Thursday, December 10, 2015

December 10th, 2015 Evolve In Time

December 10th, 2015 Evolve In Time

Tweets only as far as today is concerned. I'm busy working on material for a private stand-up engagement Saturday night. But, I did find an archived excerpt I wanted to share.

From June 14th, 2014:

I've mentioned it before but it's important to point out again: I eat what I like. And the choices I'm making are made because it's where I am, now. I previously lost 275 pounds eating much differently. It wasn't right or wrong then and my eating habits are not right or wrong now. They're simply reflective of where I am today. I like what I'm doing. It's working for me.

And that's key, in my opinion--finding what works for you. Discovering what you can do, what you like and how you like it. I don't like labeling anything "right or wrong-good or bad." Food is food. When someone asks me for advice on what they should eat as they get started along this road, I always tell them the same thing: Eat what you like, just set a budget and consistently stay within the budget. Trust that your choices will evolve in time.

If you've been a regular reader of this blog from back in the middle of my initial weight loss, you might remember days where a Snickers Bar, Ice cream, fried mushrooms, cake, fast food cheeseburgers and Taco Bell all made their way into my budget. I don't look back on that time and think, wow--I didn't eat very well. I look back and think, that's where I was and needed to be at that time.

Having been 500 pounds for so long, I instinctively knew that I wasn't going to change a lifetime of habits overnight. And I felt like if I tried, it would end up another failed attempt. In my opinion, the "nothing is off limits" philosophy is still valid and important, because it allows us to be where we are, be ourselves--growing and developing in a naturally organic way.

We learn about ourselves along the way. I've learned that I can't do sugar. It took until just recently to arrive at a place of acceptance with this personal truth and for me, it's made a profound difference. But not everybody is a food addict or addicted to sugar, so giving up sugar may not be what's right for you.

The main reason why I've always been a proponent of simplicity when it comes to food is because along this road it's about so much more than food and exercise.

The mental/emotional/psychological elements in play are all bigger and more challenging than "what should I eat?" In my opinion, if the greater focus is placed on the food and exercise instead of the mental/emotional/psychological dynamics--then we end up facing the biggest elements unprepared. 

If you've ever heard someone say (or said it yourself): "I don't know what happened--I was eating as clean as possible and working out twice a day and I just crashed." It's my experience and opinion, a misaligned focus is to blame.

There are no right or wrong foods. Eat what you like and allow yourself a natural evolution of good choices along the way. The practice of maintaining the integrity of a calorie budget can have a powerful impact on this evolution because we're trying to get the most value for our calories.

And never compare what you're eating to someone else's food. Remember, we're all different. And sometimes the biggest mental hurdles come when we compare what we're eating to others, or to our own expectations, in other words--what we perceive to be what we should be eating.

My best advice is to let it go. Just be you and give yourself room to grow and develop.

My Tweets Today:


































Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Strength,
Sean
at

1 comment:

  1. LEEDecember 11, 2015 at 5:13 PM

    Following your lead on the Twitter pictorial food diary and added sleep information. I have a real sleep problem. I knew I was tired in the mornings. I am only sleeping 2 or 3 of the 8 hours I am in bed.
    I sure agree with eat what you like. I won't be discouraged by a dull meal plan. I avoid refined sugars because they make me tired from the rise and crash of blood sugar levels.

    ReplyDelete

I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Thank you for your support!