Where should I be at this point in my Intuitive Eating/Body Acceptance journey? It’s been roughly two months and I was hoping to be a bit more zen by now. Alas, maybe even a wee bit of zen doesn’t jive with my personality.
My Internal Caretaker has been popping in and out. As soon as I get grumpy about a food choice she pops in to tell me it’s OK. But I have been experiencing some negative body thoughts the past few weeks. It’s as if I can’t do two sanity-making things at once.
I guess I just need to access my Internal Caretaker more throughout the day.
I don’t know. Just feeling a bit unsatisfied and frustrated. Wishing for a sprinkling of zen.
I think the IE thing takes a long time, and body acceptance - probably longer. I don’t think there is a moment when you can say “At last! I have arrived!” I think it is a lot of little moments and those moments add up over time. Just think of how far you have come and reward yourself for that. And if I had my zen fairy wand with me (it’s in the shop) I’d sprinkle you with some zen fairy dust! Just keep plugging away and focus on taking care of yourself, and those moments will start adding up quickly! Good Luck!