{"id":14984,"date":"2022-01-27T14:25:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api-wordpress-dot-mammafitness-uk.ew.r.appspot.com\/?p=14984"},"modified":"2022-01-27T14:25:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:25:35","slug":"fomo-fear-of-missing-out-around-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainimal.com\/uk\/fomo-fear-of-missing-out-around-food\/","title":{"rendered":"FOMO (fear of missing out) around food\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever had \u2018eating days\u2019? You do everything perfectly all week, but then totally lose it on a particular day. All week you plan what you are going to stuff yourself with (that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about). You see your \u2018eating day\u2019 as something you\u2019ve&nbsp;<em>earned<\/em>. You see fast food as something you\u2019ve&nbsp;<em>missed out<\/em>&nbsp;on, and therefore you eat as much as you like. Never mind that it makes you feel unwell. You want to stuff yourself with what you\u2019ve planned for and been craving. The problem is that this eating behaviour is difficult to stop. Bans in different forms create anxiety around something you\u2019ve \u2018missed out on\u2019, and, when a chance presents itself, you go for it. Usually without being able to stop in time, and without really stopping to think. You just eat and eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you suffering from FOMO?&nbsp;<strong>Fear of missing out?<\/strong>&nbsp;That is the anxiety about missing out on the fun opportunity to eat what you have been denying yourself for so long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thinking goes something like this:&nbsp;<em>\u2018Hmm, a new week is about to start, I just&nbsp;<strong>have to<\/strong>&nbsp;take the opportunity to stuff myself with food at that party we\u2019re going to. It\u2019s on Saturday, and I won\u2019t get another opportunity that weekend, because on Sunday we\u2019re going to the children\u2019s football match\/dance show.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pattern is that we don\u2019t want to miss any food opportunity that comes along. We want to \u2018make the most of\u2019 every food opportunity we come across.&nbsp;<em>Oh! A new restaurant I\u2019ve never tried&nbsp;<\/em>\u2013&nbsp;<em>I heard they have the most delicious dessert. Oh! Of course I need to give my colleague a good send-off. Oh! Of course we need to celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day\/Shrove Tuesday\/Mothering Sunday. Oh! It\u2019s summer! Let\u2019s throw caution to the winds!&nbsp;<\/em>Or the most common of them all:&nbsp;<strong>all inclusive holidays<\/strong>.&nbsp;<em>I\u2019ve paid my money, so I\u2019m going to make the most of it!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I understand the feeling and I understand the reaction. It\u2019s OK to have that occasional celebratory cake or the ice cream at the restaurant now and then, but when the behaviour deteriorates and you are permanently feeling anxious about all the missed opportunities, then it\u2019s time to do something about it. The problem is that if you look for missed food opportunities, you will always find them.&nbsp;<em>Oh! Everyone except me orders pizza, while I have to eat my dry chicken &#8230;&nbsp;<\/em>That\u2019s just one example. Or that you feel sorry for yourself when you eat out with others, when everyone else keeps eating nonstop, making you feel left out. That\u2019s also a version of FOMO. Or this:<em>&nbsp;My new life starts on Monday, so I must make the most of today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FOMO is a choice&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013<strong>&nbsp;it\u2019s about how you interpret the situation \u2026 and make active choices<\/strong>. You can choose to not feel left out. You can do the opposite \u2013 pat yourself on your back, because you won\u2019t let the situation dictate your food choices. You are in control of your food situation, not the other way around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Focus on what you can have instead of what you are missing out on.<\/strong>Suddenly you will enjoy the situation \u2013 what you see, what you experience, what you feel, without adding food to the equation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ask yourself these questions:&nbsp;<\/strong>Am I hungry? Is it worth it? If I go without now, can I get hold of this food later? (The answer is probably yes!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My best piece of advice regarding FOMO?<\/strong>&nbsp;Practise, practise, practise. It\u2019s the only way to improve. Take a moment, observe the situation and your reactions. You can change your behaviour if you stop and think things through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever had \u2018eating days\u2019? 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