Sometimes I ask myself, how did I get to this point? When did my eating habits get so bad and why are so many other people in the same boat I am? So, I did a little research to find out how we got so unhealthy.
We are a just plain busy and sometimes the drive thru at McDonalds just looks so good. We love the convenience of it and most of us can’t imagine life without our early morning egg mcmuffin.
Not only are we eating out more than ever, but the size of what we are eating is getting out of control. 20 years ago if you ordered a cheeseburger and soda you would be eating around 420 calories; today you would ingest about 840 calories. That’s twice the calories!! How many times do you go through the drive thru and see a sign advertising 49 cents to super size? The problem is that these huge portions fit for two have become what we expect.
Not only are we eating more, but we’re getting less and less physical activity every day. Most of the things we do for fun involve sitting or eating and our lives revolve around technology. We drive instead of walk, we take elevators over stairs, we use snow blowers instead of shoveling our drives. In short modern technology has eliminated the daily physical activity that used to keep of fit.
So the question is what can we do to fix this problem? It’s all about choices.
- If you have to go through the drive thru, pick one of the new healthy food choices most fast food chains are offering.
- When you’re eating out take half of it home.
- Park in the back of the parking lot and walk the few extra steps or take the stairs.
Simple choices make a big difference.
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