we are grinding like pepper
So, I was reading posts on the adayinmylife community, and I had thoughts...but I don't talk to any of my real friends about LJ and so...so my thoughts get posted here (which.... I am not totally happy about, because I've friended people in order to read their fic, but not necessarily because we have similar interests...and I feel weird about the fact that my posts show up on their friend lists, because ...it just doesn't feel necessary. But thats not the point). So anyways, rambling aside, here are my thoughts;
really, really, really bad eating habits abound! I wouldn't even consider myself a particularly healthy eater, but I was honestly shocked by what some of the posters were putting into their bodies.
I think that eating should be a positive experience, I don't believe in constantly worrying about whether or not a certain item is particularly high in fat/sugar/carbs/etc. and I believe that we shouldn't ever feel guilt when we indulge a little, BUT indulgence in moderation! One of the posters! She was quite, quite overweight and her breakfast consisted of cake and a sugary fancy-coffee type drink, lunch was 2 courses (!!...okay, one of them was a salad, but salads are healthy only when not loaded with cheese, crutons, dressing and whatever other trimmings) and then dinner...I don't even have words...fast food! So these are your meals?! Plus snacks! Where is the fruit, where are the vegetables? where are whole grains and healthy dairy!?
I mean, I just.... I can't imagine being able to justify that kind of eating to yourself. I could never go to sleep after eating all that and think 'that was a reasonable day, in respect to food'. And I feel lame for wasting so much time stressing about a strangers eating habits ,especially when mine aren't stellar. But... I mean, I think today was a pretty bad day for my eating and here's what I had
1 bowl of all-bran cereal mixed with multi grain cheerios + 1 glass soy milk
1 veggie burger pattie (I admit it was laden with ketchup, mustard and pickles)
1 and 1/2 bowls veggie-curry rice and 1 piece cake with ice cream
tea and water to drink throughout the day (and thats tea with no sugar, no milk)
So, looking at that, how could I have done better? I think I should have eased up on the condiments on my veggie burger and probably could have added some tomato and pepper, that would have been good. I should have eaten my snack apple for some more fruit. The cake and ice cream were because today is a special occasion, so I don't really regret those and I know they aren't the norm.
I just think.....that north american adults (who have access to information about how to make healthy decisions and have near unlimited selection of healthy foods to choose from) can eat better than cookies and pop all the time.
There....thats my intense rant....I am just frustrated by the seeming unwillingness in our society to own up to our obesity issues and to actually make positive changes in our lives.
really, really, really bad eating habits abound! I wouldn't even consider myself a particularly healthy eater, but I was honestly shocked by what some of the posters were putting into their bodies.
I think that eating should be a positive experience, I don't believe in constantly worrying about whether or not a certain item is particularly high in fat/sugar/carbs/etc. and I believe that we shouldn't ever feel guilt when we indulge a little, BUT indulgence in moderation! One of the posters! She was quite, quite overweight and her breakfast consisted of cake and a sugary fancy-coffee type drink, lunch was 2 courses (!!...okay, one of them was a salad, but salads are healthy only when not loaded with cheese, crutons, dressing and whatever other trimmings) and then dinner...I don't even have words...fast food! So these are your meals?! Plus snacks! Where is the fruit, where are the vegetables? where are whole grains and healthy dairy!?
I mean, I just.... I can't imagine being able to justify that kind of eating to yourself. I could never go to sleep after eating all that and think 'that was a reasonable day, in respect to food'. And I feel lame for wasting so much time stressing about a strangers eating habits ,especially when mine aren't stellar. But... I mean, I think today was a pretty bad day for my eating and here's what I had
1 bowl of all-bran cereal mixed with multi grain cheerios + 1 glass soy milk
1 veggie burger pattie (I admit it was laden with ketchup, mustard and pickles)
1 and 1/2 bowls veggie-curry rice and 1 piece cake with ice cream
tea and water to drink throughout the day (and thats tea with no sugar, no milk)
So, looking at that, how could I have done better? I think I should have eased up on the condiments on my veggie burger and probably could have added some tomato and pepper, that would have been good. I should have eaten my snack apple for some more fruit. The cake and ice cream were because today is a special occasion, so I don't really regret those and I know they aren't the norm.
I just think.....that north american adults (who have access to information about how to make healthy decisions and have near unlimited selection of healthy foods to choose from) can eat better than cookies and pop all the time.
There....thats my intense rant....I am just frustrated by the seeming unwillingness in our society to own up to our obesity issues and to actually make positive changes in our lives.