My ONE Rule

When it comes to my eating routine, I have one rule. What is this one rule? Well let me give you some background before I share. Growing up, I had always been a picky eater. I had a very simple taste pallet. I loved cereal, macaroni and cheese, grilled cheese, and pizza. I was not a very healthy child despite my parents’ constant efforts. Well because I was such a young girl, and refused to eat the meals my parents had prepared, I literally lived off cereal. I ate it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Needless to say, moderation was not in my vocabulary. As I grew older I practiced these same habits, this then resulted in some weight gain. I was not happy with this weight gain and so I cut all “bad” foods out of my diet. I quickly lost the weight but began heading down a dangerous road. I never had permission from myself to have even one single treat! One day after this long ‘diet’ of sorts had been going on, I finally caved. I had ice cream and chocolate milk. I had never hated myself more than after I ate something as simple as that. I thought to punish myself by purging up that awful mistake. I’m sure you can quickly figure out things didn’t get better after that. However, now that I am better, I have my ONE RULE. When there is a tasty looking treat before me, I give myself permission to eat it, but I can only have ONE. One cupcake, one donut, one milkshake, you name it! This helps satisfy my craving as well as really cherish every bite or sip I take! Moderation is key!

-jac

oh.I play with my food.