Halibut for Health

After a sweat dripping run with Zoe there was no way I was going to jeopardize my fitness regime with anything other than a nutritiously healthy meal, and healthy it was. Joel decided to make grilled Halibut, whole grain basmati rice, steamed squash & purple brocolli. What a scrumptious meal while still being healthy. Hey, I didn't think healthy food could taste this good.

I have realized yet again that everything we do is based on that which we choose to do. If I choose to exercise, I will exercise...and both my body and mind will thank me for it. Of course, if I choose to sit around and do nothing then I will also accomplish nothing. Why is it that so many of us yo-yo dieters continue to ride the yo-yo, continue to complain about weight loss and then continue to live the way we have always lived. Hanging on to the hope that one day the medical profession will have a major medical breakthrough and be able to suck the fat genes out of my body. Oh, will that day ever arrive when I can enjoy my food without feeling guilty about gaining weight - or adding pounds to the weight I am carrying around already.

Is that really the the major problem here? I really don't think so. I am not going to perpetuate the myth that all overweight people have gotten that way because they have indulged on copious amounts of junk food. I look at myself and my diet...actually I am constantly aware of every mouthful of food that goes into my body - and feel guilty about it (but that could be traced back to my anorexic past). But in realty most of the food I consume is not fattening, and I don't even consume large amounts - not  any larger than the average thin person.

I do admit to turning to food in the past to fill a void in my life, especially when something goes wrong - usually when my brother is going through a crisis and has stopped taking his much needed medications, which then involves him calling me on an almost daily basis (did I mention that he lives in Australia?). Of course, I have changed alot and when I am at college I am usually too exhausted to be thinking about food.

So what is the answer? I really don't know. But I do know that with weight gain I am unwillingly enlisted into a vicious cycle of - to eat, or not to eat - which seems to consume my thinking, and I can almost guarantee that I am not alone.

Keep the good food comin!

Comments

[chuck]

Nope, not alone. I REALLY terrific post!