DIScomfort Food!!

So yea, we all like sitting down with a plate of macaroni and cheese, or a donut, or some cookies and milk because it is comforting. I read somewhere that having a gorging session of comfort food is actually ok for you because your body needs to know that it can get massive amounts of calories in case of an emergency. All the time though? The way this country does it? No. No. Stop. Ultimately, chowing down on tons of "comfort food" because we feel stressed, lonely, or afraid is going to make us feel discomfort: physically and emotionally.

Physically, it is obvious. If you put junk in your body consistently, you gain weight, you feel lethargic, you go through highs and lows of sugar rushes, you are at greater risk of obesity and heart disease and high cholesterol. As we get older and move out of our twenties, we can't afford to be eating crap anymore. Those high school athletes who could eat whatever they wanted are not going to have that luxury anymore. You need to give a crap about what you put in your body. It is easy during a stressful day to pick up a burger for that short term "feel good, taste good" high. Your body will absolutely regret it later, and if you want to be healthier, it all starts with the fuel you give your body.

Emotionally, it is a little trickier. I know I would get into these neurotic, almost obsessive moods where I had to eat junk. I wouldn't even enjoy the half a pizza or whole pizza I ate. I would just chomp away with little grunts in between chews. It was all to help reduce my stress and to help me get that short term comfort. I paid for it. I got up to 235 at one point. It was bad. Some people aren't self aware though. They just chomp away and are so immersed in their feel good eating that it gets out of hand; they are clueless and inevitably obese. They eventually have a moment where they realize "oh my god, I am so unhealthy!" and they cry or feel awful. It is not their fault at all. There are a number of developmental, biological, and culturally factors that play into overeating.

Whatever the case may be, there is hope and there is motivation. There are people like me who want to help. There is a whole community of folks at Team Beachbody that want to help you get fit. I recommend simply signing up (it doesn't cost a damn thing), check out the message boards, go in the chat rooms, there is a great community. They are what got me out of my comfort eating, you don't have to do it alone!

Find me on the twitters (@CoachZoso). Find me on the emails (tim.bell02@gmail.com). Find me on the facebook (Get Trim With Tim). Find me on the Team Beachbody (CoachZoso). For those who are working at it, great job keep going. For those about to start, I'm ready to help you out.

Namaste,

Tim