Processed Food | The Fit Shack

I often write about emotional eating here at The Fit Shack, in addition to writing about sugar addiction. I write about these topics because they have been my experience, and based on my experience, I’ve felt that the whole topic of food and weight are complex issues. I’ve felt that weight loss is a complex [...]

I’ve been writing about how addictive sugar is, and that it creates the same reaction in the brain that opioids (heroin, morphine, opium) do. I’ve also written about the very interesting food addiction pyramid, and offered you a quiz to determine if you are addicted to sugar. Throughout many of my other articles I have [...]

Have you heard the saying “if you don’t know what the ingredient is, or you can’t pronounce it, then don’t eat it”? Well for myself, xanthan gum has been one of those ingredients. In fact, until I researched it to answer the question of one of my readers (comment from Suzanne), I didn’t know all [...]

Yes, I have a confession to make to you - I do not always want to eat healthy, much less exercise! So why am I telling you this, instead of giving you an image of someone who is always strong, always avoiding processed gunk, and steadfastly gaining strength and endurance with my regular exercise? Actually, [...]

Walt Disney had a weight problem, you ask? Not that I know of, although it’s possible. Actually, this title is based on an inspiring post by Catherine Lawson about Walt Disney’s early life struggles and the traits that carried him through to success. If you love inspirational true stories like I do, you’ll really enjoy [...]

You’ve been seeing the labels in the grocery store, “Contains Zero Trans Fat”, or “0 Trans Fat”. Have you also noticed that these labels state “per serving“? Those words might not always be in the same font size, but if the label states “0 Trans Fat Per Serving”, you might not be getting a product [...]

I know that you’ve heard about trans fat and that it’s dangerous to your health. It’s a frequent topic of conversation, and now you’ve been seeing the labels in the grocery stating that such and such a product doesn’t contain trans fat (in slightly different wording). Do you know exactly what trans fat is though, [...]

You might think that you’re eating healthier because you’ve replaced refined white table sugar with honey, but think again. I’m currently reading Sweet Deception by Dr. Joseph Mercola and was amazed to learn about the process of forced honey production and its correlation with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
I have learned from Dr. Mercola’s book [...]