A New Plan For Success.

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit

Ephesians 5:18

So since my last post a few hours ago I have been researching this food addiction theory I have unraveled. After talking to my great friend Renee and reading several articles on the subject here is what I have come up with. This is not a thesis statement by any means but this is how I am going to use it to better my diet.

Research Conclusion 1 - We have to eat to live so technically we can not be addicted to the act of eating nor all foods.

Research Conclusion 2 - Certain foods cause the brain to over-react like I was talking about earlier but not all foods do this. According to my research, the foods that cause a certain pleasure sensation are foods that are produced using excess sugars, fats and high fructose corn syrup.

Missy Conclusion 1 - I do not sneak foods that are actually good for me such as veggies, fruits, whole grains or low fat proteins. When I do hide foods its fatty foods that are not healthy in anyway. 

Missy Conclusion 2 - Once I have one of fatty or sugar loaded food I want more and more. These foods have no nutritional value and me eating them is just wasting calories. 

Renee Conclusion 1 - Even when we buy gimmick like a 100 calorie pack, those products do not kill the craving or fill you up they just leave you wanting more. These products are only meant to be a mental smokescreen if you well but if you are addicted to the actual fat and sugar this will only hinder what you are doing. 

My point is this. If by chance that there is such a thing as a food addiction it is not to all food but only certain parts of foods. We can not be addicted to actual food but I can buy that fat and sugar can be an addictive additive.  Most people have experienced the "once you start you cant stop" phenomenon, but has anyone experienced that when eating a yogurt, salad or piece of baked chicken. When eating the right kinds of foods we usually don't over-eat... we over eat on junk.

Solution: 

As scary as this sounds I have obviously found a solution to this could be food addiction. When we cure an alcoholic we stop drinking all together, when we quit smoking most people who succeed quit "cold turkey", and drug addicts have to quit hard and usually in a safe and highly structured facility. If by chance I am addicted to certain foods I have to give those foods up all together. I can not flirt with a cheeseburger when I have a craving or have just a bite of cake or just a couple potato chips. I have to give them up 100%. If I don't go all out I will not succeed.  

This plan does not include a low fat cookie or a baked lays chip it included foods that are healthy. 

So I am giving myself this quest: One week no junk. Not even one bite of cookies, candy, ice cream, chips, hot dogs (you get the picture). I will only shop at the perimeter of the grocery store.

In one week we will re-assess this and see what happens but I am willing to give it a try. I of course will update my feelings on a day to day basis.