Published Thursday November 3rd, 2011
By Nick Ortner
Oh…food, food, food, food, food….
What’s happened to you dear food? What happened to the joy in food? What happened to meals in peace?
What happened to feeling grateful, nourished, warmed, happy…and more….
Our old friend, provider, sustainer, base of life…
Our memories, our families, our heritage…food…has turned into…
STRESS. FEAR. ANGER. GUILT.
Cravings, weight gain, toxins…do I eat this? Don’t eat that! I feel guilty about eating this…so much stress…
When did food…forgive my french, become such a pain in the ass? On so many levels!
Well, there are two factors at play here, and we’re going to do some tapping to help significantly with one of them.
The first factor, is the reality of our current food landscape: Stuff in a box.
This is a subject that books have been written about, it’s got so many complexities, that I’m only going to touch upon it here; but we are truly, deeply disconnected from our food. Once we as a culture started processing, packaging, freezing and shipping our food, things changed, in a dramatic way.
The nutritional content of “regular” food just isn’t there any more and most of the stuff we’re eating either barely qualifies as food or is outright harmful. So I’m not going to take the approach that all you have to do is “tap”, feel good about your food, and everything will be fine. Can you transform a McDonald’s cheeseburger into something that is good for you with an elevated consciousness, positive thoughts and a high vibration?
I absolutely think you can…but it’s a HECK of a lot of work! And most of us aren’t there, so the McDonald’s cheeseburger ends up being just that, a cheeseburger.
We’re much better off starting with the good stuff, the fresh stuff, out of the garden, from the local farm, organic, full of nutrients and life force. Then it can actually help us, not be a burden on our system. (By the way, I only recommend a few people when it comes to the nuts and bolts of “what do eat” and one of them is my friend Donna Gates: http://www.thetappingsolution.com/Baby-Boomer-Diet)
Ok, so the food itself needs to improve, but the information (like Donna’s work), is out there to help you make that happen, but for most people, that’s not the big sticking point in getting healthy and nourished.
The big sticking point is that we’ve heard so many different theories, we’ve been told, “eat this!” by one person and the next person says, “don’t eat that!”, that our heads simply SPIN! (and I acknowledge that when I share Donna’s work, I’m offering something else to consider doing!)
A meal is no longer a meal, it’s packed full of confusion, fear, guilt, stress and more. And whatever you’re actually eating is nothing compared to the poison pill of negative emotions and stress that you’re swallowing. Heavy stuff!
So let’s start with easing that burden a bit with some tapping…
Ready?
(by the way, if you read this article, and don’t do this tapping right now, you’re wasting your time. 
I don’t mean to be harsh, but the difference between this system of thinking is we’re actually DOING something to change right now, instead of exploring it intellectually. I don’t want you to walk away “knowing” more about food and our experience with it, I want you to walk away “being” different around food and YOUR experience with it- so TAP!)
If you’re not familiar with the tapping points, you can see them here:
It’s always important to measure our progress with EFT, so we know where we are and where we’re going, and even though these tapping statements are a bit more “global”, try this to measure it:
Say out loud: I am relaxed, at peace and full of joy regarding the food I put in my body.
On a 0-10 scale, how true does that feel? 10 being 100% true, 0 being not true at all? Give it a number, it doesn’t have to be exact or perfect, and write it down.
Then let’s getting tapping!
Karate Chop: Even though I’m really stressed out about what I should and shouldn’t be eating…I deeply and completely accept myself…
Karate Chop: Even though I can’t stop worrying about what’s “good for me” and “bad for me”…I deeply and completely accept myself…
Karate Chop: Even though I’ve heard to many different things about food, I’m overwhelmed and don’t know what to do …I choose to relax now…
Eyebrow: All this stress around food…
Side of the Eye: Should I eat this?
Under the Eye: I can’t eat that!
Under Nose: This is good for me…
Under Mouth: That’s bad for me…
Collarbone: Or is it?
Under Arm: I just don’t know what to eat…
Top of the Head: So stressed out about eating…
Eyebrow: I’ve read so many different things
Side of the Eye: Everyone seems to disagree on what to eat!
Under the Eye: I’m confused, scared and stressed about food…
Under Nose: All this stress around food…
Under Mouth: Releasing all this stress around food…
Collarbone: All of this anxiety around food…
Under Arm: I shouldn’t eat this…
Top of the Head: I shouldn’t eat that…
Eyebrow: Should, shouldn’t, should, shouldn’t….
Side of the Eye: So much confusion….
Under the Eye: Such a burden…
Under Nose: So much anxiety…
Under Mouth: So much stress…
Collarbone: All around food…
Under Arm: This stress around food…
Top of the Head: Releasing all this stress around food…
Let’s do some positive tapping (if you’re still feeling strongly negative, or if other things have come up, tap on those specifically before moving on to the positive)
Eyebrow: I choose to relax around food now…
Side of the Eye: I choose to feel safe around food now…
Under the Eye Food is safe..
Under Nose: I am safe…
Under Mouth: I am at peace and easily choose the foods the best nourish me…
Collarbone: I relax around food, enjoying every bite I eat, regardless of what it is…
Under Arm: Once I choose to eat something, I relax and release any guilt, fear or anxiety around it…
Top of the Head: I choose to relax around food…
Eyebrow: My body knows exactly what it wants and needs…
Side of the Eye: I attract all the right information to help me choose the best food for me…
Under the Eye: Food is safe…
Under Nose: I am safe…
Under Mouth: I choose to relax now…
Collarbone: I let go of any fear, guilt or anxiety around food..
Under Arm: Letting it go..
Top of the Head: Letting it all go…
Take a deep breath…and let it go…
How ya feeling? Let’s check in.
Say out loud: I am relaxed, at peace and full of joy regarding the food I put in my body.
How true does that feel? Did the number go up? What else came up when you were doing the tapping? Remember, when we’re doing “global” tapping like this, we really want to pay attention to “specific” things that come up for us. I can’t instruct you to tap on specific experience you’ve had, because I don’t know what they are!
But you do; so as anything pops up, tap on it and release it. The more specific we get, the more the global tapping will “stick”.
That’s it for now, just a couple of quick rounds to ease the burden a bit, release some stress and help you get more clear around food.
This topic is so complex, and so important for virtually everyone, I’m debating doing a 3 day weekend seminar next Spring, here in Connecticut, focused just on that. Tapping for weight loss, cravings, body image, stress around food, fear guilt and shame and more.
The more you share on the blog below, the more I’m motivated to write for you!
Until next time…
Keep Tapping!
Nick
