“Just eat the Snickers restriction isn’t the key,” is the Instagram comment left on a recipe for a healthier version of a Snickers candy bar. I understand the sentiment, but I want to break it down. I tried to keep scrolling, but things like that get stuck in my brain and I think of all the ways I want to respond, but never will because I don’t do that. I could also complain to my husband about it, but that doesn’t help anyone because he’ll just nod and agree, just to move on to a different topic. So here it goes.
I will always believe, for the foreseeable future, in the 80/20 rule. Eighty percent of the time you stick to eating plants, twenty percent of the time you have fun with food, whatever that means to you. I believe in enjoying special events and occasions completely, meaning enjoying the cake and fun foods that come with a celebration! YOLO is my actual motto; if I have a limited time on this Earth I want to enjoy whatever I want!! BUT – I also want to feel my very best while I’m here.
Yes, you can eat the candy bar and maybe you find joy from that, but how does it actually make your insides feel? Maybe you eat it because you’re super hungry and just need something. But does it actually help? Sure, it helps settle your hungry tummy a little, but what comes next? For me, I’d get bloated and then DAYS later I would have an acne breakout. It’s easy to overlook these symptoms and blame them on other factors, and since every person is different there are a number of things that can cause these things to happen. The one single thing that changed my acne breakouts from frequent to rare – changing my diet.
I struggled with acne starting in FOURTH grade. Looking back, I was probably dealing with gut health and food sensitivity issues, but at that time who even knew that was a thing?? Certainly not me as a ten year old. It wasn’t until I was in my late twenties that I finally made the connection between what I was eating and the breakouts I had constantly, and the way I felt on the inside!
So all of this to say, YES you can eat the real Snickers bar without any guilt because you should enjoy life…but it’s also possible to take control of how you feel, every day, for life!!
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