A small talk about how to get along with "food"

Standing outside the breakfast shop, quietly looking at the hand-painted (written) menu of the shop above the ordering counter, silently reciting the names of the various dishes on the menu, and thinking-"What's for breakfast today?" , "The taro deep fritters egg roll, just listening to the name "looks" delicious, then decide to be... the old way."

"Boss, I want a piece of smoked egg toast, I want to replace the toast with whole wheat, and don't spread any sauce. Is there any sugar-free soy milk?"

What you think in your heart and what you order in your mouth are two different things. On the menu, the mouth- watering "delicious" that you "read" is always the next one. "The next sentence is always "But the calories should be high."

Holding the unopened can of "Milk Fresh Milk Bar", habitually turned to the back and checked the nutrition label on the can;

"...(1) Protein - 2.5 grams per serving, (2) Fat - 2.9 grams per serving, (3) Carbohydrates - 16.9 grams per serving; (4) Calories - 103.5 kcal per serving, this pack contains 10 share..."

"Each calorie is equal to 103.5 kcal. If the package contains 10 servings, it means that the calorie of the whole can is 103.5 kcal multiplied by 10 servings, which is equal to 1035 kcal; then a can has a total of ... 32 sticks (visual inspection)? A calorie is equal to 32.3 kcal".

Well, so you can only eat no more than 3 sticks a day .

And also...

When you want to eat crispy salted chicken at night, from the moment of making up your mind - "Okay, I will have some crispy salted chicken tonight", to the moment of hesitation - "Uh... do you really want to eat it? It's better to order kebabs. , is non-fried food healthier?", The final decision was- "It seems that it is easier to accumulate fat if you eat late at night, so let's choose another day."

Passing by the bakery where the bread was just out of the oven, and looking in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, I thought, "Isn't it unfair that delicious food is so high in calories?" . Red bean bread, cheese cakes, cinnamon rolls, scones and egg tarts... all can only stop at the door of the store. People stand outside the store and take a sip of water and turn away.

On the working day, there are stars X grams when the afternoon tea is a little lucky moment. When colleagues and friends order more popular options such as "Caramel Macchiato" and "White Chocolate Nadi", "Teavana English Breakfast Black Tea" is a personal choice. "Is it good to order black tea at Xingxing?" - I can't help but think, I have no problem with Xingxing's black tea, but what I want to drink now is actually the cup of "Matcha Cream Frappuccino" .

In this way, in those days when I worked hard to pursue the so-called "standard" body, the relationship with food was roughly the same as above, and the distance from food was separated by the word "calorie".

Because of "calorie", I always say "next time" to the delicious taste that I want to try; because of "calorie", I do my best to calculate the estimated calorie value for each meal. Calculations”, so that you can enjoy these meals with peace of mind and confidence . Occasionally indulge, after drinking and eating, the performance will be followed by the "self-blame" drama, "eat too much", "the diet control that I worked hard to implement is all wasted (by myself)" and other words began to come into my mind. Fleeing, followed by that "self-denial" .

Self-proclaimed "foodies" who want to eat but sometimes can't eat "self-inhibition" often make people enter the mode of "war between heaven and man", and constantly persuade and overthrow themselves between "eat and not eat", which consumes energy; Opened to eat, but fell into the whirlpool of "guilt" after eating , swinging back and forth between the anxiety of "restraining food but craving for food".

"This process is very long, and it may take a lifetime. It really depends on willpower. If you reach the standard, then what?"

One day, I suddenly wrote this note in the blank space on the result of the measured body data; "It's a lifetime thing, and in the next few decades (if you are lucky), you will have to deal with "calorie", Instead of fussing about it until you don't know when it will stop? "

Only then did I realize, "If you really want to continue this matter, then reaching the target does not mean it is over, it can be a lifetime event."

 The so-called "really want to continue" is no longer "continuing" in order to match the value on the scale, or to meet the aesthetic standards and pursuits of the society for body shape (state); but one day suddenly want to realize what it is like to "have a belly to show off". Such a feeling, and then start to try to execute the kind of "persistence". The starting point of the former is the other, and the starting point of the latter is oneself. Different starting points have different destinations.

If you know how to perceive and face up to your own thoughts and needs, you will be happy in your heart, and you will have a real sense of "enjoyment".

Since the "starting point" begins with oneself, the right to decide when to start and end is also in one's own hands; it is allowed to eat and drink happily on weekends and holidays, choose to lie flat today and not enter the gym, and accept "not perfect" "Existence ; it's really a "lifetime" thing, and it won't ruin your previous efforts because you ate a whole big pizza for lunch on a weekend, and it won't be because you spend two hours more than usual in the gym one day, There is no more it (movement).

What is going on continuously in daily life is more important than waiting for a certain moment to choose to execute; the former is too important, and everything accumulates.

Excerpting and sharing a quote from a YouTuber Linda Sun -

"...so just be kind to yourself, your body, and your mind, because that what you deserve, you deserve to enjoy food, to enjoy exercise, you deserve to live a life that's not revolved around those two things ... "

The distance from "food" is still separated by the word "calorie", and I am still learning how to strike a balance between the two and the expectation of having a "dazzling belly" photo at some point in my life .

But judging from the arrangement that I just ate a grilled chicken leg and egg toast for breakfast, and I was thinking about going to Starbucks later to use up the "Chocolate Cocoa Frappuccino" redemption voucher, the current relationship with "food" should be It's pretty good.