If you are what you eat then I am a pizza. Now, I could look at this as and say that description would include being full of fat, round and doughy. Well...... lol Or, I can look at that description and say full of things that are good for you and well liked by many. I like that a lot better! As we age, we naturally get a little heavier (or maybe even a lot) and things "shift", especially around middle age and with the onset of menopause. If you have always been obsessed with the battle of the bulge, things will become even more difficult once you reach 40 and beyond. What you have to decide is, if you are going to let your appearance continue to dominate what's left of your life. Giving up entire food groups or foods that are enjoyable to you simply to keep up your shape might be a little ludicrous when we look at the bigger picture. Reality says that by the time you reach your mid 80's there will certainly be foods you will no longer be able to eat without it causing some difficulty. Given that, do you really want to give up foods now for the sake of being 10 pounds lighter? will 10 or 20 pounds really change your life? Your sense of happiness? I feel that might be a little superficial. No matter how thin you are, your face is not twenty any more. staying informed on nutritional news and curbing or eliminating foods that are not good for you, along with trying to eat healthy is a good goal for any age. Did we really choose to come into this life to purposely deprive ourselves so that we can, of all things, "look better"? Is that coming from a place of the soul? As it is, there are people who suffer from food allergies, digestive problems and major health issues that prevent them from enjoying food. There are people starving and malnourished. If we have indeed reached our age of wisdom, then should it not perhaps be time to be grateful for our health and the ability to eat the things we enjoy? If we are raising daughters, what message are we giving them about aging? Are we showing them that aging is a punishing thing?
Affirmation of the day: (please repeat 10 times a day. Doing so will also remove wrinkles)
I look younger and prettier because I gave up potato chips!
Is it possible that this sounds a bit silly to you?
Questions:
How has giving up a favorite food (out of choice) enhanced your life in terms of making you feel happier and more content about yourself? Has it made you feel younger and more attractive to, let's say, no longer eat pizza? When you look in the mirror at your face, do you in fact, look younger because you have given up potato chips? Are your wrinkles gone because you gave up wine?
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