Why “Eat Well” is Part of My 10 Rules for Life

I use to have a very difficult time eating food. I use to have a lot of fear and stress in my head about food.

The reason eating food was so challenging for me was, for a long time, I believed the lies I told myself about myself. In one lie, I had convinced myself that I did not need food because I was getting older. Another lie I believed was if I did eat food, I would get fat and then no one would like me.

For about 10 years in my 30’s/40’s, my everyday consisted of a lot of activities, intense exercise, starving myself for the majority of the day, eating a massive amount of food in one meal, and then throwing up the food. This behavior became an uncontrollable cycle. With my thinking and actions, I gave myself the mental and eating disorders called anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

Now, I no longer have any fear or stress about food. I find cooking and eating by myself and with others easy. I value the challenge to change my thinking and actions and become more comfortable and happy living life.