Lovely Friend,
“The road less
traveled.” If there ever was a clique,
this would be one! I have heard this
phrase many times about life decisions, but this is the first time that I have
applied it to food. By nature I am very
analytical, and I often try to learn about my own behaviors through
analysis. I know that I sound like a
psychologist there, but I am far from one. In fact, I am type A personality on
the dot, with a little ADHD mixed in.
Ok, focus, so road less traveled with food. As I was digging deep into myself trying to
understand my battles with weight and what specific habits needed changing, I
realized that I was taking the same route as many other Americans. I was busy.
I was tired. I was emotional. I
wanted quick.
Being busy, tired,
emotional, and quick often led me to fast food as a family fav. In the last post, I mentioned my Wendy’s #1
that had become so dear to my heart.
Seriously, this meal, in particular, had become my daily craving and
most of the time I gave in. I was
serving my family crappy food and I knew it!
Thus, the emotions came. I felt
guilty, but pacified this feeling with the false happiness that came when
consuming my cheeseburger and fries.
Monitoring this behavior gave me some insight into myself and taught me
a few things, so in “Type A” bullet format, I have posted the lessons below.
Lessons that I have learned:
1. I equated food (especially junk food) with peace. I ate when I wanted to relax and I ate when I
was stressed.
2. Hunger is the enemy!
The two times that I have cheated, I have been extremely hungry and
grabbed whatever I could.
3. Meal planning is your friend! When I choose to meal plan, I have my ammo for the week and I am
less likely to sway!
4. Keep snacks in
your purse. The truth is that crazy
things happen in life, and you cannot always do what you planned. I personally have begun carrying water in a
reusable bottle and some packaged almonds or unsweetened dried fruit for times
when I may not have clean food handy.
Giving it my all,
Jess
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