I've managed to completely reeducate myself into making eating secondary. I used to eat all the time because the food was there. Now I feel like a kid in school who is gaining points for behaving. And I love myself for it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Someone taught me how to eat properly. Learning from others is important when it's not working for yourself.
I recognized that I needed to re-train my brain to stop eating like I wanted to punish myself or punish someone else. I needed to re-learn how to eat like I loved myself, and want to nourish and support myself.
I was the youngest of six kids, so yeah, feeding myself was important, but it's not like I was obsessed with food growing up.
I have learned so much about myself. I have re-discovered that little boy who had the hunger to create, which I think I had lost.
When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less.
My son, before he went to school, he'd eat pretty much everything. Then as soon as he went to school, he got some peer pressure, and other kids would say, 'Oh, you're gonna eat that. That's horrible. That's disgusting.'
I try to eat in one of my restaurants every day, and I eat out in another restaurant every day. It's what I do.
Growing up, I was such a picky eater. I'm finally starting to expand.
I eat a lot more now than I ever used to. I have taken a real interest in nutrition and believe in the difference that makes when fueling your body correctly. That means never skipping a meal and making sure that my diet supports my training needs.
My motivation has always been health - eating healthy and taking care of myself.