Believe it or not there are some people that only view food as a source of fuel for their body. I have often wondered what it would be like to be a fuelie. How do fuelies have the ability to only view food as fuel? Is is something that they are born with? Is it learned?
We are taught from a very early age how to look at and use food. Looking back I can think of times I was rewarded with food and rewarded myself with food. It meant I did a good thing. Further on I think food became a source of comfort. Lonely? How about a cookie? Sad? How about a cookie? Looking a the big picture I can see that food was not my fuel but my armor. It is easier to eat than to do something about how you feel. It is easy to hide behind a wall of food and fat. People will either let you be or make fun. Which in turn creates the whole cycle over again. A cycle that I need to break.
Over the last few months I have tried to take an honest look at myself in the mirror and in my mind. I haven't liked what I have revealed. I have decided to take on a new role, to be healthier for me, my husband, and my children.
I have a new interest in cooking. Yes cooking. I am on a mission to find healthy alternatives for myself and my family. Real alternatives, that my family will enjoy. No Tofu here. I am positive that food that is good for you does not equal food that tastes like cardboard. After all I will always be a foodie at heart.
So tell me are you a foodie or a fuelie?
