Good for you for changing your family tree and living out your best life!!
I have learned a few things from quitting bad habits like porn/alcohol/smoking. It's about moderation. Don't set out in the beginning to completely eradicate your bad habits as that usually ends in disappointment when you fail. It's much better to learn how your bad habits effect you and what you would look like with/without them. A book that is geared towards alcohol, but will also give you a framework to think about other problems/habits is "The easy way to stop drinking" by Allen Carr. Helped me with a lot of other issues by giving myself a framework for looking at why I did the things that I did.
It's also about small incremental progress that leads to a compounding effect. Changing just a few things leads to a compound effect that changes many other areas. So tackle small reasonable goals first.
You are right about processed food having lots of addictive qualities. Not only that, but it unnecessarily keeps weight on - lots of it water weight. Sodium is a big one to thank for this. A great book to look at is "Lies my doctor told me" by Ken Berry. You are a critical thinker or else you wouldn't be on this forum, so you can read that and do more research on how those things impact your body.
You can absolutely lose weight without exercising. It's all about the food you eat and how your body reacts to processed foods, sugars, sodium, grains, etc. The difference is that you will want to exercise because your energy level increases as you start eating a healthier diet and your body starts burning fat.
Lots of people do a carnivore or keto style eating with lots of success as it gets rid of a lot of the empty carbs that overloads our systems. I do fasting/carnivore for the most part and I really like it, but I am just one voice on the internet. Try out different things to see how your body reacts as mine will be different than yours. Don't do something if it isn't working just to achieve some result.
Good luck and just take things a step at a time an realize you aren't eating a certain way to go on a diet, you are eating a certain way because you love yourself and want to be healthy. Advise yourself as if you are advising your school kids, with as much hope and as much recognition of potential as you see in them.
I am eager to do some reading. Thank you for your thoughtful post. I am going to start treating myself better today (I really like that thought - because I love myself). This is a viewpoint I needed. Thank you again.
Absolutely! I know what it is like to go through some of that. All starts with seeing yourself how God sees you - worth every minute for a perfect creation and adapting your habits to match that.
Good for you for changing your family tree and living out your best life!!
I have learned a few things from quitting bad habits like porn/alcohol/smoking. It's about moderation. Don't set out in the beginning to completely eradicate your bad habits as that usually ends in disappointment when you fail. It's much better to learn how your bad habits effect you and what you would look like with/without them. A book that is geared towards alcohol, but will also give you a framework to think about other problems/habits is "The easy way to stop drinking" by Allen Carr. Helped me with a lot of other issues by giving myself a framework for looking at why I did the things that I did.
It's also about small incremental progress that leads to a compounding effect. Changing just a few things leads to a compound effect that changes many other areas. So tackle small reasonable goals first.
You are right about processed food having lots of addictive qualities. Not only that, but it unnecessarily keeps weight on - lots of it water weight. Sodium is a big one to thank for this. A great book to look at is "Lies my doctor told me" by Ken Berry. You are a critical thinker or else you wouldn't be on this forum, so you can read that and do more research on how those things impact your body.
You can absolutely lose weight without exercising. It's all about the food you eat and how your body reacts to processed foods, sugars, sodium, grains, etc. The difference is that you will want to exercise because your energy level increases as you start eating a healthier diet and your body starts burning fat.
Lots of people do a carnivore or keto style eating with lots of success as it gets rid of a lot of the empty carbs that overloads our systems. I do fasting/carnivore for the most part and I really like it, but I am just one voice on the internet. Try out different things to see how your body reacts as mine will be different than yours. Don't do something if it isn't working just to achieve some result.
Good luck and just take things a step at a time an realize you aren't eating a certain way to go on a diet, you are eating a certain way because you love yourself and want to be healthy. Advise yourself as if you are advising your school kids, with as much hope and as much recognition of potential as you see in them.
I am eager to do some reading. Thank you for your thoughtful post. I am going to start treating myself better today (I really like that thought - because I love myself). This is a viewpoint I needed. Thank you again.
Absolutely! I know what it is like to go through some of that. All starts with seeing yourself how God sees you - worth every minute for a perfect creation and adapting your habits to match that.