Hope your week is off to great start! Let's talk Peanut Butter; it's so good right?!
I had some fascinating conversations this past weekend about fat loss, health, and diet (what folks eat), not as in a diet protocol! I'm always on duty, it appears -I love it though. My hopes is
that I can change at least one women's mind to let go of the diet mentality and move to a sane approach to health and fitness.
Some ladies and I were discussing Peanut Butter and the importance of protein. Lol, peanut butter of all things, was one of the many conversations that went on. Peanut butter is soo yummy and tasty, right?!. Very hard to not eat the whole jar when you have a scarcity
mindset around food.
Psst... In my yo-yo dieting days, I could slam a whole jar in less than a week. More on that later....
Anywho, the interesting part is that most folks believe Peanut Butter is a viable protein source. We have been told that for many, many years through the food pyramid. In
actuality it is not a protein, it's a fat source. It has protein in it, but it's a fat source first.
The look on the ladies faces was priceless, and their jaws were on the floor. Like really?! Yes, really!
I thought it was good for you, but it's healthy, they said! Why, yes it is. That doesn't mean
that we can eat it to excess without any consequences, especially if you eat it multiple times a day with no idea as to how much you are actually eating. Even healthy foods have calories, and anything in excess will cause fat gain.
One of the ladies mentioned she goes in on the PB, meaning she can kill a jar in short amount of time. Then she goes on and says this is because I don't eat anything
else that is sweet and it's a good source of protein, which I explained it is not.
A light bulb goes off in my head! Let me break down why you are eating a whole jar. You already know what I am about to say. You are restricting too much, which ultimately leads to binging.
It could be that you banned,
or restricted carbs, or it could be that you gave up your favorite piece of chocolate now and then. Therefore, we substitute Peanut Butter because it can satisfy our sweet tooth. However, it takes so much to do so, sometimes a whole jar in days. Am I right or am I wrong?!
I know this, because I went through this in my dieting days. Anytime I was able to have it, I would eat it like it was going out
of style. I mean, I would eat it till my stomach would hurt. That's what restriction-binge cycle does to you….then enters the guilt and shame.
I had to do the work to get Free off the diet mentality. Exposure to foods, trust, and cultivating an abundance mindset towards all foods.
On
another note, ever heard the song below?!
Peanut butter jelly time, I love me a good ole Peanut Butter Jelly sandwich with a Protein shake on the side, lol. In my Peanut Butter Jelly time voice.
