I've been working on my weight for a few years now. I never had a problem until I developed anemia. I didn't realize that was the problem only that I was tiring easily and when one is tired, it seems we figure the way to combat that is to eat! Once I realized the medical problem, I took the required iron and felt better . . . but still had the habit of eating more than I actually needed.
Three dress sizes down, I'm aware of the inclination and mostly resist the impulse to eat for the sake of eating. I managed to help myself on this by realizing that stuffing myself with fast food or processed snacks was doing me damage even if it wasn't evident the day of the eating.
It made me wonder how overeating or not eating healthy food affects my soul! It seems to me that every time we knowingly indulge with the thought that we shouldn't, we might be leaning towards sinning. How many times have we told our children that they can't have a candy bar because it isn't good for them yet we find ourselves grabbing one for a snack when we are out shopping?
That's not to say we can't enjoy a good dessert or a foray into a tasty box of chocolates. I'm thinking moderation is the key word and the knowledge of what we can eat vs. what we should eat. The recent laws being enacted to show the calorie count of items at fast food places isn't the answer. Once you find yourself ordering that stuff, you aren't going to even look at the calories because you want what you want when you want it. Been there! Done that!
Every day, you hear more medical reports on the damage excess sugar, fats, etc. can ultimately do to your body. I guess when you overdo it with fast/processed food and wash it down with a soda, you can't say you are doing it without an informed decision! Hey, when someone told me that a caramel/nut candy bar is over 250 calories and it would take an hour of hard exercise to work it off, I decided to go the lazy route and eat an apple!
