Is eating really a habit? Perfect eating is dictated by your goals. The goal of overall health and nutrition applies to everyone. Some then have that extra goal of wanting to look a certain way. I bet if you are reading this article, you would fall into that category. Eating in a way that is consistent with the goal you have is 'perfect.'

Moreover, eating is indeed a habit. If we ate strictly to counteract hunger, 60% of Americans would not be overweight or obese and we would all be walking around looking like a warrior in an African tribe. It has been estimated that 75% of overeating stems from emotional eating. This is eating for some other reason than hunger. And it makes sense because while eating does not change the situation causing the emotions, it certainly numbs the emotion, passes the time, distracts you from the emotion, feels like a reward, etc.

The point is we use food for a 100 different reasons besides hunger and fuel. This is not to say that food is not also for enjoyment and pleasure. But we are living in a world of over indulgence and using food as our only means of enjoyment, celebration, and reward.

In case you have not noticed, that is totally incompatible with living your life in a head-turning body. This is also true if your goal is to improve your body.

Your current eating habits are not going to get you there. Please understand that there is nothing in the world wrong with eating anything you want. There are no bad foods!! There are bad amounts and bad habits. If you want what you want and you are not there yet, you have to decide if you are willing to do what it takes to get there. I like the saying

"You can have anything you want; you just can't have everything you want."

Bottom line, you can certainly eat whatever you want! Just do not complain that you are not happy with your current state of health or what you look like!

This is your goal. So you decide. Whine and make excuses or get down to business. It is all up to you and in your control.

Ultimately, that is what makes it so hard. The question is how you stop this behaviour. If you have not already, begin the whole process by researching how and what you need to eat to meet your goals, then you're lucky as the information is right here for you in my Ultimate Training System. As a start here are some points that will help keep you in line:

Keep a log: It is difficult to address what you do not know or do not wish to face. It is like trying to hit a moving pi馻ta with a blindfold on! "If you bite it, write it."

Review your log: Do this every 5 to 7 days and become aware of what you are eating. You will start to discover the issues you face and will be over half way to addressing what just a few days prior you did not even know you were fighting!

Eating plan: Planning your food a day in advance ensures that you are not tempted by incompatible foods as you try to combat old habits.

Bad habits: Common saboteurs are the evening sweet tooth and full weekends 'off the wagon. Studies show it takes 27 days to create or stop a habit.

This process is detailed, tedious and time consuming, but it is not forever. It is a tool you will eventually no longer need as you break the old habits. You can re-enact it when you feel yourself creating new bad habits or falling into old ones, and then once you get a handle on things, you need it less and less.

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