All tagged Food

How to Fitness Pt. 2 (The Worst Lies)

For the umteenth time, I witnessed my father partake in a night of, let’s call it “reckless” eating, and for the umteenth time, I attempted an intervention:

“At any point last night, during your inhalation of four slices of pizza, three-quarters of a pint of raspberry-crumb-cheesecake gelato and a Tito’s martini, did your long-term health ever cross your mind?”

“You know, that’s a good question.” He responded. “Probably not.”

Probably not.

What I've Learned From Not Eating

Be honest with yourself: who wears the pants in your relationship with food? Overly anticipating meals makes us no better than predatory animals by robbing us of the two things that make us uniquely human: our individuality and our minds. Not eating for five days displayed that my dependence on food had led to an involuntary compartmentalization of my time—one that was driving me to act with the crowd while preventing me from reaching my full potential. If you wish to control your own destiny, you can begin by adopting the most important word in the English language—no. If you are content being like everyone else—just continue saying yes.