Each of us might come from a different background which has contributed to shaping our beliefs about food. Maybe a product of the 60s...70s...80s...90s. Each era had it's own ideas.
Do you remember when you were made to drink castor oil? Avoid certain dyes in candy? Told that only fat free was good? Don't eat coconut? Egg yolks raise your cholesterol? That fruit and vegetables are in the same group? Non-GMOs...organic ... Shop your local farmer's market...Stop eating carbs... Veganism all the way... I could go on.
Our relationship with food is influenced from many sides. And our families played a hand as well: maybe we were told to finish our plate, that we were 'big-boned', that Mom finished off whatever we didn't eat, that we hurried to get to our next appointment, that your sister could get seconds, but not you, that salt was bad for Dad, that chips and soda are normal to get at a rest-stop, that you're a 'fatty'.
Whatever "tape" still plays in your head, I ask you to just consider this: today is the start of openness, of forgiveness, of a gentler you.
Milestones are reached second by second. There's a new way to measure change. Yesterday I exercised and maxed out at 7:08. Today I made it to 9:52. I simply 'tried' and grew.
Change is measured in seconds, not leaps and bounds.
this is my fav post so far!! YES i did have to take castor oil!!!fruit and veggies in same group...hilarious BUT thats what we were taught!!!!!And salt was always bad for dad right down to today!!!....memeories,gotta make the seconds count now,good for you for sticking it out a little longer when it came to the excercise!
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