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by André van der Westhuizen
It’s time to face habitual eating regimes
for optimal health.
Have you ever had the urge to walk up to
a vending machine and buy a hand full of
chips and chocolates and maybe even a
soda and barge into the closest gym and
stuff your face in front of all the fitness junkies and professionals? I am sure that made
you smile there for a moment. The mere
thought of that is enticing, but I am sure it
will lift a few eyebrows in the process.
There is no simple explanation for our behaviour and even more so our actions
when it comes to eating. Some succeed at
following eating programmes; others struggle and in a sense, 'fail” at the attempt. Are
you really failing at eating or is there a
deeper invested red flag that’s the cause
behind it all?
The self, yes, you, yourself, is to praise or to
blame for either succeeding at an eating
attempt or failing at the attempt. Most
people feel sad, helpless and worthless
when they struggle or fail to stick to an
eating plan. That is understandable. But
how do we address the issue?
Self-control may be a way to channel
one’s focus in order to succeed in the long
run. An online definition of self-control defines it as the ability to control one's emotions,