Food: a necessity and a want
Bad eating habits can lead to more than the freshman fifteen
Melissa Morris
Issue date: 12/8/09 Section: Op/Ed
It was a few hours after noon on Thanksgiving day when I realized something that I never had before.
It wasn't that extra belly role from the freshman 15, it wasn't that my jeans were a little tight and I decided to wear sweat pants instead, it was that I truly do enjoy food way too much.
It was on my third plate of food that I began to realize that food to me was more than a necessity, it is a constant "want" in my case.
I then realized that food has been and still is one of my main comforts in life.
After dessert, I began to think of all the times I have ate for the heck of it. Now that I think of it, I don't remember the last time I haven't ate for the heck of it.
I eat when I am happy, sad, tired, energetic, depressed, stressed, excited, nervous, angry and so forth.
Wow, I think I want another cookie.
Since Thanksgiving day, I have paid more attention to how often I eat and I am telling you I am running out of fingers, I may need to sit down and start counting toes.
Ok not really, but I wouldn't be surprised if someday I come to this point.
Hopefully I will find some hobbies to keep me entertained over Christmas break. I would prefer a hobby that requires a little movement, but not the usual fork to the face. If I don't find a hobby soon, I may be taking off shoes a lot sooner than expected.
It wasn't that extra belly role from the freshman 15, it wasn't that my jeans were a little tight and I decided to wear sweat pants instead, it was that I truly do enjoy food way too much.
It was on my third plate of food that I began to realize that food to me was more than a necessity, it is a constant "want" in my case.
I then realized that food has been and still is one of my main comforts in life.
After dessert, I began to think of all the times I have ate for the heck of it. Now that I think of it, I don't remember the last time I haven't ate for the heck of it.
I eat when I am happy, sad, tired, energetic, depressed, stressed, excited, nervous, angry and so forth.
Wow, I think I want another cookie.
Since Thanksgiving day, I have paid more attention to how often I eat and I am telling you I am running out of fingers, I may need to sit down and start counting toes.
Ok not really, but I wouldn't be surprised if someday I come to this point.
Hopefully I will find some hobbies to keep me entertained over Christmas break. I would prefer a hobby that requires a little movement, but not the usual fork to the face. If I don't find a hobby soon, I may be taking off shoes a lot sooner than expected.
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