This is going to be a somewhat unusual post by me.  I normally don’t like writing articles presenting a problem.  I prefer to write articles presenting a solution to a problem once I’ve actually already solved it.  However, today I felt compelled to share my problem even though I have no solution yet.  Maybe someone else can relate.

Here’s my “problem” summarized.  I have all the tools, the knowledge, the resources and know-how of how to eat healthy, what to eat, how to exercise, how to work-out etc.  I am certified as a sports nutrition consultant so I can tell anyone what they need to eat in order to have optimal nutrition for the sports they are participating in etc.  I have a home gym setup with a treadmill, an elliptical machine, a bowflex, freeweights etc.  I have the money to purchase and prepare foods that are healthy and I have no doubt that I know which foods are healthy and which aren’t.

The “problem” is that I can’t seem to identify a reason to do it.  I am healthy, I haven’t been sick with anything for over two years (no cold, no flu, no allergies, no pains, nothing).  Yesterday at 2am I had a giant piece of cake that my wife made and I drank a coke before going to bed.  It didn’t even phase me.  The only difference for me between eating crappy and eating healthy is that I naturally gravitate towards the 195lb range when I eat like crap and I gravitate towards the 175lb range when I eat healthy. 

I think the reason I’m getting “stuck” is that unlike some other people out there who get things like cancers or diabetes or aches or pains or headaches or whatever from eating like crap, I don’t really get any of those.

To add fuel to the fire, I’ve been reading a lot of books that dive into the spiritual side of things a lot in the last few years and I constantly run into a similar train of thought.  To illustrate let me quote a sentence from Joe Vitale’s new book “Zero Limits”.  On Page 166 Joe describes an evening out with Dr. Hew Len.  They went out and Dr. Len ordered a big burger with meat, cheese on a white bun.  Joe was stunned.  He asked Dr. Len “Aren’t you worried about the cheese and meat and bread?” to which Dr. Len answered “Not at all.  I have a chilli dog every morning for breakfast.  I love this stuff.” … “It’s not the food that is dangerous,” he explained to Joe “It’s what you think about the food.”

I’ve heard similar messages from others, such as Deepak Chopra and other teachers.  I think where I’m having problems is that I actually do believe them.  I totally agree that it is only our belief that the foods we eat are bad for us that makes them bad for us.  So then I think that is why I’m having such a hard time sticking to a “healthy” diet, even though I know “scientifically” that it is healthy.

I mean, it doesn’t take a genius to know that eating whole, live foods is better than some greasy burger right?  But is the burger really bad for you, or is it only bad for you because you believe it’s bad for you?

When I was 19 years old I went to a doctor for a physical check up.  She said I was as healthy as a horse.  I used to play hours and hours of sports every week, but I ate like crap.  I ate chocolate bars, drank slurpees and didn’t really care what I ate.  However, at the time I had no interest in proper nutrition, eating healthy, worrying about cancers or anything.  I just ate food because it tasted good.  Then as I got older I started hearing about healthy foods and non-healthy foods and what’s good for you and what’s bad for you, etc.  Now I’m not sure anymore.  Was I healthy because I was young?  Was I healthy because my doctor was an idiot and didn’t know the truth?  Or was I healthy because the thoughts of cancer, tomours, bad foods, trans fats, saturated fats and stuff didn’t even enter my mind?

Has anyone reconciled this link between the spiritual belief of “it is so because we believe it to be so” and how it fits with diet?  I’ll keep seeking answers, but just wanted to know if anyone else out there had this “issue”.

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