So whatever happened to self indulgence?

[p_p_man]

I remember the days when diet books were unknown, restraint was unheard of and you were considered a wimp if you so much mentioned the word 'salad'.

So what's gone wrong?

Where are all the happy-go-lucky, devil-may-care people who would open a choc bar with a smile and tuck into a T-Bone steak laughing with pleasure?

I look around and I find the world's been invaded by Stick Insects. Forget your Body Snatchers. This is for real.

And have you noticed that if you ever go into a health store (brrr! even the name gives me the shudders) there are rows upon rows of health foods displayed in dinky little wrappers, boxes and tubes designed to give you a balanced (brrr!) diet: and then, at the checkout desk there are literally piles of vitamin pills designed to give you the proper vitamin intake that the health foods don't provide...

Naahhh. I'm glad I was born when I was.

I enjoy what I eat and I eat what I want.

To hell with Stick Insects...

"everything in moderation - including self denial"

 

[Debbie]

I don't want to be a stick insect. (Damn memories are now flooding back. 10 I was when my uncle let loose a stick insect in our house and it ended up my Sunday dress. *shudder*)

I love Summer. Salads, coleslaw and BBQ's with the T bone steaks, sausages and bacon chucked on. Mmmmm. Yummy.

All things in moderation is best.

Health shops have their uses. I have developed a respect for natureopathic/homeopathic remedies but will pass on the tofu thanks. Each to their own.

 

[alexandraaah]

I totally agree, p p man. I consider myself indulgent. I always found that to be a good thing. It's not only that people seem afraid to be too indulgent, but they don't look on it fondly. Suckers, they dunno what they're missing.

 

[p_p_man]

When you think about it...

to be self indulgent is one of the most natural things in the world.

If you like it - have it. Your body will soon tell you if you've had enough.

We don't need experts to tell us when we're going to throw up!

 

[mig]

Don't like small portions.

 

[mig]

But seriously.

With some of us our bodies have already said NO.

Cadbury's Plain chocolate,sigh

 

[MunchinMark]

No-one's going to step in here and say 'hell I enjoy living on lettuce and pills' are they? Well I'm not going to either.

I am a young man and I love red meat, meat pies with succulent pastry, and chocolate in all of it's delicious varieties. White's a personal fave.

The thing about 'healthy eating' is that it is a regime. And nothing good gets called a regime.

Btw. I do know that a varied diet is essential for good health (I do like fruit and veg.) along with an active enough lifestyle. But there's good health and there's fashionable malnutrition.

 

[p_p_man]

Don't like small portions.

Thanks. I don't know how to do that...