All food is good. Remove the “good” and “bad” from your food vocabulary. You can’t completely enjoy that piece of cake if you’re telling yourself it is bad for you. There is no such thing as a bad or wrong food. If you get rid of the judgmental language around food, it becomes less stressful. When making food decisions, try replacing “I should” or “I shoudn’t” with “I choose to.” Having said that, try to follow the 80/20 rule; 80% of the time you are making good, healthy decisions surrounding food; and the other 20% of the time, just enjoy!

Always enjoy what’s on your plate and never eat anything you don’t enjoy. I continously ask myself, “is it worth it?” Often it is, but sometimes it really isn’t. Take the first 4 bites of your meals slowly and pay full attention to the food. Savor the flavors and textures so that you can begin to understand what mindful eating feels like. “Nothing tastes as good as healthy feels!”