What is your relationship like with food?  Love? Hate? 
Comforting?  Guilty?   Do you feel like you are a “good” person
when eating right but a “bad” person if you eat too much?  What DOES a healthy relationship with food even look like?  Can you relate to these
feelings?  Can you identify with this list--

• you spend time on a diet, eating bland foods you don’t enjoy for a period of
       time, then you lose control and binge on junk food


• you live for meals and eating


• you quite often wish you could just eat whatever you want, and feel jealous of people around you and their “good metabolism”


• you can’t get through a day without eating something sugary or fatty, in large quantities, no matter how much you don’t want to.


• you have been yo-yoing dieting for years


• you think that there is great discipline in eating less so you deprive
       yourself constantly


• you are preoccupied most of the day with what you are eating or how much you eat


• you think very little about how the food you eat affects your health, or you
       obsess over it


• you hide food or lie about what you ate to others


• you use food to manage stress or emotions


• you have strict definitions of “good” and “bad” foods

Stress less about what you eat.  Additional chronic stress can release
cortisol which will only create fat storing. 
When planning your meals, eat foods that have had a mother such as beef,
chicken, and fish or foods that are from the ground like fruits and
veggies.  Did you notice I didn’t include grains?  Although grains are from the
ground they are processed to the point that they are no longer an acceptable
food source.  If you are looking for complex carbohydrates, consider having potatoes, brown rice, and all varieties of squash.  Create balance
in your life by eating healthy 80% of the time and 20% of the time you can have
something you might be missing from your diet. 
With that said, have a cheat meal, not a cheat day.  Make sure you are prepared with lots of protein and veggies for your subsequent meals because for some people this might lead to bingeing.  A great example
is to have a huge salad followed by a slice or two of pizza.  This will keep you satisfied with a Friday night cheat without sending you completely off into an abyss of cookies, cakes, and cheesesteaks!  Successful nutrition
and fitness will always have ebbs and flows—Stay FOCUSED and keep your eye on the PRIZE!!

How is YOUR relationship with food?  Do you control it or does it control
you?  I would love to hear from you!

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