SLA Leah Hunter, MAMFT Brain Library · Worksheet
Download PDF

Build

How Food Feels

Noticing how foods feel in my body, with curiosity instead of judgement

This is not a food diary for counting or rules. Tick what fits, or skip it.

Pairs with: Food Has No Moral Value

Members can fill this in online and keep their answers in their Library. Each visit adds a new entry. Or download the PDF to print.

The worksheet, as designed. The same content is written out below.

How Food Feels, page 1 of the handout as designed
Food or drink

Body after Tick all that apply

  • comfy
  • energised
  • heavy
  • sore
  • no change

Mood after Tick all that apply

  • calm
  • happy
  • flat
  • uneasy
  • no change

This part stays the same across entries.

Feels good in my bodyComforting, steadying, easy
Brings discomfort or painWorth mentioning to a doctor
03

Naming one need

When eating feels hard.

This part stays the same across entries.

When I…
I think…
I feel…
I want / need…
I will…

"When I" = what you notice through your senses: what you see, hear or feel in your body.

Stop if tracking food brings up distress.

Sources and credits. SOLA Brain Library · pairs with Food Has No Moral Value. National Alliance for Eating Disorders helpline: (866) 662-1235