When I was younger my mom decided that the family needed to try the "What Would Jesus Eat" diet plan. (My parents were still married at that time.) I remember there being lots of eggplant and zucchini in the house. Then this yucky weird bread popped up called, wheat bread. Now up to that point we ate what southern people ate, white bread. We grew to love wheat bread, though. To this day I'll take wheat over white bread. Mom wasn't having this cooking - something - different for everyone kinda of thing anymore. She even found this "healthy" gross whole wheat peanut butter cookie recipe. They were such nasty tasting things! Along with this the staple to any southern home our sweet tea wasgone. Nope no more of that either. We were all gonna be healthy no matter what! It's funny now because I'm the one who is let's try this healthy cheesecake made out of cashews and she's the one saying how nasty that is.
It's hard to be healthy in a world that every or just about every commercial is burgers, pizza, fries (OK I looovee french fries) and ice cream is what we see. Then we have people like the First Lady and celebrities telling us to eat healthier and to move more. Why? When we have been taught that everything is entitled us. So if we want to the lose the weight go have the surgery. We are also being taught the easy way out is the best way. It's hard to lose the weight, believe me I know. It's even harder when you lost a significant amount of weight and gained it back then try to lose it all over...again. I know it is tough. It's way easier to put it on. But no pain no gain, right? Or is that saying becoming a myth? Our great-grandparents use to work from sun up to sun down. They ate biscuits and most everything fried and lived to be in there ninetys. What changed? Are we to concerned with weight and our keeping up with what everyone thinks is the perfect size? That we have neglected being healthy and happy? Or are we to busy equating food with health instead of love?
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