Do you feel like you are weird because you are trying to eat more healthier? I got an email the other day from someone I know who sent me a great article:
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/anorexia-nervosa/news/20001117/orthorexia-good-diets-gone-bad
So what constitutes orthorexia?
- Are you spending more than three hours a day thinking about healthy food? (WHAT???, Come on!)
- Are you planning tomorrow's menu today?(WHAT THE? My mom use to plan for the whole week! Come on!)
- Is the virtue you feel about what you eat more important than the pleasure you receive from eating it? (I don't know about virtue, well I do, but the deer and organic steaks sure do taste great to me! So does the raw chocolate shakes!?)
- Has the quality of your life decreased as the quality of your diet increased?(YES, from others who think you are weird! Come on!)
- Have you become stricter with yourself?(Self control is bad? Come on!)
- Does your self-esteem get a boost from eating healthy? (uh, yeah, you feel better, you have more energy...) Do you look down on others who don't eat this way?(if you do you do have an issue, No!)
- Do you skip foods you once enjoyed in order to eat the "right" foods? (umm, yes because we don't want to go back on drugs and meds)
- Does your diet make it difficult for you to eat anywhere but at home, distancing you from friends and family.(not really, unless family don't except it)
- Do you feel guilt or self-loathing when you stray from your diet?(Not at all!, if anything we feel like crap, headaches, not sleeping as well, sinus problems, etc)
- When you eat the way you're supposed to, do you feel in total control? (ummm, Come on!)
Something to think about, but come on!
Let me talk about something. I cannot believe how much crap we have gotten as a family because we chose to eat more fruits and veggies! It amazes me the animosity towards it! We have heard comment after comment on how weird we are as a family because we do not eat wheat, do not eat dairy, and eat meat only 2 or 3 times a month. What? you got be kidding me!
I had people tell me and Tiff that we should not deprive our children of the McDonalds, the going out to eat, etc... I tell them, you want my daughter to go back onto inhalers, allergy meds, and my other children, nasal sprays, antibiotics every other month for no reason, etc.? If we eat the "old" way as a family, this will happen to our children, it was happening!
Do they understand that we as a family DO NOT use any drugs anymore and that really all we are doing is staying away from foods that give us sensitivities and or allergies?
Come on!
Really, really weird thing has happened. I really enjoy eating eggs again. I know I wrote a blog a while ago about not liking eggs, but for some reason I've been enjoying them...
I just wanted to let everyone know, eggs are pretty cool!