Yup – those
are bacon flowers in that photo. And they were the best Valentine's gift I've ever received.
I can’t
stand people talking about every single piece of food they put into their
mouth: “ohhhh this is sooooo bad!!”
or, “I’m being so good today!!”
First of
all, I don’t care how “bad” or “good” you’re being today, and honestly when
someone thinks they are eating something healthy they usually aren't, and when
someone thinks they are eating something unhealthy it’s just not that big of a
fucking deal. Oh, and did I mention I just don’t care what you are eating
today?
Let me tell
you a story. It’s a story about why I DO NOT DIET and never will. I highly
recommend you do the same.
Back in the
day (um not all that long ago actually), as a wee college student, I was
literally obsessed with dieting and working out. I do not mean the fake version
of literally where “literally” literally does not mean “literally”, I mean LITERALLY I was obsessed. My life
revolved around it, and it affected my life very negatively at certain points. I
won’t get into the details, but you get the drift.
One summer
break home on the Cape, I was hanging out with my mom, and she suggested how
nice it would be to go grab a pizza and some soft serve ice cream (my fave!).
Now, this might shock all of you that have had the pleasure of meeting me post
college…….
But I
freaked out about it. I ACTUALLY (literally!) started crying.
“OH MY GOD
NO I can’t have pizza or ice cream today, are you CRAZY?! Don’t you know how
UNHEALTHY that is for you?!! Why would you ever SUGGEST that when you KNOW I
can’t even eat it!!!?”
I was so
pissed that my mom OFFERED TO BUY ME PIZZA AND ICE CREAM. *face palm*
And you know
how she responded?:
“When I had
cancer - one day I was laying in bed, and I thought about all of the things I
most likely wouldn’t be able to have ever again.
I thought
about how if I could just beat this, every time I went to the beach I wouldn’t
just sit in the sand, I would always
swim in the ocean. I thought about how every day no matter the weather, I would
go outside and breathe in the fresh air. I thought about how I wouldn’t hold
grudges and I would tell you and your brother I love you every single day.
I thought
about how whenever I had the opportunity to eat ice cream - I would eat ice
cream.”
That’s all
she said, and let me fucking tell you I have NEVER EVER EVER EVER forgotten
that.
Here I was,
ruining my happiness with my regimented eating (or non-eating) and
over-exercising – where others were fighting for their lives, wishing they
could have a bite of ice cream every day! Take a quick second and really let that sink in.
So that’s
why I don’t diet.
I learned an
important lesson that day. It did take me some time to fully implement it into
my life, but oh IT’S IMPLEMENTED NOW. It’s imbedded, stuck, you don’t EVER hear
me talking about my food, unless about how god damn tasty it is. And yup I order
the baconater with extra large fries, I love it and never care – and newsflash,
I’m NOT FAT!
So, stop
freaking out about your food. Skip the gym to hang out with your best friends
sometimes or to do something more fun than working out, it’s OKAY!!!! Get the
milkshake, fuck the salad and order the fries! Just live your life!!
Being
healthy and working out is great but stop talking about it and have fun! Life
is so amazing and awesome and funny, so just lighten the fuck up and forget
about the freakin’ twix bar you ate three hours ago. And honestly it’s usually
the people that don’t need to care at all, that care the most! That’s mainly who
I am directing this post at…if you’re obese you might actually wanna skip right
over this and go on a strict diet.
But for most
of us, let me tell you something IT DOESN’T MATTER! And I for one, DEFINITELY
don’t want to hear about it. Just do you! What does matter is enjoying yourself and enjoying the people in your
life, don’t take your time here for granted.
Oh…and I always jump in the ocean when I visit the
beach. And even on the rainiest, stormiest days, you’ll find me taking a
stroll.
