November 10, 2015
Why "Everything in Moderation" Just Isn't Cutting It

- Day 1: A donut at work.
- Day 2: A low-fat pastry with a caffeinated beverage like coffee, which comes complete with sugar and milk.
- Day 3: It's pizza night!
- Day 4: It's someone's birthday at work, so you're having cupcakes.
- Day 5: Just a handful of yummy chocolate from the candy dish.
- Day 6: There's a wine and cheese party, so you're having a couple glasses and a few nibbles of the good stuff.
- Day 7: Game day! You're opting for hot wings and a couple of beers.
There's no such thing as a superfood.
In recent history, certain foods have been thrown into a category called "superfoods" for their highly healthy attributes. The problem with this term is that we shouldn't see foods that are good for us as "healthy," we should simply see them as the number one choice to fill our bodies with on a regular basis. When we tell ourselves we are going to "eat healthy today" we are seeing this as a goal, but not as a part of our regular lives. When we give such hierarchy to foods, we don't see them as something we need all the time, rather we see them as foods that, if consumed, will make us feel better about ourselves. You're also giving yourself a pass to eat one bad thing. But this is resulting in an imbalance, which your body does not like. The chemical-ridden items we label "junk food" tend to wreak havoc on our bodies. It's not just an indulgence, it's a destruction.You can't tell yourself you're "good" or "bad" because of what you eat.
You can't play mind games with yourself this way. Telling yourself that you ate "good" today will only promote permission to eat "bad" tomorrow. Your food choices don't define you as a person.You're not alone.
The problem with this is that it's put in our faces all the time, so many people believe this philosophy to be the right one, making it even harder to say no. But regardless of how many people feel the same way, it's important to note that things just aren't as simple as eating in moderation. The true takeaway is that you need to make eating "good" and "healthy" a normalcy, and take away the power of seeing yourself as better for it, and replace it with necessary. As for junk food, you should consume small amounts of it rarely, not a little bit per meal, or per day. Have you been living by this philosophy and noticed it hasn't helped you out mentally or physically?
