What Is Normal?

What Is Normal?

This question pops in to my head all the time... "What is normal?" You can ask yourself that question in many different situations, but after you've developed an eating disorder... "what is normal?" typically is more along the lines of:

1. What does a normal meal look like?
2. Do normal people really eat 3 meals a day?
3. What is a normal weight for someone my height?
4. Do people normally eat a dessert or sweet snack everyday?

My struggle right now is how do I stop eating so much dessert and sugar? What is the underlying issue? Typically it's the first thing I go to when I wake up in the morning. But does that mean I am eating it because it's quick/easy?... Am I eating it because I'm lacking protein?... Am I eating it out of habit?

I DON'T KNOW!!

I am trying to convince myself to either right on this blog when I feel like I am struggling OR to take a journal with me and write in it before I eat a meal or a snack; hopefully then I can pin point the underlying issue.

I would LOVE to hear everyone else's answer to this. How did you stop eating so much sugar? What is the real issue behind this?