Normal Eating means eating at reagualr times, typically three meals a day and one or two snacks to satisfy hunger. It means choosing foods you like, ones that satisfy and taste good to you. Normal eating enhances our feelings of well being. We eat for nourishment, energy, and health, sometimes for pleasure and social reasons. After eating, we feel good.
Normal eating is regualted by internal signals of hunger, appetite, and satiety.
It promotes clear thinking and mood stability, and fosters healthy relationships with family and friends. Thoughts of food, hunger, weight, and body image take up only a small part of the day. Dysfunctional eating is seperated from its normal function of nourishing the body, providing energy, health, and good feelings. Instead, it is regulated by external and inappropriate controls and seeks to reshape the body or relieve stress. Answer these questions to yourself.