Extra whipped cream please! - Xer Thoughts

Posted on December 4, 2007

I have been brought up in a society that lives for the moment. It has been this way since I was a child, and the consumer marketplace has been providing goods and services that bring that “moment” closer and closer. It’s because of this that I struggle with regularly thinking about and planning for the future. I have trouble accepting that the food I eat will be making me heavier tomorrow. I can’t even think that far ahead when it comes to indulging. If you took gaining weight out of the equation, I would probably stay at the same level of eating because I am barely limiting myself anyway. Skills like eating, drinking and saving money were not taught to me at any level, and it is really something that I have to work on. These are all things that I don’t ponder on for very long, and if I don’t get better, I will be fat, drunk and broke.  As appealing as that is, I just can’t stomach that as my future. I have begun to overcome my bad habits, but I will always struggle with keeping my hands off the Godiva brownie with extra whipped cream from The Cheesecake Factory, even though it is packed with cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.

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  1. eross December 20, 2007 9:48 am

    I am just getting to the point where I am starting to think about what could go wrong as I get older, but honestly, how I look and how I feel is still what controls my eating habits. I am certainly one to indulge but when I do, I pair that indulgence with a little more time at the gym, or a day or two of eating healthy. If there is no history of disease in your family, it is pretty hard to think ahead to start focusing on prevention.

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