After seeing the movie Cast Away starring Tom Hanks, it hit me. If he can survive on coconuts and raw fish, I could too. Before his plane crashed near that tiny little island he was a hefty 250 pound teddy bear of a man. He ate several large meals a day having snacking in between whenever they presented themselves. He also drank beer, whisky, wine, soda, milk, orange juice. You name it, he ate it. His first day on the island was tough because his body was expecting tons of fat, protein and calories! He wasn't getting any. Those first few days must have been the most difficult for his body and mind. After a few days he was officially in survival mode and was able to live off of very basic and low calorie meals. The sight of a juicy beetle meant one thing to him...SURVIVAL! That one fat bug was a great source of protein and kept him alive. It's amazing how quickly the body can adjust. So many Americans are so dang fat. It is not even funny how fat we have become. We can go to the dollar tree and buy a whole weeks worth of processed groceries for under 15 bucks! Kids are being given goldfish and cookies instead of chopped fruit, veggies, whole grains, meats and cheeses.
Instead of seeing food as just a tool for survival we center our whole lives around it! I get so grossed out even thinking about it and then I look down at myself and all I see is GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY!! I am obviously guilty of making food an idol. I have indulged and stuffed and eaten my way into a lifestyle that is totally unnecessary! I don't want to live to eat any more. I want to eat to live. Nothing more.
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