Choices

     I love the guy who comes on the Today show and talks about food choices.  His name is David Zinczenko and he is the author of the Eat This, Not That series of books.  If you haven't read them, you should.  He shows how one meal in a restaurant might have 10,000 calories, while another option on the very same menu might have 300.  
     Knowledge is power, I've always heard it said, and I believe that is true.  We are in a war folks, and its important that we know our enemy; poor nutrition.  Find out what you are being offered and don't eat it if it's not consistent with a healthy lifestyle.
     It is really a matter of choice.  We choose to eat ice cream, or not.  We choose how much ice cream to have.  We choose what toppings we add and whether we lick the scoop when we are done.  You must eat to live, that is true, but you must make healthy choices to live well.  People often have a victim mentality when it comes to their weight, but the only one victimizing us is ourselves.  No one has ever forced me to eat a donut.  What kind of sick person would that be, anyway?  Seriously, every donut I've ever eaten was my choice.  
     Today, I choose to eat in a manner that is consistent with the lifestyle I want to live.  There are many great foods that I can eat.  There are a many that I must eat in moderation, like one small scoop of ice cream, not a huge bowl.  There are a few that I just can't eat at all.  
     Ultimately, it is my choice.  It's your choice, too.  How will you choose?