Like it or not everything we come into contact with, and everything we don't come into contact with has a relationship to us (directly or indirectly).
Today I would like to say a little about the direct relationship we have with the food we eat.
Many of you may know that I adhere pretty loosely to an Intermittent Fasting programme. This means that I will eat one day and fast the next, but only in so much as my body is strong and healthy and it has no directly negative effect on those around me. (In other words if I end up eating 2 days in a row or eat less on a scheduled eating day it's not a problem, although it doesn't happen much.)
My own direct relationship with food has come about through a long examination and dissection of my own reasons for eating and what is important to me. How many of us really know what our relationship is to food? How many of us are scared to know what our relationship to food is?
There is a growing number of people in the health and fitness world who are starting to view food as a substance which can be as addictive as illegal drugs, certain amounts or combinations of food can bring about desired emotional states, this is pretty much proven already.
Before you can be comfortable in yourself with who or what you are it is probably quite important to understand how you relate to the world around you. I have many clients who struggle with their health mostly because they refuse to give up old outdated habits or to just blindly eat what they are told to without question.
Just a few of my pet peeves are:
1. Those who 'graze': Humans are NOT the same as cows, our stomachs and digestion and food are completely different. You also don't NEED to snack, just have the correct amount of calories each day.
2. Those who eat the same amount of calories everyday: Unless you use up the same amount of calories each day, don't eat too many. If you only train 2 days a week, don't eat like you train 5 or 6 days a week. Similarly if you work hard make sure you eat well (desk jobs don't count).
3. People who say they have tried 'everything': I seriously doubt that people have tried more than 2 or 3 different health plans and stick to it for more than 3 months before stating they have tried 'everything' (and I mean sticking to it not being creative).
There are a load more, but I will probably address them later. In the meantime, try to eat fresh, good quality food (it doesn't have to be labelled organic, some of the best fruit and veg can be found in small independent stores. Try to develop a habit of using the food sensibly and not allowing the food (or it's producers) use you.
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