Food Quotes

“impulse substitution.” When someone is sad, for example, their impulse may be to cry; if they’re angry, their impulse may be to yell. But”
― Sunny Sea Gold, Food: The Good Girl's Drug: How to Stop Using Food to Control Your Feelings

“something in me still did not feel like I was enough.”
― Sunny Sea Gold, Food: The Good Girl's Drug: How to Stop Using Food to Control Your Feelings

“Dance Naked in Your Living Room,”
― Sunny Sea Gold, Food: The Good Girl's Drug: How to Stop Using Food to Control Your Feelings

“exercise: impulse substitution The next time you find yourself feeling stressed and thinking of turning to food, pause for a moment and ask yourself what you’re really feeling. Are you frustrated? Overwhelmed? Answer the following questions on a piece of paper or in a journal: 1. What are you feeling? 2. What do you need? 3. What would eating in this situation give you? 4. What can you do instead?”
― Sunny Sea Gold, Food: The Good Girl's Drug: How to Stop Using Food to Control Your Feelings