My relationship
with food… It is interesting. Growing
up, we had a full dinner EVERY DAY. We ate red meat, potatoes, corn and
bread. Looking back, this was not the
healthiest menu. But at least we were not eating out at fast food
restaurants! At these meals, my parents
subscribed to the belief ‘Clean your plate, there are starving children in this
world.' Needless to say, I am a bit overweight today.
This is a hard habit to break, and although I consciously attempt to
not eat everything on the plate-yet sometime it disappears!
Diabetes is genetic on my paternal side, as is being ‘of a large
stature’. Food is my enemy.

C
urrently, I am
not a big meat eater. I
occasionally eat poultry and seafood and I stay away from red meat. I believe I ate enough as a child to carry
through the rest of my existence! I love
fruits, vegetables, and salads.
Unfortunately, I also love pasta, bread, and brownies. I am, once again, working on ‘modifying my
intake’.
As for my take
on the articles we’ve read this past week, I do not agree with the belief Fat is Feminist Issue. Being overweight
is an increasing concern in population health, and is an issue which needs to
be addressed through education and option modification. Don’t Blame the Eater; I believe we need to overhaul the options
available as Fast Food. Our society
needs it; otherwise our society will slowly fail in health and abilities. Having
it His Way; the ideals discussed in this article have been obvious to me
for many years. I am not much of a TV
buff, and having to sit through these 30-60 second skits telling men it is
acceptable to act as Neanderthals; it just too much for me. Thank goodness I have a DVR and can fast
forward though these abominations!