What You Eat in Private You Will Wear in Public!

When you’re deciding to eat or drink something, what is your main motivation behind choosing that particular item? Aside from being hungry or thirsty, it’s likely because you like the taste, texture, or feeling that consuming that food or drink gives you.

"For most of us, food is not just nutrition, it's everything—it's social, it's how we bond, how we share ideas, and how we spend time with our families." Would you consider this to be emotional eating?

The Emotional Connection to Food!

Do you ever find yourself rewarding certain things like exercising at the gym, having a hard day at work, or avoiding ‘bad foods’ for a specific duration of time, with a ‘cheat meal’ or maybe you punish yourself for nighttime binging and the worst punishment of all is when you secretly eat in private and realize that you are wearing it in public. This cycle will stop you from making meaningful lifestyle changes or improving your relationship with food. You have to change your approach toward nutrition.

If you want to achieve the results you’ve been dreaming about, and build lifelong habits, you have to take the emotional connection you have towards food out, and start thinking about your nutrition as a science. Delicious science, but science nonetheless.

Last week I wrote that I was unconventional and unique in my ways and my secret to breaking the rules of aging is that my "health stool" has 5 legs, and not the conventional 3. This week, understanding your relationship with FOOD will balance out the second leg of the stool.

Stop Judging Food as Good vs. Bad!

Another huge factor is not labeling foods as ‘off-limits. I believe that all nutrient-dense food can be consumed, but you have to take into account what that food equates to and how expensive were the calories consumed for your daily calorie budget, was that food satisfying, will that food help fuel your body and further your goals?

I cannot stress enough how making mindful decisions when it comes to nutrition is so empowering. Choosing to eat something because you know how it will improve your mood after a hard day at work, your performance in the gym, or at your athletic endeavor, will give you control because you now know what your body needs to function.

Take Back Your Power!

You have to take back the power and emotional attachment you have towards eating, and stop using food as a reward, just like you need to adjust your perspective on exercise as a punishment for calories consumed. You’re not a dog doing tricks, you don’t need treats or rewards. We have to shift our perspective if we want to achieve the results we want. Your fuel can be tasty, but rewarding yourself with empty calories and nutrient-devoid foods isn’t truly a reward after all, is it?

Hormonal Disrupters!

Some foods throw off your hormonal balance putting your endocrine system on high alert. The key is balance and eating for a lifetime of health requires that you learn to listen to your body and emotions, and eliminate the culprits:

Red Meat.

Processed and refined foods.

Caffeine.

Soy and Dairy products.

Sugar.

Keeping hormones optimized will support the health and well-being of all your internal pathways which will reduce chronic diseases and inflammation.

How to Become an Advocate

To keep your body healthy and your hormones balanced our processes always start with lab work, analysis, and realistic goals. After all, if you start chasing solutions without understanding what's happening, you will not be successful in feeling better.

We help our clients become advocates. We don't just request the typical blood panel. We make sure you are getting a complete evaluation along with second opinions from various experts.

Your condition might be typical aging, but often there is something else going on. We help our clients not only identify the issue but take the time to understand the issue, so they can make intelligent choices.

Now that we have a window into your body, we can start to infuse good choices into your life.

To learn more about the next steps, you can schedule a free 30-minute no obligation strategy call at here, so you can ask questions and learn more about your situation.

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