[meristohm]

Recently--going longer without food (fasting) is helping me change my relationship with food; I'm more aware of how I feel after eating certain foods, more aware of my impulses to treat stress with food (to escape emotions, responsibilities, and I'm sure there's more--this habit goes way back), and I no longer feel compelled to always have food with me on outings. The latter is liberating--not only food-wise, but in other ways I need fewer and fewer "safety blankets" and can focus on doing one thing at a time. I feel like I'm making better use of the food I eat now, rather than rushing it through my system (I used to eat "early and often" and now I'm aiming to approach the asymptote from the other side).