Many people have a pantry chock full of quick and easy food. They diet regularly. The drink diet sodas. Is this a good thing? No. Is there anything we can do about it? Yes. Are diets healthy? No.
Many of you are probably thinking if you read that right. Diets aren't healthy? No, they aren't. They dont provide enough calories to the body so it can stay at the correct tempature. Ontop of that, eating less causes your matabilism to slow way down. That in turn cause your body to convert everything it's given into fat, and barely maintain tempature. So you get tired. You get fatt(er). You're grouchy and always hungry. Does that sound healthy? Not to me it doesn't. Probably not to you either. The only true way to get into "shape", is to exercise and use the calories you eat. Then they can't be converted to fat.
Some may say "Changing to diet things that are low carb MUST be good for you." Not necisarily. Take into account, if you will, the shelf life of the item. Is it more then a few days? If so, then it's not naturual. What do our bodies want? Food. Not chemicals. Diet foods, such as low carbs sodas, contain MANY chemicals. Preservitives, Trans fats, oils, even non-dairy dairy extracts. I don't know aobut you, but that seems kinda counter intuitive. The preservitives preserve. So wouldn't they just naturualy preserve the fat on you? And non-dairy dairy extracts. If you take the dairy out of dairy, is it still dairy? Well no, it's non-dairy dairy. It's become nothing but chemicals. Nasty, disgusting chemicals our body doesn't want. So then why not diet to get rid of the fat? Well it's come full circle now. So what can we do to change it?
E*)+(*&%. Wait, exercise isn't a swear word. But it might as well be. It's hard, unenjoyable, and BORING! But it's conditioning. Conditioning our bodies in this day and age need. The food you eat can also be changed. You can eat more vegies and fruits, and prepare your meats differently. But those foods taste blande. Or do they? Think about this. Compare the ammounts of bad things for you in premade seasonings, and the ammoutn of bad things that come from making the seasonings yourself, from fresh, or dried, herbs and spices. A lot of the things in spice mixes aren't needed at all, and don't add anything to the taste. Wth careful preperation and planning you can prepare and enjoy a healthy, and good tasting, meal.
So by dieting correctly, exorcising or muscles, and avoiding so called "diet" foods, you too can get into the best shape of your life. It's not easy, but it's not hard. It's all about getting into a rutuine.
I'm fairly concerned about eating healthy when I can. But gosh darnit hamburgers of all beef cooked in vegetable oil sure do tastes good.
And what about the ingrediants in your cabinet's food? Hmm... popcorn... all naturual, contains butter. Really, that's all i have in my pantry. Well that and cambles preserved soups, but I don't buy or eat those.
Why to avoid transfats: They raise the level of bad cholesterol and lower the good cholesterol levels, leadign ot heart disease.
2 comments:
Hi Robert. I really like how you speak of these evil foods but there are some things that are hard for people and yes, exercise is one. Most people do dread exercise. My suggestion is to take classes at a local gym. It really helps to meet people and have a fun environment to workout in. Another problem with peoples diets and all is time. Most people don't have time to make their own salad dressing like they should so, the easiest way out is to go to McDonald's or Taco Bell. I eat pretty healthy myself and am a gym junkie and I always try to encourage my friends to be good to their bodies as well. Wonderful blogs...just don't forget to spell check:)
Kelly
I totally agree with you. We don't tend to live with the "everything in moderation" mentality in the US. My kids often complain that "everyone else" (an exaggeration, I'm sure) has treats in their lunches and they don't. While I am sure that they are stretching the truth a bit, I know that there are some parents who think it cruel not to pack a cookie in their kid's lunch.
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