In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.
– Winston Churchill
So the Love of Your Life just grabbed your heart, ripped it out of your chest, and stomped on it before your very eyes didn’t she? While you were living your life with her happily and merrily ever after, maybe she unexpectedly called you on the phone while you were heading to your dorm from another workout that gave you a good pump. You may have been blind-sided, or maybe you saw it coming from a mile away because you two have been arguing for months on everything – from what kind of pizza to order for dinner to the fact that she doesn’t like the super soft but stained white cut-off t-shirts you wear to the gym. Regardless of the case, it still sucks and now you want to drown your sorrows in beer and cheap soft drinks while scarfing down cheap delivery pizza from your local college campus every night. I’m here to tell you this is unwise. Here are 6 reasons why:
- Eating bad food will create a negative cycle.
This is a negative cycle that many of my former friends in college as well as lifelong friends have fallen victim too, and this cycle is vicious. It starts with you eating pizza and drinking beer on Tuesday night, because you feel like “letting loose” and not caring because the love of your life girlfriend broke your heart on Monday. Wednesday you figure you will do the same thing, and stop caring about your diet on that day. Thursday you think to yourself, “well I may as well cheat on my diet today, because this entire week I have already cheated and I am going to have a cheat week.” The fact that the game is on Saturday and you’re going out with the bros doesn’t help either, because you know you’ll be chugging beers and eating as many hot wings as your stomach can ingest in one sitting. I would not recommend this strategy.
2. Eating unhealthy after a breakup will negatively affect your mind.
We all have heard the phrase “healthy mind healthy body” and this phrase could not apply more here. Eating healthy while you are in a heartbroken state will allow you to feel your best, and will more likely lead you to see the situation for what it is, rather than what you perceive to be. One major mistake most young college guys make when they get broken up with is that they perceive their relationship with their girlfriend as something it simply is not. For example I had a friend while I was in college who would turn a blind eye every time his girlfriend would cheat on him, and he eventually grew in-denial of the fact that the girl who he was in love with was loving other guys almost every other week, on a regular basis. When they broke up, if he had eaten a healthier and cleaner diet this would have more likely led him to think more clearly, and see the situation for what it was, rather than what he wanted it to be.
3. Eating unhealthy will significantly decrease the chances of you getting another girlfriend.
One of the most important and concrete ways to get over a girl is to eventually see another girl, and you won’t get another girlfriend if you’re obsessed with eating pizza, beer, and ice cream all day. You will most likely smell. You will most likely get soft. You will most likely not be as confident, and project the amount of manly presence you normally project. Women typically place some amount of importance on the looks, smell, and health of their partner, and when you let these go down the drain, then your chances of getting with that super-hot blonde chick you see at the bar on Saturday night will also.
4. Eating unhealthy will eventually give your ex confirmation that it was a good idea to dump you
Now I’m not a big proponent of revenge, and don’t like the idea of “getting back at an ex.” But it does feel really good when you improve yourself and “get revenge” the best way – by living well. So for example let’s say your ex dumped you around Valentine’s day, like mine did when I was in my junior year of college. You don’t heed my advice and wash away your sorrows in cheap beer, ice cream, and pizza for six months and take a long, difficult, and painful road of recovery using these three main foods as a crutch, and the side effect from that is a beer belly that would put any middle-aged dad to shame as well as acne that would put any pimply faced teenager starting highschool to more shame. Then your ex happens to bump into you while you are making your weekly grocery run or while you are on campus on your way to the library to cram for an exam. What do you think her reaction will be when she sees the new you that has gained 20 pounds of fat? Most likely she will think to herself, “Wow, I am so glad I dumped him because he has really let himself go. I am such a smart person for leaving him six months ago and I made a good decision.” This is exactly what you don’t want.
5. Eating unhealthy will decrease your confidence, a key factor in getting over a girl
One of the main reasons we’re upset when we have been broken up with is because our confidence has taken a serious blow. Getting broken up with as a young 20 year old guy is the ultimate form of rejection, and is the ultimate form of a girl saying to us that she doesn’t want you and doesn’t want to be with you, and that can seriously damage our ego and make us insecure. Not only does a breakup suck because we are losing a connection and relationship with someone, but it also equally sucks because it makes us insecure and we often feel inadequate. You know what makes us feel more secure in ourselves and adequate, regardless of other’s opinions? Eating healthy and maintaining a good diet.
6. Eating unhealthy and having a bad relationship with food negatively affects others around us
I had a roommate in college who seemed to have a bit of an unhealthy relationship with food. He would always complain about how he thought he was fat, but I thought he wasn’t fat at all. In fact, I thought he could gain a couple of pounds and put on some muscle (this was during my days of heavy weightlifting and obsession with bodybuilding). He still would buy “diet” food such as fat-free peanut butter, low fat cereals that were secretly loaded with sugar, and processed protein powders. It was because of these habits that I didn’t really want to be around him, especially during meal times. He was a good guy and I liked him, but it was his eating habits that somewhat deterred me. The same thing happens when your girlfriend breaks up with you, and you decide to eat unhealthy. Your friends, family, and roommates will less likely want to be around you, because negative eating behaviors can be contagious. This is the time to eat healthy, and be around your friends and family, because it is during these hard times in life when you have lost a relationship with someone you really cared about and loved that you will need your friends and family the most, who really care about you and love you. You will see that they probably love you way more than your ex ever did, and definitely way more than that cheeseburger ever did.
If you guys want more advice on how to watch your diet during a breakup, I strongly recommend you check out my article that goes over how keeping it simple can help you diet “post-you-got-your-heart-broke:” https://howtogetoverabreakup.travel.blog/2021/02/04/dieting-for-a-breakup-the-subtle-art-of-simplicity/.
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or medical professional. Please do not take my advice as if I was a doctor or medical professional, as I am not qualified to give that kind of health advice. Please be smart, and use your best judgement when starting a new diet/health/exercise plan and consult your doctor before starting a new diet/health/exercise plan. Thank you.
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