Enough is enough

Remember when you were a kid and you'd pushed your luck about as far is it could go and just before the shouting would start, your mum would say "That's enough now"!

She said it, "That's enough" and you knew that the reason she said it was because you knew what enough meant. It was the point you could go to and still be safe, still be OK, still get back from with ease. Enough.

If you ever get invited to someones house and have a meal with them, they'll probably say at some time in the course of the meal, "Have you had enough"? This is the point where (even if you're still starving hungry...) you say, "Oh yes thanks" because you've been bought up to be polite!

Truthfully, that's only the half of it. Most of the time someone, (it could even be your mum,) is pushing food at you and telling you to eat up; they've been slaving over at hot stove and you should eat and be grateful, other people aren't as fortunate as you!

So where does that leave you, especially if you're heavier than you want to be?

It leaves you in charge. It leaves you being the one who decides what is 'enough'.

You are now the voice in your head that says "What I have eaten is good, it's a safe amount, it's not so much that if I keep on at this rate it'll be more difficult for me to be the size I want to be in the future".

Be able to say "Thank you, I've had enough". Say it to yourself. Know what is enough for you and be confident in your decision.

We don't need huge amounts of anything in life, we just need enough.

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Comfort food

Blimey it's cold out there! Makes you want to turn up the central heating, grab a blanket or the dog and eat pile of chips followed by a huge jam sponge and custard.

Sounds great doesn't it? Stodgy food makes us feel safe and warm and...well... comforted!

Slim people feel like this just as much as fat people. Food is one of the great pleasures in life and should be eaten with relish.

The difference is that when you're someone who thinks like a 'thin person' you know that this kind of winter grub is just part of a bigger picture.

Slim people have a natural instinct to eat what's good for them as well as the odd sticky toffee pud. They make sure they get some veg and fruit. They eat a wide variety of foods. Not just because it balances out a good meal, but because their taste buds crave it.

Slim blokes naturally want to get some fresh air and blow away the cobwebs. Yes they might over indulge occasionally but their bodies want to stay on an even keel, so they naturally balance themselves out.

Slim blokes are, without any mental effort, giving their bodies the choice of nutrients so that they never crave sugar and they feel sick if they over eat. Thin guys are getting the essential nutrients that keep every cell in their bodies functioning well and they are getting this good quality nutrition every day.

Winter is a great time for warming tasty nosh. Enjoy it. Add some variety. Add fresh veg. Eat less fatty processed meat. Choose to cook food from scratch and give up worrying about your weight. Take pleasure in the great taste of wholesome, unprocessed and slap up family dinners and you'll find your body take charge once again. Think like a slim bloke and that's what you'll become.

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