Inspired by Geneen Roth’s eating guidelines, one woman decided to write her own.
By the way, Geneen Roth did a superb job on Oprah last week! If you missed the show, you can catch the highlights here on Oprah’s website.
This client created her guidelines based on her own principles and values. Upon showing me and agreeing to share them here, she verbally made the addendum of not having to follow them perfectly:)
I appreciate food for what it is – an amazing resource the earth has provided to nourish my body and that of the people I love.
I eat food close to its natural form, without crazy chemicals or processing in a mechanical plant. I eat food in a form that my great-grandmother could also have experienced.
I eat in a way that is respectful to all other beings, to not take more than my share, and to not impact any other living being inhumanely. I ensure that what I am eating was not wasteful in how it was produced or packaged.
With each meal, I experience the joy of eating when my body tells me she is hungry, eating to truly meet her needs and cravings, stopping when she is perfectly satisfied, and experience the joy of being just right.
I experience diversity. I eat a variety of different things, appreciating the amazing bounty the world has provided to me.
I appreciate my good fortune and recognize how lucky I am to have what I have, and I don’t take it for granted.
