You're ready to wrap up the night and the waiter rolls by with a dessert cart. You eyeball the super gooey PB chocolate cake thingy. Your stomach magically expands and you have room...or do you? 

Are you actually hungry or are you just interested in the pleasure an extra 1000 calorie dessert provides? I think we know the answer. We aren’t hungry but we want to try a new flavor, texture, food experience. All because we were invited to do so. 

Too often we go to food for pleasure when we’re not hungry. It's not wrong all of the time but that thought is wrong most of the time if it goes against your goals. My only hope with this post is to encourage you to think about why you want something. Hunger or pleasure? Is it an actual need or just a thought, smell, or sight? 

Many of us are in a certain predicaments because we use food for the wrong things. Trust me, I'm not one of those "food is fuel" guys, because I loveeee good food. If you follow me on IG you’ll see it. But after a certain point, when we know we're not hungry, we're really just damaging our minds, bodies, and our potential future. Maybe that’s extreme but look where many of us our. Not where we want to be. 

Stop for a moment and think before you decide to eat. Weigh the outcomes and see what makes sense. My advice to the person who is looking to improve their relationship with food and be healthier is this. Delay your gratification, slide the menu back, close the cabinet, or change the channel.

Everything you do with food is a choice you make. You are in control but you have to decide with the right person in mind. You in the moment or you down the road.



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Providing nutrition and lifestyle advice for clients in Fredericton, NB and across the world, Neil Burchill brings a wealth of knowledge and insight from his real life experiences struggling with sustainable nutrition, lifestyle and fitness challenges.