Excellent presentation on carb addiction.

[Subtle_badger]

I particularly like "I still eat everything I want, I just changed what I want" and "I don't need treats, I am not a dog"

(paraphrased)

Pink4eva , maybe this would be helpful to you?

youtu.be/DTecZygVl68(Not working as expected?)

[Fruitandnutcase]

"I still eat everything I want, I just changed what I want" and "I don't need treats, I am not a dog"

I love that comment. It reminds me of someone I once met who said he lowered his expectations and was never disappointed.

[Sewneat]

What a truly great presentation and thank you for posting it. Such a sound statement made in accessible language.I found that I identified with everything she said and hopefully I’ve managed to save it so I can listen to it over and over again to reinforce what I believe, especially if/when I wobble.

😀

[MTCee]

Really interesting and entertaining. I love the speakers approach to life. I also found her analysis of the way junk food is marketed to be totally on point. Carbs is definitely an addiction for many people and it is actively engineered and enabled by our society. I especially loved that bit about refusing cake that someone’s made for you….one of is going to be unhappy so it might as well be you…😂

[Cosmo501]

This made me think about which habits were/are hard for me to break , and which were not. I realised for the first time that I did not find it hard to give up the bucket loads of fruit and fruit juice I was consuming… which is strange, because I do love fruit, and appreciate it’s nutritional value, but it was easy to stop eating completely. Sometimes a few berries but that’s it. — so then that really points to the other things being harder to give up perhaps because of the issues being discussed here. Even though I “know” certain foods will have a negative impact, I am still struggling to NOT consume them. I’m talking occasional biscuits one day a fortnight or pizza once a month… not huge amounts, but if I don’t WANT to eat them… why am I so seemingly powerless to leave them in the cupboard, or on the plate! … and the guilt on food waste is also something I have to actively battle to overcome.

[MTCee]

It’s rather scary to think that most western people are addicts of some kind…..addicted to carbs, caffeine or alcohol in a mild to moderate way. They go through most of their lives existing in a state of withdrawal until the next fix, being badly affected on a daily basis by foods and drinks that damage their health and mental well being. And it’s considered normal and ok.

[Progressoverperfect]

What a fabulous listen, I have taken some real inspiration from this. My new mantra is "I am not a dog". Thank you for sharing 😊

[KetoQueen]

That’s great, thank you for sharing. I am big on treats - though I loathe that actualword for personal reasons. My treats are clean sheets, plants for the garden, walking a bit further for the better quality coffee when I am out. I ate a small piece of cake last week - it would have been so churlish not to - first time in 18 months. It was not a treat. It was nothing really. Happily I had lined my stomach with steak so I coped ok with the sugar.