[Lost_myth]

This is how I relate to food and diet.----------------------------------

Well, when I was younger I was never taught about nutrition. I was pretty much able to eat whatever and whenever I wanted. I think it was about 5th grade when I noticed that I was obess. I was teased about it a lot until 8th grade and now people only rib me when they feel dissed. For the last few years people have always said things such as, "You aren't fat. I can't even tell really." "I don't even notice your stomach." "I think that you are just built bigger, like broad shoulders and all that."
I understand that everyone is different, and there's a variety of human builds with men and women.

When I try to change my eating habbits for a healthier diet it was harder when I was younger. I didn't know anything until Sophomore year. Kind of late, I know. Better late than never. That's when I became a member of weight watchers and we talk about a variety of things at the meetings. I'm still struggling with my eating habbits because smell and habbit is linked to memories. Whenever I want to visit familiarity is when I hit a huge brick wall with my progress.

I noticed that as I eat healthier that I become intolerant to the junk and fatty foods that used to be consumed. The food becomes dissatisfing. As if the food splits into it's original particles and you can taste them seperately. I guess with the more information you accumulate the easier it is to identify what you are eating and tasting.

Rules for a good diet (whatever you eat is a diet.)

Eat a varitey of food - different kinds of veggies, fruits, etc. Don't constantly eat the same food because there is something that you will be keeping from your body, like as if someone only gave you a left shoe.

2-3 servings of milk or milk enriched products.

3 servings of meat, not always eat the same thing constantly/everyday.

Lots of water- 6 glasses (which is two cups each)

Try and eat wholesome foods and spend little of your hunger on other food like chocolate and all that because you need a little of that too.

I think if I followed these things then I would be fit but I just don't have the time for that. I am still trying to find a way to fit it into my life and to find its availbility to suit it.


This is my reply to other posts--------------------------

Please I weigh over 200 pounds and I'm really active. I walk everywhere and I work like there's no tomorrow. Before I went to driver's ed in the spring I used to go to the gym everyday after school and I'd work out for 2-3 hours. I loved gym class and swim. I wanted to take an extra swim class and do some afterschool sports but I have no time.

That's why I'm always stressed out and irritable.

Just because someone is fat, thick, obess or whatever doesn't mean they aren't active. People who are skinny usually have a faster metabolism than fatter people and the ones that don't found a good way to deal with it.