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In reply to the discussion: Why “Clean Eating” is a Myth [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)1. We are addicted to food. Slaves to our cravings.
We see it as a reward system in the same way addicts do. "I deserve a little something more today." "Man, I could really use {insert favorite food name here}."
We need to put aside the idea that food outside nutrition is somehow 'good' for us.
I became a food minimalist five months ago. No chocolate. No chips. No desserts. No more daily coffee. Dropped 30 pounds in that time. I don't see ever going back.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]If you don't give yourself the same benefit of a doubt you'd give anyone else, you're cheating someone.[/center][/font][hr]
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Ha! Last time I heard that my mother's wisecrack was, "I eat like a bird. A vulture."
WinkyDink
Feb 2014
#22
Not possible. Take out calories and your body adjusts itself to need even fewer
eridani
Feb 2014
#42
Eating is a must, over eating is an addiction. For years, since I was a kid, the more you ate the
demosincebirth
Feb 2014
#52