It’s an all-too-common scenario: You wake up in the morning swearing
today’s the day when you’ll eat clean, nourish yourself with a healthy
breakfast at home, and pass up the glistening bakery goodies that tempt
you every day. You make it to work without incident and then stress
hits—any kind of stress, from a new project deadline to a caustic remark
from your boss. A little while later, you find yourself with pastries
in hand, wolfing down sugary anesthetics and wanting more. When you
finally pop out of your food trance, and the reality of what you’ve done
begins to settle in, the ensuing feelings of shame and guilt stoke your
stress levels more and you’re already plotting your next food fix. You
wonder: Why do I keep caving to these cravings? Where’s my discipline
and willpower?
This is your brain addicted to food.
