I just posted this message on Facebook and I thought I would share our impromptu dialog with one of my FB friends! “Happy Thanksgiving to all my US friends! May it be rich with nourishing foods, love, joy and happiness!
♥ Healing and metabolism spikes when love is present. – Ingrid Arna
The Question: So do I eat anything that I want to? Or are you saying just eat what’s good for you whenever you like? I am still mindful of the bad foods I shouldn’t be eating..
Ingrid Arna: I think today you should enjoy any and all foods… allow yourself to have a little taste of this and that so 70% pretty good and 30% do whatever you fancy… trust yourself … you won’t over indulge if you eat with love and trust.. have fun it’s just one day! Would you like to eat anything you want to? And how would that make you feel?
Her response: I don’t necessarily want to eat anything I want to because I feel really icky after eating foods I know I shouldn’t – therefore doing more exercise or whatever. I’m just trying so hard to lose weight so when I eat bad foods I hate myself! Ha ha
Miss Bodylove (that’s me again) Ok, so you’ve come up with what’s most Bodyloving for you. Make a commitment to breathe, eat really well the most loving foods ever so you feel amazing!! By doing this you honor your vision. Breathing is a fat-burning exercise! By breathing during meals is a great and easy way to help you to become a leisurely, pleasure filled and conscious eater!
Next, she how she said, I hate myself when I over indulge? But why do we hate ourselves? This response is so common with women and it has a nasty effect on our entire lives! Our relationship with food typically reflects our relationship with every aspect of our lives. So if we are in hate mode around food it’s really just a sign that there is bashing already present and that food further triggers that behavior. It’s self defeating and quite harmful because when we hate we are bullying and punishing ourselves. What this does is create stress in the body and in doing so raises cortisol! Cortisol puts the body in panic mode ( or fight and flight) and the body stores fat and or holds onto the food by shutting down digestion. We don’t overeat because of lack of willpower but because we are physiologically driven to do so when are our meals are lacking in pleasure, awareness, time and relaxation.
Remember when love and pleasure is present with big creamy dollop of Vitamin (T)rust, you’ll enjoy yourself without eating till you feel sick! 
It’s one day of celebration not a gorge out pig fest right. When you practice gratitude and love you’re your body do you want to eat everything in sight or do you want to really enjoy a great delicious meal without going totally nutso! Chances are you might eat more than usual and who cares? It won’t harm you, punish or destroy your weight loss goals unless you allow it to by bringing toxic emotion (fear, worry, shame, guilt) to the meal. Eating a few sweet treats doesn’t derail weight loss unless you keep repeating it daily. What happens with many women is that they eat something they consider “bad” and they then have the unloving and incorrect thought of “I’m a bad person” and the guilt and fear is ignited and then binge eating can set it. It’s the thinking that’s derails you not the food if you just do it on one day! When you think about it, it’s pretty crazy! Bring beautiful vibes (love, appreciation, pleasure, peace) to your food by enjoying your meal no matter how big or small. Then you can resume your Bodylove pleasure and beauty foods program in the morning.
If you want a peace of cake then have it. But enjoy it! You don’t want to feel restricted! But don’t eat the cake if you’re going to freak out! What’s the point? Are you really having a pleasurable loving experience when you freak out? I think not! When we freak out with food that’s when we eat with fear and it’s no fun and it wreck havoc emotionally, spiritually and psychically. If you think a piece of cake or another serving of turkey will make you feel icky then don’t eat it. But if you really want the cake or whatever treat you fancy then eat to your heart and bodies content on one condition – YOU MUST POUR LOVE INTO YOUR MEAL AND LOVE EVERY BITE! You should be left feeling satisfied and sensuous!
The most important principle at Bodylove Diet is to do what is most loving for you. Take a minute to ask yourself, how to I want to feel tomorrow? If you want to feel fabulous, high energy, light, happy and sensuous then perhaps go for a nice walk or pray or meditate in the morning and make a Bodylove’n commitment to eating with love. Focus on the energy and emotions you feel when eating and bring happiness, gratitude and love to the table! No matter what food you eat try your best to choose or prepare the most high quality foods you can! Enjoy your food and you’ll be in a great mood and your body will love your it and your spirit will shine!
Here’s a great affirmation:
I trust myself around food. I am grateful for my abundance! I’m now eating with love and gratitude. My metabolism and digestion is on fire!
Much Bodylove & once again HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Ingrid Arna x
