Diets...

Maybe I should be a little bit more lax on how others eat, but between what I know from school and what I'm learning about how the way I choose to eat, it drives me nuts seeing others choose these crazy ways to eat.  It's no wonder their losing weight...they are starving themselves!

I understand that not everyone is going to want to choose to eat like I do and I respect that.  When I start counseling people on how to become healthier and may need to lose weight, I would never tell them to eat at such a low carbohydrate and calorie rate.  It can be hard to believe how people can eat such a huge amount of meat and cut out foods like fruit because they're too high in sugars...  Honestly, I think there's a higher chance of gaining weight on meat than fruit.  Right?  Fruits have such a huge variety of vitamins that the body needs to do what it does best.  Whereas meat doesn't, not to mention the animal cruelty, heart disease, hypertension....

I don't know.  I tried posting a link or two to this person about why what she's doing is not safe and that eating healthy foods are the better way to go.  She didn't like that and it's kind of sad.  I stopped following her page.  Should I have tried harder and explained a little differently?  Or did I do enough?

Done venting...thanks!

Other diets like the paleo diet and what not, to me, just aren't realistic.  I don't think people are putting enough thought into when it comes down to the required nutrients that our bodies need.  Sure everyone is made up differently, but we all need nutrients and where's the best place to get them?  You can get them ALL from fruits and veggies!  To me it's a lifestyle change that is important to make.  And it shouldn't be about losing weight all the time.  That's the bonus in my opinion.  It's supposed to be about being healthy.  When we eat healthy and get the exercise we need, the weight will come off in it's own time and our body will shape itself the way it should be.

Peace and Love
Cass