Re: 's motd Monday March 21, 2011

[Guest guest]

I can relate. I've been through this love / hate relationship with food forever

it seems.

Heidi Lee

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> FRIEND OR FOE?

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> Monday, 21 March 2011

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>

> *At a very young age, food became " my friend " . And I'm telling you, I

> took this friend of mine with me everywhere. If I had to run an errand

> for my parents, I'd always take a candy bar along with me. (That way, I

> was not " alone " .) And I always stopped at a market in the French

> Quarter to buy a snack to nibble on as I walked to school. Food was

> with me at the movie theatre. After I bought my ticket, I couldn't wait

> to head for the concession counter to load up on popcorn, my box of Milk

> Duds and a big-old cup of ice-cold Coca-Cola. I'm telling you, when I

> was with my friend, food, I felt secure.

>

> But as I gained more and more weight, my attitude began to change. I

> started thinking of food as " my enemy. " I mean, how could something so

> delicious do what it was doing to my body?/ Food was making me fat./*

>

> *And after declaring it my enemy, I'd do terrible things to my food in

> an effort not to eat it. For instance, I'd sprinkle so much black

> pepper on my food that I /couldn't /eat it. Or I'd drown the food on my

> plate with salt. Now it was ruined! Then I'd throw the whole plate of

> food out as I declared.../I hate you!

> /

> How about you? I have to tell you, after all of these years struggling

> with your weight, food should be your friend/nor/ foe. It's time for

> you to have a whole new understanding of what food means for your body,

> your weight and your health. /Food is supposed to nourish you./ It has

> a purpose and that is to keep your body strong and healthy. Now this

> new understanding of food is going to take you a little bit of time to

> put into practice. Hey, it took /me/ a while.*

>

> *Today, before I prepare a meal for myself, I think about what my body

> needs opposed to what my taste buds love. I eat /fresh fruits and

> vegetables/ so that the fiber in those foods can help me stay

> " regular " . And I eat fiber-rich foods because they're loaded with

> vitamins my body needs to stay strong. It's also important to eat /lean

> proteins/. Protein helps build strong bones and muscles. /Low-fat diary

> products/ will help your bones and muscle, too. I also eat /healthy

> fats/, like the ones you get from olive oil and avocados. And then

> there are /smart carbs/ like the sweet potatoes and yams we talked about

> last week.

>

> When you think about the foods you eat that will nourish and take good

> care of your body, you'll begin to have a taste for them.../the right

> foods. / And when you begin building a library of healthy recipes,

> you'll better appreciate how good healthy foods can taste while, at the

> same time, nourishing your body. /Now there's a good deal!

> /

> If you want to learn how to eat the healthiest of foods, then you should

> go to my store and get yourself a Foodmover

>

<http://richardsimmons.com/j15/index.php?option=com_content & view=article & id=370>\

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> The Foodmover will teach you all about the right size portions you

> should be eating from the six major food groups everyday.

>

> And oh yeah, just so you know, I brought this message to you today

> because.../that's what friends are for!/

>

> Love,*

>