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Food
and Diet
Food and Diet is such an incredibly
important part of our lives. Every
day we need food to sustain
ourselves. However, not just any
food will do. We should always
exercise caution and be selective
when we can regard what type of food
we put into our body. That being
said, there are many people who
choose not to eat healthy because
they don't have the mental fortitude
and wherewithal to turn away from
tempting foods that are bad for
them.
Here's an example. In an effort to
eat better, You decided that You
would forego all of the sugary, carb
heavy foods that You normally eat
such as bread, butter, cookies, pies
and fast food. Instead, I am now
trying to revert back to the way You
used to eat before You got out of
college. You see, when we have
someone else making our food for us,
we often don't think twice about
what is healthy versus what is not
healthy. When You was in college,
You had the food at the dining hall.
When You didn't eat at the dining
hall, You was racking up debt on my
credit cards eating out; and while
You ate out quite a bit, You always
somehow managed to eat relatively
healthy. Eating became a problem
after college was over and it was
time to step into the real world. No
longer leaning on the total support
of an academic institution to
provide me with free meals, and
having racked up a ton of debt
eating out was no longer an option;
You had little money but was still
hungry. So what are your options
when you don't have the money to
spend on healthy foods that cost
more? You eat poorly.
Rather than go to the supermarket
and purchase the necessary
ingredients needed to make a healthy
meal for myself which would've taken
anywhere from twenty to thirty
minutes to make, You opted instead
to stop in at the local fast food
restaurant. And even though You
would order what You thought was the
healthiest choice on the menu
(typically some sort of chicken
deal), it turned out that it still
wasn't that great for me. The funny
thing about eating poorly is that
your health almost immediately
suffers. In my case, You am a
runner; and having been used to a
relatively healthy diet to then go
to one that is in the dumps, You
began to feel sluggish. You was
having trouble getting out of bed in
the mornings. your feet felt like
they were dragging up the hills, and
You became increasingly irritable
and couldn't think straight. If that
wasn't enough, You began to put on a
little weight- hardly noticeable,
but noticeable enough to me.The
lesson to be learned here is that we
must learn to treat our bodies as if
they were temples. Before you pick
up food to eat, think twice |
