I was never overweight during all my life, but I think just because I am lucky. I grow up eating fat, sugary and salty food. My mom didn’t mean that, she just have never learned how to cook health. She always cooked with soy oil, white flour, rice, salt and sugar, regular pasta with lots of cheese, lasagna with lots of heavy cream, cheese and ham, fried steak, pork sausage and chicken, sugary desserts and so on.
For no real reason, when I was 13, I have decided to stop drinking soda, eating mayo, and anything made of pork. Also, when I was around 18 or may be a little later, I stopped with fried food and also I became a “fake vegetarian”. I mean, no red meat, no chicken, just fish, eggs and cheese. It was a surprise to all my family. And imagine how hard was to my poor mom to adapt her recipes to my new taste.
Well, I wish I could say since then she has been cooking and eating healthier, but bad habits are so hard to break. By the age of 67 years old, she eats the same way, but she is also overweight, she has diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and she takes at least 3 medicines every day, plus shoots of insulin. I keep asking myself if she could be healthier if years ago she have changed her lifestyle.(Sorry mom about exposing you life. It is for a good reason).
Maybe because of the “bad example”, by the age of 30, I have chosen to be always in shape, prevent diseases with a good diet and keep an active lifestyle. Ok, I am not perfect and I still eat, in moderation, scones, ice cream, pizza and all this “good bad stuff”- meaning good taste, bad to your body. But most of the time you will see lots of veggies, green leaves, whole grains and lean turkey or fish in my plate.
For no real reason, when I was 13, I have decided to stop drinking soda, eating mayo, and anything made of pork. Also, when I was around 18 or may be a little later, I stopped with fried food and also I became a “fake vegetarian”. I mean, no red meat, no chicken, just fish, eggs and cheese. It was a surprise to all my family. And imagine how hard was to my poor mom to adapt her recipes to my new taste.
Well, I wish I could say since then she has been cooking and eating healthier, but bad habits are so hard to break. By the age of 67 years old, she eats the same way, but she is also overweight, she has diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and she takes at least 3 medicines every day, plus shoots of insulin. I keep asking myself if she could be healthier if years ago she have changed her lifestyle.(Sorry mom about exposing you life. It is for a good reason).
Maybe because of the “bad example”, by the age of 30, I have chosen to be always in shape, prevent diseases with a good diet and keep an active lifestyle. Ok, I am not perfect and I still eat, in moderation, scones, ice cream, pizza and all this “good bad stuff”- meaning good taste, bad to your body. But most of the time you will see lots of veggies, green leaves, whole grains and lean turkey or fish in my plate.
I truly believe eating healthy is a long term investment in Yourself. I hope you too. = )
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