As I coach and guide my clients to become aware of their eating, their thoughts about their bodies, their choices to rid themselves of the food they have devoured, I ask them to be a student of their behavior and to please try to "drop the judgement". To struggle in disordered eating is to struggle with the harshest of inner critics. Asking to drop the judgement is a very tall order, yes, but essential. To begin to see food as nourishment and not the enemy requires the harsh, mean voice of judgment to be quiet. A calorie is a source of energy-and that is all. Drop the Judgement.
This poem by Jane Hirshman beautifully describes the internal dance we all have with Judgement. I highly recommend listening to the audio as a way to begin your day with the intention to Drop the Judgement.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=31251
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