I have had to watch my weight for as long as I can remember. I have been a binge eater and I know the pain of agonizing over what to eat, how much to eat, and when to eat. I understand being over weight and not feeling good about how I look.
I used to dread going to parties. I knew the food would be good, there would be plenty of it, someone else was paying for it, and there would be things to eat that I did not get all of the time. This was the perfect set up for eating too much. I would worry about what to eat all day, and tried to build my stamina so that I would not binge. I always ended up succumbing to the immediate pleasure food gave me.
A shift happened when I decided to stop thinking about my weight, but to focus on how my body felt instead. I was sick and tired of bloating, headaches, stomachaches, puffy eyes, gas pains, lethargy, and lack of energy. I realized that food effects more than just the number on the scale; it also has side effects that I no longer wanted to experience.
I started to pay attention to what certain foods did to my body after I ate them. When I finally figured out sugar gave me a headache, I stopped eating it overnight. I had tried to stop eating sugar all of my life. Just telling myself sugar caused me to gain weight never worked. When I see desserts and candy now, I do not see pleasure I see a headache; I want no part of them.
Now that I eat only the foods that feel good to my body, all of those side effects are gone, and I am the thinnest I have been in years. Let’s Cook Tonight® believes in a common sense approach to eating. What you eat is directly related to how you feel physically. It makes sense to listen to your body and to eat the foods that make your body feel good. Focus on feeling good physically after you eat; losing weight might be a side effect.
Do you agree that what you eat directly effects how you feel?
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Simple cooking idea: Browning meat adds incredible flavor to the finished dish. Do not use a non-stick pan because the meat will not brown; use a regular pan.
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