I might do a major cleanse soon, but I am not sure if thats what I want to put my body through that yet…

I might do a major cleanse soon, but I am not sure if thats what I want to put my body through that yet…

1. They’re often consumed for social reasons, or in situations where resistance is difficult.
2. They’re consumed because I like the way they taste in the short term, but hate the way they make me feel in the long term.
3. They’re addictive and lead to binging.
4. They’re harmful to my body and my health.
5. My addiction to them appears to be a mix of genetic and environmental factors.
6. I can see the detrimental effects when I look at family and friends.

So my current way of coping (and one which has been quite successful in the past) is to completely abstain. Somehow, that’s more accepted when it comes to alcohol: people recognize that people who are alcoholics must completely abstain, but I still hear that dealing with my carboholic nature by abstaining is somehow “unhealthy.”

Some people are able to deal with the “everything in moderation” approach, but there does need to be a recognition that some foods just have to be off limits for some people. And, perhaps that’s a potential approach to focusing on weight loss, by using the strategies you’ve used to achieve sobriety.

1. They’re often consumed for social reasons, or in situations where resistance is difficult.
2. They’re consumed because I like the way they taste in the short term, but hate the way they make me feel in the long term.
3. They’re addictive and lead to binging.
4. They’re harmful to my body and my health.
5. My addiction to them appears to be a mix of genetic and environmental factors.
6. I can see the detrimental effects when I look at family and friends.

So my current way of coping (and one which has been quite successful in the past) is to completely abstain. Somehow, that’s more accepted when it comes to alcohol: people recognize that people who are alcoholics must completely abstain, but I still hear that dealing with my carboholic nature by abstaining is somehow “unhealthy.”

Some people are able to deal with the “everything in moderation” approach, but there does need to be a recognition that some foods just have to be off limits for some people. And, perhaps that’s a potential approach to focusing on weight loss, by using the strategies you’ve used to achieve sobriety.