Do You Live To Eat, Or Eat To Live?

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Do you live to eat, or eat to live? I could say why can I not do both? Is there not a way to simultaneously nourish your body and enjoy what you are consuming? Or is nutrition taking a back seat to more flavor? It seems as though it is becoming increasingly more difficult to accomplish this as grocery stores seem to nudge frugal customers towards frozen pizzas and frosted cookies. It also does not help that ESPN annually airs Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest. Finding nutritious meals that do not break the bank can sometimes be equivalent to finding a needle in the haystack of processed and preserved foods.
When this question was initially brought to my attention almost 8 years ago, I immediately and proudly replied “I LIVE TO EAT!” At this time, my favorite number was 64 only because that was the world record for most hot dogs, with the bun, eaten in ten minutes. When teachers asked me who my I wanted to be when I grew up, instead of doctor, lawyer, athlete, or some other lucrative position, I responded with …show more content…

The casting of doubt in my ability by someone was my kryptonite. It was as if I always had to prove myself to everyone to satisfy myself. As I ignored the signs from my stomach that I was exceeding its capacity, I eventually, reluctantly, stuffed the tenth and final piece of processed meat and steamed bun into my mouth and raised my hands with triumph. But was it really a triumph? My stomach was not the final resting place for the hot dogs. I laid down for the rest of night battling a dreadful stomachache among other indispositions. During this time, I became aware of the cycle in which I was stuck. As a result of this, my situation only worsened. Imagine a person with a strange gait being told that they walk weird. If they try to change the way they walk, most of the time its looks even worse than before. I started dealing with my problem of excessive eating through more excessive

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