I do like to use the term 'balance' instead of moderation.
But this is what I came up with....
Moderation/balance to me means being able to go out to dinner and order
whatever appeals to me on the menu. Without fear, without guilt,
without angst.
It means sometimes eating everything on the plate and other times asking for a doggy-bag to take some home (or just leaving it unfinished).
It means baking a cake the old fashioned way without worrying about it being 'clean' or 'raw' or 'healthy' (or 'super'). Having the amount of it I want and being satisfied because I didn't restrict myself.
Moderation/balance also means knowing that no food is off-limits unless we have allergies/intolerances... and it also means I have the freedom to work around those in whatever way I can - dairy-free margarine anyone?
It means I can say 'yes' to a food being offered that I really want. And 'no' when I just don't feel like it.
To me, moderation/balance = freedom.
And it means I can live my life.
It means sometimes eating everything on the plate and other times asking for a doggy-bag to take some home (or just leaving it unfinished).
It means baking a cake the old fashioned way without worrying about it being 'clean' or 'raw' or 'healthy' (or 'super'). Having the amount of it I want and being satisfied because I didn't restrict myself.
Moderation/balance also means knowing that no food is off-limits unless we have allergies/intolerances... and it also means I have the freedom to work around those in whatever way I can - dairy-free margarine anyone?
It means I can say 'yes' to a food being offered that I really want. And 'no' when I just don't feel like it.
To me, moderation/balance = freedom.
And it means I can live my life.
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