Sunday morning... I just at my 180 calories of Oatmeal & had a coffee in which I decided to 'treat' myself by adding cream & sugar (I normally drink it black), watching the Food Network Channel thinking about....food. What will I make for lunch & dinner? Should I go marinate something right now? Should I go to the grocery store? Food this, food that.
No wonder our country is in an obesity epidemic; our busy lives our controlled by food. Think about it: On a daily basis, our schedules our all about food. Eating or planning breakfast, lunch breaks at work, snacks through out the day, planning, making & cleaning up dinner. Do you eat out? Do you stay in & cook?
Special events in your life? Graduations, birthdays, weddings, funerals... food, food, food.
Comfort? Ever turn to a big bowl of ice cream when you had a bad day?
Rewards: You had a good day & ate healthy so you reward yourself with a big ol' brownie or Diet Coke?
Diets: Everyone has tried at least one diet out there, right? I bet most have tried a detox. Diet pills, diet shots, diet drinks.
Holidays: Valentines Day=Sugar Cookies. Easter=Cadbury Eggs. 4th of July= BBQs. Halloween=Candy. Thanksgiving= Duh. The ENTIRE month of December, no matter what you celebrate=Family Dinners, huge buckets of flavored popcorn, red & green M&Ms, Peppermint Bark, ect, ect, ect, ect....
Food is everywhere!!!! Could you imagine if we lived in the days where you had to hunt for all you food or gather all your greens? Could you imagine eating so damn much?
As I make create a healthier lifestyle, I think it is imperative I analyze my relationship with food. It is important to listen to your body. Our bodies are so amazing! They tell us what we need & want, when to go & when to stop. We just need to listen.
I have created bad habits so I need to re-train myself to listen to my instinctive ques.
Here is to a new relationship with nutrition & me controlling my world.
Old eating habits: It's not you, it's me.
Healthy Wishes,
Alex
Sadly, our excuses for our bad habits with food is difficult, because we NEED food to survive, whereas an alcoholic can stop drinking alcohol, and still survive... I changed the way I eat by cutting out a lot of foods and going back to the basics. Vegetables, and lots of it. I eats vegetables for breakfast as a tradition here in Turkey. Best thing I did, and I lost about 30 pounds doing it
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