Can You Be Addicted To Sugar? Part 2

This is the second in a five part series

Synopsis

This step is keeping a food journal. In this journal you put down:

• The times you eat/drink
• What you eat/drink
• The way you feel physically
• The way you feel emotionally

Track It

How come even do this? It helps you plug in with your body. You'll determine what your body needs, how particular foods affect you, that if you do "A," then "B" will occur.

The food journal helps you to see advancement over time. As you wean yourself off sugar, you might see healthier food selections, less fluctuating eating times, and more favorable emotions. Looking back on the food diary may be an encouragement in that sense. You might be astonished to see how far you have come.

This step is hard for a few people. It's thought-provoking to work out and face what we're feeling. We may feel guilty putting down everything we've consumed. It's in reality pretty astonishing how much of ourselves we have tied up in food!

All the same the food journal in this particular plan is not about good or bad. There's no judgment demanded. You are merely recording data as objectively as possible in order to help you determine connections between what you consume and how you feel. 

It's all about learning so you are able to arrive at favorable adjustments that result in bettered health. The journal presents your body a voice.

Your body doesn't give a computer printout to tell you what's going on with it; all the same it presents you clues in the form of symptoms that hint at the greater picture. These symptoms will be uniform and predictable. You simply have to learn to read them.

I believe this is an intriguing way of utilizing a food journal. I've never done anything like it previously, and I'm curious to give it a try. 

I can't state that you're going to love "journaling" what you eat or even remember to do it on a steady basis. All the same that's why you should be going about all this somewhat slowly.