Marriage guidance

  It seems very easy for me to get sidetracked. I keep meaning to continue with how to taste and tweak your food but then this came up. Probably partly inspired by the usual food/health related stories making headlines, I thought it was worth pointing out that your relationship with food has come from choices you made and continue to make.

  The choices could have been deeply considered or happened totally subconsciously and could well be constantly changing. Let me tell you my story to help illustrate this. When I was small I was big. As a kid I was unhappy and ate loads as a way of compensating, this was my subconscious choice. I knew I didn't like being fat as it attracted the attention of the bullies who made my life miserable but I wasn't willing to put the work in to lose the weight.

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  At the end of my teens I suddenly decided the extra weight had to go and made a very conscious decision to put in the effort. I lost the weight but wasn't eating healthily, that wouldn't happen for another twenty odd years. When I did come across a more healthy awareness my relationship changed again. Though my diet is way healthier these days than ever before in my life, it still oscillates. Importantly though, instead of beating myself up for my choices, I recognise it's like any relationship with its ups and downs.

  There is a scale, at one end is a person with unlimited time, money, education and will power. They know everything about optimum nutrition and exercise as well as having a life that revolves around their well being. They look like the photoshopped model on the front of whichever fashion/fitness magazine you find feeding your envy. At the other end is the bloated, bed-bound grotesquery that needs an enabler to feed them and Jerry Springer to bring a fire crew with lifting gear to help rescue them from their pit. 

  You and I are (and will always be) somewhere between those two extremes. The important thing to note is IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE! They are both as rare as unicorn turds which is why they make headlines, and you're just as likely to find bigfoot and the loch Ness monster enjoying a holiday in Atlantis as you are to meet either of them. My advice is to suggest you make choices that help you move towards the former and away from the fatter, (sorry, I couldn't resist). The choices you make are a reflection of you and your relationship with yourself so work on being kind towards yourself, You'll find a bit of love and encouragement go a long way. 

Come back soon for more cooking basics.

Kirk out

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