Kathryn S. Carrington is a published author of more than a few good books and a freelance writer, who resides in Laurel, Maryland. She also has a Monthly Newsletter called Pipey's Newsletter. She has written numerous poems and articles. Please visit her website on www.authorsden.com/kat and www.myspace.com/authorkat or simply google her name for more info.
During the course of the day,I often pay attention to the number of times certain people…be it co-workers…family members and friends and foes alike, are in the conscious habit of eating more often... than not. Whether it be a snack of potatoes chips, a ham sandwich or a Chicken Cesar Salad…too much food can’t possibly be good for anyone. Nevertheless, I am told that the best rule of thumb is to eat three meals a day…breakfast…lunch…and dinner and Lord only knows…the many snacks in between. Truth is told…I am definitely a snacker! I am one to take a snack over a full course meal…any day. I get lost in the world of potato chips, pretzels and chocolates…but I know how to honor it…get past it…and move on to what is best and better for me….never allowing myself to stay in the fantasy world of junk food, too long. It’s no wonder…that most of us…are over-weight. Its all around us?
While many nutrition experts agree that too many missed meals and irregular eating habits can make it impossible to stay healthy and fit…there is no real proof that eating three meals a day can cause one to be any more healthier and /or fit. I believe that we should train ourselves to eat only when we are hungry…forgetting the-so called-law of the land…that one has to eat three meals a day…in order to be healthy; for surely, it doesn’t make one fit. You might ask…How would I know?
Although I believe that genetics play a larger part in weight gain or lost…than experts want to admit…I also believe that a lot of the weight gain, as well as, sicknesses in the body… may possibly be coming from the chemicals in the food that we eat. (For surely there are lots of men going bald at a younger age and women with such vices as breast cancer, fibroid tumors …etc…then ever before). I don’t necessarily mean the types of food, such as junk foods like cakes and greasy hamburgers…but more so… the quality of the food. I am a believer of eating organic foods and it may be why I have never really had to diet or exercise to stay a mere 110 pounds at the age of 48…which by the way…is what I weighed in high school. Sometimes I can’t help but wonder if there is something being put in the food to make us want to eat more…and thus…buy more.
People ask me all the time…How do you stay so fit and small? How do you stay so young looking? I have to tell you that after the birth of two children and many years of living life and never having to exercise (not that…that’s a good thing) I believe that I am still very small and in shape because of my genes and the good and nourishing foods that I generally like to eat. I don’t know about being all that healthy and fit…although I feel just fine and my regular visits to the doctors have been all but perfect, of late. I will say this though…I am a firm believer that it is all in ones mind that one needs to have three meals a day. I have never eaten just three meals a day in my entire life! I eat when I get hungry and I stop eating when I feel my body getting heavy with food. I know when to stop eating because I am in the habit of listening and tuning in to my body. Yes…I do have a personal relationship with my body! I don’t eat the foods that make me want to fall asleep or feel lazy and lethargic. I eat mostly raw vegetables and lots of fruits and sometimes an assortment of nuts. I drink many different kinds of teas and bottled water…mostly. I don’t use sugar, but I do use lots of honey…after all…sweet stuff seems to be my weakness and we all have those…don’t we? I don’t eat much meat…mostly turkey, chicken and fish and I try not to eat fried foods…ever! I don’t trust red meat because it makes my body feel heavy and I have trouble ridding my body of it. However, there are times when I may have a taste for a good steak…never more than once a year. Anything done in moderation…I figure…can’t be that bad for you.
There you have it! Who said that you had to eat three meals a day? I say…stop listening to all of those …man-made laws and listen to your body because it will never tell you anything wrong.
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