What is in your home or place of work that you know is dangerous for you because it’s tooooooo tempting? Are you sabotaging yourself? Can you find substitutes that have the same attributes as your favorites do? YES!!
I decided to figure out why or what about my favorite foods entices me and and why I indulge in them?
My weaknesses/temptations/lose control foods are listed below along with the reasons why I enjoy them so much.
- Ice cream – YUM – Stewart’s Adirondack Bear Paw or Rocky Road = Variety, Taste, Texture
- Cookies – Oooey gooey chocolate chips and nuts = Variety, Taste, Texture
- Chocolate covered anything … LOL Especially strawberries and pretzels – On the strawberries – the chocolate cracking as you’re eating it = Texture and just YUMMY = Taste
- Cadbury Mini Eggs – I LOVE CADBURY MINI EGGS – Big Weakness – Smooth yet chocolate coating cracks in your mouth = Texture, Taste
- Red Hots – Yeah Red Hots believe it or not… above and beyond, it’s the CRUNCH = Texture, Quantity, Taste
- Chips and Dip – Texture, Quantity, Taste
- Tomato /Ketchup – Comfort Food
- Spare Ribs – Comfort Food
- Mashed Potatoes – Comfort Food
My healthier foods are listed below with the reasons why I enjoy them so much.
- Turkey Burgers – Taste (Replaces many foods)
- Apple (in many pieces) – Texture, Taste, Quantity (Replaces sweets such as Red Hots)
- Weight Watchers Chocolate Fudge Bar = Texture, Taste (Replaces Ice Cream)
- Popcorn – Crunch = Texture, Quantity, Taste (Replaces Red Hots and Chips)
Do you see the similarities? Although the foods and snacks are totally different (Totally! Did I say totally) I enjoy them for the same reasons. Find foods that take the place of your favorites and add them into your healthy eating plan. The more we learn to replace the high saturated fat and sugary foods the better.
Share your favorite foods and your substitutions and/or ask what we think you can replace your favorites with…we might come up with some good ideas. Post to this site or www.getmotivatedwithmarion.com