Eat what your body wants. No, I haven’t gone off the deep end-I’m not giving you a free pass to eat whatever you want. I’m telling you to listen to your body. Your body WANTS healthy food~ fruits and veggies, it’s your brain that wants the sugar and fat! We’ve probably all done some sort of restriction diet where you cut out all the sugar, fat and “bad” stuff. After a few days the cravings go away and your body starts running like a machine… and then you cave in and eat 3 donuts! You feel cruddy because you messed up, and decide the diet is not for you. What did you learn from this experience? Restriction of foods is not the answer!!
In general- I eat fairly healthfully. I eat as low fat as possible, I incorporate as many veggies as I can per meal, and I try to combat sugar cravings by eating fruit throughout the day. But sometimes, I HAVE to have ice cream. I put it off as long as possible, sometimes even a couple of days… and if I still want it, I have it. But, I buy the smallest serving I can, and I eat as little as possible. When you do choose unhealthy foods, do you enjoy them? If you don’t then you probably weren’t really craving it. Less than 5 bites should satisfy a craving.
This week, I want you to listen to your body. You already KNOW it wants healthy food, but when you decide to go unhealthy, really take notice of how you feel during and after these meals. Sure the first few bites taste good, but after that you start to reject the over processed fat filled snack. The Pavlovian response may help you stay away from junk food in the future!
In general- I eat fairly healthfully. I eat as low fat as possible, I incorporate as many veggies as I can per meal, and I try to combat sugar cravings by eating fruit throughout the day. But sometimes, I HAVE to have ice cream. I put it off as long as possible, sometimes even a couple of days… and if I still want it, I have it. But, I buy the smallest serving I can, and I eat as little as possible. When you do choose unhealthy foods, do you enjoy them? If you don’t then you probably weren’t really craving it. Less than 5 bites should satisfy a craving.
This week, I want you to listen to your body. You already KNOW it wants healthy food, but when you decide to go unhealthy, really take notice of how you feel during and after these meals. Sure the first few bites taste good, but after that you start to reject the over processed fat filled snack. The Pavlovian response may help you stay away from junk food in the future!
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