It’s so easy to be conned

Food companies know how our primitive brain is wired, and they capitalize on that desire

If we get a reward in the form of feel-good brain chemicals when we do something, our primitive brain connects that “something” with survival. The brain literally thinks we need to seek it out again to help us survive. Food companies know this, even if we do not!

It is easy to say “I need some caffeine, I’m going to stop and get a coffee.”

And do you order an Americano black? Probably not. Because what you are seeking is NOT the coffee or the caffeine, (although you may be telling yourself it is, as I used to do), it is the “hit.” You are seeking a “hit” of dopamine that makes your brain feel good. But you are getting a front-end pleasure that comes with a back-end consequence, because all that sugar is contributing to your current ill health, your future disease, your fatigue, your inflammation, and your fuzzy thinking. Not to mention your weight, your insulin resistance and your blood sugar.

Yes, even that innocent “nonfat latte” that I used to order every single day was giving me a “hit.”

In my daily latte, I was getting about 20 grams of lactose (the type of sugar in milk). Lactose is about 1/2 as sweet as sugar. I was getting the equivalent of a little over 2 teaspoons of sugar in that latte. My insulin and blood sugar responded accordingly, as did my brain.

And you know what? When I switched to black coffee, suddenly I was not so interested in going to Starbucks anymore. The appeal was gone without the hit. Aaaa yes, I was NOT seeking the caffeine. I was seeking the “hit.”

We are just right. Right now.

It’s ok to feel a little sad

It’s ok to feel ​sad at letting go of some of the behaviors you are used to engaging in.

Even if you feel a little sad, don’t let that stop you.

Make a conscious decision, in every single moment, to live intentionally with your better health. 

Believe that you are the person right now who is fully capable of living that life you want to live, no matter what is happening around you, and no matter what the primitive brain is urging you to do. Your consistent decisions are quiet, personal and subtle. If there is internal drama, you are the only one who notices that. To the rest of the world, you are just being a healthier version of you.

Creating the level of health that you intensely desire is the sum of deliberately practicing, in every single moment (including those times when the moment is challenging you), those small and deliberately intentional decisions, even if you feel a little bit of sadness at letting go of old ​and comforting ​behaviors. 

The more you practice, the more the “real you” emerges, separating from the “you” that was simply following along with the toddler brain and sometimes the rest of the world. 

Who do you really want to be?

Is food really making your life better?

When you are 90​,​ and you look back ​on​ your life, will you be glad you ate all the things and felt miserable in your own skin because of it?

You have everything you need to be that new person right now. ​

You can do this.

Yes. This.

Snacking! We’ve been brainwashed.

Have you been told that eating 6 small meals a day, or 3 meals and 2 or 3 snacks, is the best thing for a healthy lifestyle? Does this make any biological sense? Why would our bodies require constant feeding in order to survive? Has it worked for you? Do other animals in the animal kingdom require that kind of feeding to survive? Who exactly invented snacking? Food companies invented snacking. We don’t need to snack for biological survival or energy preservation.

Want recipe ideas that fit my program?

Head on over to my Sister Site for recipes specifically curated for the Diabetes Game Changer Program!

Do you sometimes feel out of control around food?

Did you know there is nothing at all wrong with you if that has happened? Your brain is just doing its normal job to keep you alive! Want to learn more? Schedule a free consultation with me and we’ll talk!

Were they your opinions all along?

When you consider it, you cannot possibly know what other people are thinking unless they flat out tell you. Otherwise, it is just a guess. And where did your “guess” come from? From how YOU are thinking.

Are you thinking judgmental thoughts about YOUR OWN body? Or your own eating habits or food choices? Are those judgments working for you? Are they creating an attitude of self-love, personal gratitude and growth, and a desire to give your body all the things that make it feel amazing?

Have a wonderful day, my friends. Give yourself a little love today.