𝐈𝐟 𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚 – 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭? ⁣🍕🍕🍕
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So why, when it comes to our diet do we think that putting something off limits is going to be beneficial to helping us reach our goals. ⁣
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I see this all the time and was guilty of it for so long too. ⁣
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We automatically think the answer to solving our “lack of willpower” is to place more restrictions on our food. ⁣
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𝘔𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨? ⁣
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𝘖𝘳, 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵? ⁣
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But here’s what I find actually tends to be the case…. (𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬) ⁣
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If you’re struggling with binging, eating more food earlier in the day not fasting, will probably help you from overeating later (also be sure to seek out therapy if binge eating truly is a struggle).
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Not eating ENOUGH is probably causing you to eat TOO MUCH over the long term. ⁣
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Allowing yourself to eat sugar in moderation will actually take the stigma away from it and make you crave it less.⁣
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If I tell you that you don’t have to eat perfectly ‘clean foods’ and vegetables all the time, you will actually learn to choose them for yourself. ⁣
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Not because you ‘𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰’ but because you feel your best when you do, have more energy, and can hit your goals easier. ⁣
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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🍩🍿🌮⁣
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In fact in may actually benefit you to eat those things on occasion. ⁣
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭. ⁣
𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭.⁣ 👌