Look At Me Living In My Food Addiction

Have you ever wondered how much food a persons stomach could hold in one sitting?  Have you ever wondered what tons of sugar does to your system when you put it in all in one sitting?  It seems that my stomach has a endless bottom because it never seems to get full.

Then there is the problem of never being able to get food in my mouth fast enough.  Ice cream with chocolate syrup – straight chocolate – grilled cheese sandwiches – peanut butter by the spoonful.  Sugar – salt – carbs – yummy- yummy – yummy – more – more – more.  Getting enough into my system seems to be a challenge.

Celebrity chefs say to sneak more fiber into my diet to cure this deadly habit.  Fiber is suppose to be the way to control the cravings and keep us feeling full.  They recommend the following:

• Pick whole-grain cereals. Then add blueberries, cranberries, and almonds to up the flavor and fiber.

• Fiber up flap jacks. Substitute regular flour with whole grain (like oat flour) in pancakes and waffles.  Add some Benefiber or some type of fiber powder.

• Get brown rice instead of white.

According to Brenda Watson, a New York Times best-selling author and authority on optimum nutrition and digestion states that we are suppose to have at least 35 grams of fiber a day.  35 grams of fiber is suppose to help us by:

• Controlling  hunger by acting as a natural appetite suppressant as it takes up a large volume in the stomach and has no calories.

• Prolonging the effect of the hormone Cholecystokinin to make us feel full longer.

• Slowing the conversion of carbohydrates to sugar which allows glucose to be used efficiently by the body.

• Eliminating calories we have already eaten which means that for every gram of fiber we eat we can eliminate 7 calories. (FYI this is potty talk).

• Increasing energy and reduce immune system stress.

Am I ready to try this approach next?  I don’t know.  35 grams of fiber is a lot of fiber.

I keep reminding myself that the sun will come out tomorrow – tomorrow I will quit filling myself with foods that are no good for me.   I wonder when will I learn?  Will this be the last time I fall off the healthy food wagon?   Hope feels like it is slipping away.

Does this fiber make my butt look fat?

The sun will come out tomorrow keeps playing in my head.

But tomorrow will I wake up feeling like …

The big fat cow?

But I am still smiling no matter what.

How do you fight off your urges?  How do you feel full?  Or is all this just me?

Until next week -

Veronica

(Veronica’s dream is body satisfaction.  This includes losing weight, making her body strong, accepting her body image while eliminating a double chin, making cellulite go bye-bye, and improving the floppy arms.  Veronica has this amazing ability to travel the world on a dime … soon we hope she will share her amazing travel secrets and adventures too.  Veronica Twitters at http://twitter.com/veronica1955)
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