Knowledge and awareness are definitely power, I spent many years being very overweight and never analysing why I was overeating or why I was choosing the food and portion sizes I was. If you has asked me I would have said I just had what I liked but when I eventually stood back from the situation and thought about what it was all about and understood my behaviours then it made it so much easier to change them.
So I am not going to offer advice in this post, I am merely going to ask you to think about why you choose the food you do ?
Is it based on what you fancy ? what is the most expensive? cheapest? lowest fat? biggest portion? what you know best?
If you are sitting in a restaurant and there is a massive selection of food, anything from a green salad right the way through to a massive mixed grill with chips and deep fried mushrooms. How do you decide?
If you realise what your triggers and how you decision process works then it is so much easier to change them (if you want to!)
When I used to eat in restaurants I used to go for the most expensive thing on the menu, that was because in my head I linked expensive with best, and as I wanted the best thing then the most expensive would be the ideal one. I would also never turn down a starter or dessert because I didn't want to 'miss out'.
I also hated feeling hungry so would make sure I ate so much that I would feel suitable 'stuffed' and that would keep me going.
So back to you, why do you choose the food you do ?
