Lose Weight – Recognize The Ability Of Food
Losing weight seems to be something that many people simply struggle to do. Temptation is really everywhere. One way we can address this is by becoming aware of the real effects food can have on us emotionally and physically. Food has addictive properties and many foods contain opiods that have similar affects to opiates such as heroin (although not as strong). For example cheese and dairy contain morphine.
This is because cows produce morphine in their bodies and this subsequently gets passed via their milk. It is theorized that cows produce this in order to create comfort for their young and also bonding. Many processed foods also contain heterocyclic amines which can have direct and indirect addictive properties. These substances also play havoc with our mood and feelings.
A great way to discover your emotional connection with food is to observe your eating habits for a few days. See if emotion triggers you to eat. If so you can see what potentially could be causing you to eat more calories than you need and also will help you address your emotions in a better way other than turning to food. Food only suppresses emotion and you don’t deal with it. This can lead to a cycle of overeating, feeling guilty and eating more.
Emotional eating is the number one culprit for weight gain and weight loss plateau so if you can address this early on you can save yourself much needed time and energy.
When we acknowledge the physical and emotional addictiveness of food we can start seeing food for what it is. Food serves us for nutritional reasons and if we eat for this reason we can maintain a healthy relationship with food void from comfort eating and bingeing. Unfortunately most people use food for more than nutrition. If you can be one of the lucky ones who addresses this, you can free yourself from the hold food has over you and gain the slim body you have always wanted.
