Eating Salad From LOVE, not Fear

Eating salad for lunch- out of LOVE, not fear!

I used to eat salad out of fear.  I hated my body and tried one diet after another.  I ate salad because I was “supposed” to, but really wanted to eat other foods instead.  I was coming from a place of negativity and scarcity.  I did not enjoy the salad, but ate it because I hoped it would make me look different so I could be happy.

Then when I had ulcerative colitis, just looking at a salad like this would turn my stomach.  I could not tolerate any raw fruits or vegetables, and I would literally have pain looking at something like this because I knew how much my body would hurt to ingest it.  I had a lot of fear.

Now I have no more active disease.  When I do have gut pain or issues I know to check in mentally and emotionally.  I know strategies to decrease my stress level.  And now I enjoy eating salad!!!

I eat it because it sounds good to me, and feels good in my body.  I love my body and want to give it nutrients to take care of it.  I feel no sense of deprivation or wishing the salad would make me different.  I eat it from LOVE!