Food = Fuel

Posted this to the Atlas blog earlier today and figured I might as well get this blog rolling as well...

Saw this article in the WSJ but haven't had a chance to read it yet:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288204575363072381955744.html?KEYWORDS=eating+to+live

It made me think about how powerful the human mind can be to overcome our urges. The article discusses the brain responses of those who can resist extra/unnecessary calories and those who cannot. One thing that I know that has helped me over the years is thinking about food in the following way:

"Food is fuel for your body"

If you put high performance fuel (food) into your body, you WILL perform at a higher level.

One other thing that I would like to mention that I'm not sure if many people know, is that as you start to cut out processed carbohydrates and sugars, your tastes will ACTUALLY change with your behavior. Your cravings will begin to slow. SO! The moral of the story is stick with it! It will suck at first but after a few weeks the way you think about food will change for the better and your path for a healthier life style will become that much easier.

Hopefully this helps those of you in the I am CrossFit challenge.