So, Saturday was my birthday. I'm now 33 years old. I won't say I feel older, because I don't, and I won't say I feel wiser, because I don't. I will definitely say that I feel...different.
10 years ago, in the year 2000, my wife and I were moving into a new house after being married for a year. It's hard to believe that was 10 years ago.
I ate a lot of cake and ice cream on my birthday. It was low carb, of course. But I was definitely full. I don't eat until I am full very often. My wife made the cake, and though she didn't care for it, I enjoyed it, obviously. It was a low-carb apple sauce cake mix, that tasted like a carrot or spice cake. Maybe it was because she eats higher carb stuff more often than I do, but she didn't care for the flavor. I think that is one benefit of low carb eating - a little sweet goes a long way!
I have learned something of late though. I can't force or convince people to change their eating habits. It has to be a conscious effort of their own. And I have learned to relax on myself as well. I have maintained my weight within 10 or so pounds for the last 2 years. As long as I don't get stupid, I can have a treat every now and then. Hence the birthday cake!
I still feel that too many people eat too much, too often, and that the last 50 years of medical breakthroughs have done nothing to help solve the base issue - overprocessed, preservative laden foods that people eat too much of. Drugs don't solve it, surgeries don't solve it. The only solution is eating pure, healthy foods, in moderation. Sure, treat yourself now and then. I do. Just don't go overboard!
10 years ago, in the year 2000, my wife and I were moving into a new house after being married for a year. It's hard to believe that was 10 years ago.
I ate a lot of cake and ice cream on my birthday. It was low carb, of course. But I was definitely full. I don't eat until I am full very often. My wife made the cake, and though she didn't care for it, I enjoyed it, obviously. It was a low-carb apple sauce cake mix, that tasted like a carrot or spice cake. Maybe it was because she eats higher carb stuff more often than I do, but she didn't care for the flavor. I think that is one benefit of low carb eating - a little sweet goes a long way!
I have learned something of late though. I can't force or convince people to change their eating habits. It has to be a conscious effort of their own. And I have learned to relax on myself as well. I have maintained my weight within 10 or so pounds for the last 2 years. As long as I don't get stupid, I can have a treat every now and then. Hence the birthday cake!
I still feel that too many people eat too much, too often, and that the last 50 years of medical breakthroughs have done nothing to help solve the base issue - overprocessed, preservative laden foods that people eat too much of. Drugs don't solve it, surgeries don't solve it. The only solution is eating pure, healthy foods, in moderation. Sure, treat yourself now and then. I do. Just don't go overboard!
