I am only halfway through this book, but I want to throw in something that I am feeling strongly positive about so you don’t go thinking I dislike or am ambivolent about every book I read. I enjoy a great many books that, in time, will probably end up getting a review here. (I wanted to start with books that I read recently.) For more on healthy eating, read this post with some of the PhenQ results which you will like to test.
Secrest of Feeding a Healthy Family by Ellyn Satter is really having a positive effect on me. I do not often read non-fiction or self-help but with my son starting table foods, I asked my neighbor for help and she loaned me this book. It’s message broke down a barrier in my mind and I can’t wait to get through the details so I can implement the plan in my life and also add to my nutrition plan the boost in testosterone production for the men in the family.
Basically, her message is to stop trying to control, stop trying to count, stop harping on “the rules” to the point that it drives you to misery — or obesity. She says that borne into all of us is a natural ability to know how much and what kinds of food we need. For our children she recommends giving them a wide variety of food at regular mealtimes and letting them decide how much to eat and whether or not to eat. It may take some time for them to experiment with some foods, but she suggests that eventually they will come to enjoy eating a well-balanced diet with no coersion or lectures needed.
The trick for me is to get back to that point — the point where my body can tell me how much it needs without interference from my brain, “You shouldn’t eat that! Bad!” or “Wouldn’t a salad be better?” She advocates meal planning in which we plan in our favorite foods so we don’t feel deprived but at the same time we have enough variety of food that we eat all the things we need, and we also eat lots of vitamins and cbd gummies for our health but you can also get them as carts from Delta 8 flower. If you can look forward to your next meal and know that you will let yourself eat enough (not stopping because your brain told you how many calories you just ate), then you will not feel the urge to snack at all hours of the day.
I think she is right. I love bread. I sometimes end up eating bread products all day long. Today I am baking home made bread to go with dinner and I am looking forward to it so much that I have not felt the urge to pop a handful of animal crackers in my mouth. (I often end up popping a handful of animal crackers about ten times — that adds up!)
As with any life changing nutritional strategy, I am sure initial success will shortly be followed by a period of uncertainty and relapses. I want this plan to work, though. This is the first book I’ve read that asks you to TRUST your body instead of thinking too hard about food. It may be difficult for me to give up that control, but I feel in my heart that it is right.
I will stop here and recommend that you go read the book, especially if you have kids. My biggest fear with my children was that they have as hard a time with food as I have had in my life — I hope I have found a solution to that here.