Consciousness & Food

Last year, my husband and I watched the documentary, Food, Inc. It had a serious impact on us. Immediately, we felt the need to eat clean food and started shopping at Whole Foods. The only problem with shopping there is that everything is so much more expensive. While I understand that we're paying the premium for all natural food, it also seems a little contradictory.

Shouldn't food be all natural to begin with?

We quickly realized that we couldn't shop like this all the time. With just the two of us, $165/week for food  is a little crazy. And with only one income, it would make things really tight. If we could, I'd love to shop at Whole Foods all the time. I'd love to be able to ensure that we're only ingesting organic vegetables and grilling grass-fed meats.

Alas. We can, but not all the time.

But I think one of the most important components of getting to a healthy weight when you are overweight is consciousness. Being conscious about what and how much you are putting in your body. I know that for me, this is one of my main problems. I like to eat, and I like to eat a lot.

And it's not just the quantity of the food, it's also the quality of the food. If I'm downing a three bags of potato chips (I've never done that, just one bag a sitting), I'm getting all kinds of calories, but none of the good kind. Potato chips don't provide the same lasting energy like protein does.

So in 2011, I want to be conscious about what I eat. I want to be conscious about how much I eat. And I want to be good to my body. It's the only one I've got.