Eating Healthy for Life (Continued)
Food is necessary and put here on
earth not only for us to enjoy, but also to sustain us and keep us healthy. It never ceases
to amaze me how creative man is with food. There are endless varieties of recipes to be found in books,
ebooks and online. We never get tired of searching for new recipes to try. If food is such
an important part of our daily lives why are most of us walking around hungry, afraid to eat
anything for fear of gaining more weight?
So what's the key to all of this? -- Give up, live it up, eat and be fat? -- I
don't think so. I think the answer is much more realistic than that. Have you ever heard the saying
"All things in moderation"? How about, instead of using the word "denial" when it comes to
eating, we replace it with the word "self control". How about we replace the word
"ignorance" when it comes to lifestyle with the word "knowledge"?
One of my favorite sayings is "Knowledge brings understanding, and then wisdom, to change
your world for the better - starting today". This is what you need. When you equip yourself
with knowledge it brings understanding and then you can apply wisdom to change your world (your situation) for the
better. You will never be able to lose weight until you gain the knowledge you need to start that
happening in your life.
Once you understand what certain foods do or don't do for your body, it will change your outlook
toward food and the effect it has on your lifestyle. Those cravings you get for certain wrong foods
won't be as strong because you will know what they do to your body. But, back to that word moderation
for a moment --- You can have your favorite foods if you want -- but with moderation. Instead of food
owning you, you will own food. You will eat because you enjoy eating knowing food sustains you and keeps you
thriving. Moderation and self control bring a new freedom to your life. For a wonderful book that will help you to lose weight while eating check out Simply
Eat.
I chose Eating to Thrive as the name for this website because that is what eating should be all
about -- thriving. The word thrive means: 1) grow well: to grow vigorously and
healthily 2) do well: to be successful and often profitable.
So let's start thriving now by learning about nutrition and the effect food has upon
our bodies and begin eating healthy for life!
The purpose of this website is two-fold: To share lots of great recipes with you
and to arm you with knowledge so you can make wise decisions and take charge of your lives. You will
lose weight and you will thrive in health as you gain knowledge.
Here's to Healthy Eating for Life!
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