Eating For Real

I read a blog post of a new bloggy friend today that made me think that I need to re-word my "rules for every diet" (which would be eat less, get off your ass). Another thing to think of.... stop eating the way you're "supposed" to. Who says your body really NEEDS 3 meals a day plus snacks. Who says you HAVE to eat everything on your plate. Who says you MUST have more just cause it tastes so freaking good?!

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What ever happened to eating when you're hungry and only eating until you're full? I guess it probably started sometime back during the Great Depression or WWII when foods were rationed for which ever reasons. Those we times when you were lucky you were eating so damn right you were going to eat everything whether you wanted to or not!

However, while poverty is sometimes still an issue, for the most part, we can eat whenever and however much we want. Unfortunately it was ingrained into us from small children that we MUST eat breakfast, lunch and supper and set times, with snacks in between. We MUST eat everything we're served - "think of those starving children in Ethiopia!"

With the amount of cheap junk food//fast food out there, it's no wonder why Canada and the USA have such an obesity problem. If you notice, so often you'll see the low - middle income families eating a lot of McDonalds and Kraft Dinner. Why? It's cheap and makes kids happy. Now, what's the nutritional value of McDonalds and Kraft Dinner? Zip!

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While it's hard to get out of habits, and it can be expensive to eat healthier, you need to have priorities. Is it important to get healthy? Of course! So make it your priority to change your eating habits! Can you do it on McDonalds and Kraft Dinner? No! So make it your priority to skip buying the latest magazines or your fancy coffee and buy fresh fruit and veggies instead! You need to make yourself a priority or why should anyone else?

*stepping off the daily soapbox*