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Ask yourself these questions:

• Am I encouraged to eat by others when I don’t want to eat?
•  Do I eat to fit in?
• Do some people make me feel uncomfortable and food makes me feel better?
• Am I always the one who is providing food, when I could do with some help and wouldn’t mind the occasional break
  from contact with food!

Here are three tips to build better food relations:

•Explain to your family that you are trying to eat better and you would appreciate their support for your efforts.
  Let them know how their innocent food offerings make it harder for you.
•Alternatively, make up a little white lie to get out of eating at social events with family of friends.
  Say you are a subject in a university experiment and you’ve been given instructions not to eat.
•Address the non-food relationship factors that are impacting on your success. Better relationships reduce stress and make it  easier to stay on track.

Matt O'Neill - MSc(Nut&Diet), BSpSc, Dietitian
www.smartshape.com.au