Last night, I was thinking about my eating habits and eating habits of others. My eating habits have changed quite a bit in the last few years. I don't think I'm perfect but I have greatly improved. One of my aunts said one day that she is a tiny person so she eats a tiny amount (and she is tiny, size 2 or something).
I also noticed that other people in my family that like to eat large are large themselves. So where do I fit? Well I've had periods in my life where I have binged, I have had periods in my life where I had no concept of a portion and I've had periods of my life where I said "I'm fat anyway, might as well eat what I want".
I started thinking about the phrase "Dress for the job you want, not the job you have" and thought that it applied to food in "Eat for the body you want, not for the body you have". It can be further extrapolated to "Exercise for the body you want, not for the body you have".
Of course some of this is a lot easier said than done but we know about people who have sedentary lifestyles and eat processed junk, they are generally unhealthy and have excess weight. We also know about people who have active lifestyles and eat healthy food in proper portions, they are generally fit and healthy with little excess weight.
So starting today, I am going to remind myself to eat for the body I want, not for the body I have. I will also exercise for the body I want, not for the body I have. I want a fit, healthy body with little excess weight and I will get there. Old habits are hard to break but I've seen the positive changes over the past few years and I know I can get there. I know you can too.