You know you are addicted to a food if despite knowing it is bad for you and despite wanting to change, you still keep eating it. Addiction means that a craving has more control over your behavior than you do.

I was weaned on chicken-fried steak and hominy grits with goopy gravy all over. I loved meat and wore fur.

Hunger and self-control do not go hand in hand.

If you want to feel more comfortable and happy, work on making the people around you more comfortable and happy.

And check this out: If every American had one meat-free day per week, it would be the same as taking eight million cars off American roads in a year.

What you want is to rev up your metabolism so that you are burning fat and calories, not preserving fat and calories.

The goal is progress, not perfection!