So, in proper procrastination style, I’ve spent the last hour or so reading about kicking the habit of compulsive eating. Over and over again, I read the advise, “listen to your body. ” The claim goes that if I would only listen to my body, I would hear that it is full and presumably that it wants to be no fuller.
And, I agree. I think listening to my body would do a fair amount of good with regard to compulsive eating. But, I spend just about my entire day not listening to my body. I have to.
My body says it’s tired. My body wants to go for a walk. My body can’t sit in this chair anymore. My body wants a desktop because this laptop is killing its neck. My body gets hungry in the middle of a three hour lecture. But in all these occasions, I tell my body to shut up and deal.
If I made a habit of listening to my body… I don’t know. I’d have to quit law and become like an acupuncturist or something.
Anyway, for those who are interested, here is an online book about nondieting, self-acceptance and all that.
