IT'S JUST AN APPLE
"I gagged and threw up! I can't drink my water!" My sister, Cari, told me that back when she first started Code Red over 10 years ago. "Cari, don't make yourself throw up!" I told her. (Cari had failed weight loss surgery, by the way. She's been able to get her water in for over 10 years now.) Then she called me a few days later, while detoxing from not eating the crap foods she was addicted to, and told me, "Cristy, I am miserable—you’ve got to do something!” We've all been where Cari was. Maybe even dozens of times. When we change our eating to lose weight, to get healthier, or even to train for a bodybuilding comeback, like I did recently, we start missing "our favorite foods" because they comfort us, or remind us of people or experiences we love. We even personify foods, like we do with a lot of inanimate objects. Meaning, we assign human qualities to stuff, like the fridge that is "calling your name," or the bathroom scale that's your "nemeisis." The fridge isn't calling you anything. It's a bunch of circuits, metal, and plastic! Same with your scale. It doesn't hate you, because it, too, is circuits, metal, and plastic. As for food, boy do we assign SO much value to what we eat! We pine after it like it's our long lost love or something. Heck, some people are so obsessed with it, it's like they worship it! But really, if you strip away all the drama and emotion and obsession, food is just food. That apple is just an apple. I'm not saying you can't or shouldn't eat food you like the taste of. But it's important to remember that food is FUEL. When you treat it as more than that, you set yourself up for self-sabotage through emotional eating. If you see food as anything more than fuel, tune in to this week's episode for help understanding how your attitude about food can either make your Code Red journey more effective, or completely blow it up. ---- Become a VIP https://coderedlifestyle.com/vip ---- Have you seen our new app? Even when your other social platforms are unavailable, we are here for you on the Code Red App www.coderedlifestyle.com/app ---- Lose your first, next, or last 10 pounds with absolutely NO pills, powders, shakes, or exercise required. Click Below to join the challenge! http://bit.ly/10lbtakedown ---- Connect with Cristy: Instagram http://bit.ly/cristycoderedIG