Thank you everyone. Yes, there is a lot to be said about comfort eating. I do this and I know it started when I was young because I wasn't getting comfort from my mom. My mom is very involved in food too. She is so disconnected from the rest of us but put food in front of her and she is ssooooo connected suddenly (with the food, not us).

Geez, yes, there is a sexual component to be connected with you body and I hope to improve that area of my life as well with me being more connected to my body.

I was thinking about how this disconnection from your body evolves. I was emotionally neglected and my mom didn't pay much attention to me. I'll bet this caused me to not tune into me either. I got the connection with my feelings long ago (connecting with my feelings) but I never realized this connection with your body until yesterday. After noticing this I realized that I can still connect further with my feelings by being more connected with my body. I hope all of you that have posted will try to connect more to your body and check it out. I also realize, however, why a person wouldn't want to connect more to their body - you have to focus on your feelings more and your circumstances, etc. It can be painful at first to be so aware (SAWE referred to this in one of her threads about mindfulness).