It's true, I love food. I love the way it tastes, it's texture, it's smell, the way it looks when arranged appetizingly on a plate. I especially love food that is well prepared and cooked correctly...fresh food. So why then have I become addicted to processed crap?
That's the age old questions isn't it. How do we as humans go from eating fresh, whole great tasting food to eating plastic, artificial tasteless crap and more importantly how do we and when do we start to prefer a twinkie over a avocado? It's a complete mystery to me. I certainly never realized it was happening. I assume it's because most processed foods have the ingredients that addict us. Sugar and fat. Sugar and fat, like heroine only worse. The food industry has understood this fact for quite sometime, sort of like the tobacco industry understood what about cigarettes would be addicting. So I stand before you and say, I'm addicted to food.
The problem with being addicted to food is the fact that we HAVE to eat in order to survive. Unlike other addictions we can't just stop cold turkey and never imbibe again. It's like an alcoholic sitting at the bar for just one drink and being able to push their selves away. That can't happen. That's what to me makes changing my eating behaviors so difficult. So the dilema is how to maintain love for food but avoid being addicted to it?
After much consideration I came up with the idea that what I'm really addicted to is sugar and fat. I'm surely not addicted to asparagus. Don't get me wrong, I like asparagus, but I'm sure I can push myself away from it. So the answer to my problem is to avoid foods that are over processed and contain an abundance of sugar and fat. In fact, quit those two items cold turkey. Push myself away from the table. And no, for you out there asking, it's not that easy. You have to put up with the cravings, your body detoxing and honestly the comfort of those types of food. It's damn hard, but I can do it and so can you.
So I can love food and it's ok. I can still eat and at the same time avoid my addictions. Balance, is the key.
I love it!! The things I'm learning about myself and food and health during this process is energizing and extremely fun. A tip for any out there on the same journey as myself. Keep learning. Keep your curiosity about how these things work and you will not fail to make some important life changes.
Next blog will be about how to love food but not be obsessed by it. Oy!!!
For anyone needing to talk about life changes I highly recommend you go to www.cathyisin.com. This lady is great at giving you the tools necessary to make some serious progress.
That's the age old questions isn't it. How do we as humans go from eating fresh, whole great tasting food to eating plastic, artificial tasteless crap and more importantly how do we and when do we start to prefer a twinkie over a avocado? It's a complete mystery to me. I certainly never realized it was happening. I assume it's because most processed foods have the ingredients that addict us. Sugar and fat. Sugar and fat, like heroine only worse. The food industry has understood this fact for quite sometime, sort of like the tobacco industry understood what about cigarettes would be addicting. So I stand before you and say, I'm addicted to food.
The problem with being addicted to food is the fact that we HAVE to eat in order to survive. Unlike other addictions we can't just stop cold turkey and never imbibe again. It's like an alcoholic sitting at the bar for just one drink and being able to push their selves away. That can't happen. That's what to me makes changing my eating behaviors so difficult. So the dilema is how to maintain love for food but avoid being addicted to it?
After much consideration I came up with the idea that what I'm really addicted to is sugar and fat. I'm surely not addicted to asparagus. Don't get me wrong, I like asparagus, but I'm sure I can push myself away from it. So the answer to my problem is to avoid foods that are over processed and contain an abundance of sugar and fat. In fact, quit those two items cold turkey. Push myself away from the table. And no, for you out there asking, it's not that easy. You have to put up with the cravings, your body detoxing and honestly the comfort of those types of food. It's damn hard, but I can do it and so can you.
So I can love food and it's ok. I can still eat and at the same time avoid my addictions. Balance, is the key.
I love it!! The things I'm learning about myself and food and health during this process is energizing and extremely fun. A tip for any out there on the same journey as myself. Keep learning. Keep your curiosity about how these things work and you will not fail to make some important life changes.
Next blog will be about how to love food but not be obsessed by it. Oy!!!
For anyone needing to talk about life changes I highly recommend you go to www.cathyisin.com. This lady is great at giving you the tools necessary to make some serious progress.
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