I like to eat. I eat a lot! I can't resist buffets and gatherings (because of the food and people of course). However, I also want to be trim and fit. I wish I was healthier. I wanted to lose 3inches off of my waist and 15lbs all over...it worries me though it might shrink my breast size from a C to the usual B and be less voluptuous (LOL!) It dawned on me that I may be confusing the universe with what I really want as my ideal size and shape...which result into my yoyo image of being either haggardly thin or consciously fat. Darn!
I make a constant resolution not to eat rice...not to eat pork or any meat...increase my veggies and fruits...drink at least 2liters of water which is the ideal volume for my weight. I sincerely want to stick to my diet but end up procrastinating...maybe I'll start tomorrow (oh no not again?!). I wanted to stick to the 1-sweet treat per week but end up craving for a bit of dessert mostly anything chocolatey or a scoop of ice cream after each meal.
As I contemplate on why I can't seem to stick to a diet and for fear that I'd balloon some more with the holidays coming...I figured another AhA moment...another one for my AyAlogy! Everyday life gives us a daily menu...a healthy and not so healthy selection of what we can have. If we know what we want, take in what is healthy and have just the right proportion, each meal can truly be satisfying and pleasant.
My Meals AyAlogy:
1. Know what you want. When I crave for something, I usually am able to have it within a week after the initial desire gets planted into my thoughts. It could be as simple as a coffee jelly, a caramel fudge, a Dear Darla pizza...or a total banchetto of what I want to eat! I would either buy it myself or by some stroke of luck have that treat for free! I'm not sure how it happens...it just happens.
There are times when I know I am hungry but I don't know what to eat...its hard to precisely spell out what I want. During those times, people around me would suggest food choices that simply just pushes off what I was searching for. It frustrates me whenever this happens. To keep peace and harmony, I just echo what people order. This ping pong of food debate mirrors what happens when we don't know what we want. It is frustrating and we just adhere to people's suggestions which may not necessarily be the best choice.
2. Take in what is healthy. Just like how I avoid junk food and softdrinks, I now have learned to stay away from toxic people. I've learned selective listening and I've stopped comparing to avoid jealousy, envy and bad vibes.
I eat breakfast. I would rather be late for a meeting than miss breakfast. I now try to just have my breakfast earlier or make sure that that early meeting includes breakfast as a healthy compromise. Breakfast makes me feel happy. It gives me that sense that I am starting my day right. I value my morning. If there is a forcefield which can ward off all negativity, I'll buy it to protect my mornings! I want my morning filled with sunshine, smiles and happy tunes.
As we get through the day, there is a temptation for bad short cuts. Some would even say 'masarap ang bawal'. To that my response is: 'mas masarap ang tama'. Would you rather have a slowly decaying life or life well-lived geared towards a peaceful and happy death?
3. Have the right proportion. I learned not to starve myself. When I am hungry, anything tastes good...I eat anything regardless of cost, cleanliness and nutritional value. Just like in life, I should not hold back and starve myself from enjoying life. Desperate people take in anything...it could come in a the form of a single stream income, a dead end job, an abusive relationship...all costly, rubbish and unhealthy.
Starving leads us to binge. If we binge, we throw up. When we hold back too long, it creates a void that we desperately want to fill that we take in too much. When we take in too much, we burn out...we end up sick and we feel worst.
Sometimes we order more than what we can eat and end up with left overs and a bad indigestion. In the cafeteria of life, we ought to know how much we can take to prevent the guilt of having left overs and ward off the curse of gluttony. I now know how to parry the unessentials and trim down my choices...now more than ever, I've learned the importance of not taking more more than what I can chew.
Sometimes because we want to save on food, we end up paying for more. I once tried to be super frugal--a 25 peso meal + 10 pesos for softdrinks and 2 pesos for candy-- what a treat! The rice was cold, the viand was substandard and the softdrinks was warm! The only decent tasting piece was the double-mint gum I chewed as I tried to look for another place to eat! What a waste of time and money! I learned that there are some wise investments and costs we have to make to get through life.
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My mom always say we are what we eat. But then again, people do not live just to eat...they eat to live. May you and I find the discipline and prudence to eat right and live brightly!
AyAlogies are everywhere!
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