Editing your eating habits

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I love food. I love wine. Sometimes I eat relatively healthy. But sometimes I go through a phase (usually in the carefree summertime) where I love bad food. I find myself eating poutines and burgers everyday because I'm spending time near snack shops at the beach or grabbing a quick bite on the way home from the bar at McDonald's. As much as I regret these lapses in judgement, I usually combat it with the amount of walking and swimming I do in the summer. I find myself outdoors more and in front of the TV less. But I do need to edit my summer eating habits to ensure they do not carry over to winter. Because in winter I find myself in front of the TV and computer much more and less time is spent at the gym (despite my best efforts) because of school, work and play.

Another thing is play. For fun, I like to go out to eat with my boyfriend or some friends where I usually consume the daily limit in calories from wine, steak, and potatoes in one evening. I try to order salads or other typically lower caloric foods but even those at a restaurant are packed with calories and fat. I find my belt tightening and feel sick every time I look in the mirror. But I know that once I acknowledge that I'm gaining weight I can look at my lifestyle choices and make a change.  Or at least attempt to.

I combat my bad eating out habits with frequent trips to the gym. But as Crecomm starts to get busier and busier I find myself up later and later at night which makes it hard to go hard at the gym. But I find if I pack my lunch, and my coffee I will be less likely to purchase breakfast and lunch at school during the week. This is easier when my mother manages to buy healthy food from the grocery store. For example having lettuce, vegetables salad dressing and tuna or salmon makes a quick easy-to-prepare lunch. Bu when there isn't any of that I find myself eating two balgona sandwhiches and a chocolate pudding for lunch - not very healthy.

Therefore my goal for this school year is to edit out all the bad food and make healthier choices for lunch and for eating out. I hope it helps my waistline and my health in general. Because if you're healthier, you're often happier. Which is a good thing.