One of the posts in my queue has been my take on the concept of food addiction. This is not that post. But I saw this in my reader yesterday and just wanted to tease up a bit of the subject.
Emily Boller writes, re “cheating” vs following diets 100%:
It’s much easier and simpler to give 100% right from the beginning and keep the pilot light of addictive cravings extinguished, than to be continually fighting obsessive compulsions that are brewing beneath the surface. Been there. Done that. And it’s hard, hard work to keep cravings from becoming an all-consuming monster. In fact, it’s exhausting because it’s a next-to-impossible feat to accomplish!
Plus, it only takes the tiniest spark to ignite the pilot light of cravings to full power again, and that’s THE most dangerous place to live!
My experience (so far) has been different. Typically once a week I eat or drink what I want. Often that’s Thai food, but sometimes it’s cookies after dinner. And then the next day, I go right back to my regular way of eating.
Weight Maven is written by Beth Mazur. Beth believes that obesity is more symptom than cause and that the real problem is our modern culture -- especially diet. Beth writes about ancestral health, health policy, & mindfulness. And cats! 
