time with your Food Vibration Diary may lead you to some in-depth insights into limiting core beliefs waiting to be released. The end result (a peaceful relationship with food) will be more than worth your effort!

I would love to hear about any insights you received from doing this exercise if you are open to sharing them.

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