The Daily Mess Do We Eat More After Halloween Plus Why Are We Out Of Control

I’m always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Why does it feel like we eat more food and sweet between Halloween and New Years Day?  Plus…facing your lifelong goal of seeking out all things delicious.    I’m Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it’s my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It’s still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
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(00:22):
of podcasts to choose from. Enjoy your exploration. I like
asking questions, and the reason why is because the fund
begins when you start researching for answers such as why
does it always feel like we eat more food and
sweets between Halloween and New Year's Day? Plus facing your
lifelong goal of seeking out all things delicious. My name

(00:46):
is Erro. I'm a daily writer, a silent wolf. That
means I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen, study,
than activate. I happen to call it the daily Mess,
a chronological walk through an everyday world. Yeah, it's my
morning writing as a receiver of thoughts and ideas, We
as people tend to throw things to the side because
we think we're gonna deal with it later on. When

(01:07):
a subject arrives inside of me. I know it's time
to dig in. It's still keeping that daily journal, but
by doing the research, the picture becomes clearer. This is
the daily mess. Why does it feel like we consume
more food between Halloween and New Year's Day? I mean,
you can't hide yourself from the truth. There are several psychological, social,

(01:31):
and biological reasons why we are triggered to increase our
eating in that fifty one day period. It all starts
with Halloween candy. We tend to give into our temptations.
We have so much food in front of us in
the fall that we jump right into opportunistic eating, meaning
if it's food, I'm gonna eat it. We can't let

(01:53):
it go to waste. No way. Mom wouldn't like that.
The changing of the seasons plays hell on our discre
to keep from eating everything. Shorter days and cooler weather
means the body is receiving messages that say bulk up.
This causes more fatigue than energy. Comfort. Eating is very real.
It's looked upon as being temporary relaxation, a mental permission

(02:18):
slip of sorts to get into the moment of available food.
We've been mentally programmed to believe that once the season
is over, oh, we're just gonna hit the gym and
lose the weight. Ha. Yeah, well think again. Coming up next,
what is it about seasonal food and holiday food that
seems to steer our gears? Hey, thanks for coming back

(02:42):
to the daily mess. What is it about seasonal food
that seems to steer our gears on this lifelong road
of seeking out all things delicious? You got to know
in your heart that seasonal foods are engineered for indulgence.
They are high in sugar, high in fat, and nostalgic,
which means comfort. Your brain is no different than a

(03:06):
dog begging for two fists of puppy trees. Give me
some more, Oh, I gotta have some more. Come on, human,
We honestly have to measure our levels of stress, not
just hunger, but anxiety caused by end of the year
financial pressure, family warfare, and increased responsibilities. When food of
any type becomes a quick, reliable fix, why are we

(03:29):
so weak? And I'm talking about weak? Less routine and
more disruption during the holiday months. We eat fewer structured meals,
take in more snacks, get less sleep, and that usually
spells out less exercising, all of this will increase your
appetite and addiction to accepting the art of feeding your mind, body,

(03:53):
and soul with things that you're craving and not what
you actually need. Nobody wants to be that person at
nay that barely has anything on their plate. It's like, oh,
you've taken up tapus, No, I've been eating too much lately.
Who wants to be that person? I'm Aaron and that's
the daily mess.