Anne Lamott's Hunger essay is about her personal obsession with food and eating.
She starts off by saying how she finally learned to feed herself at the age of thirty-three. I think we can all agree we don't always necessarily eat healthy. In fact, most of us probably eat more unhealthy foods than healthy foods.
Is the fact that we eat so unhealthy our fault thought? We can argue both sides really. We either grew up eating healthy or not. And either way, whether we want to keep on eating healthy as thought it's up to us in the end. In my opinion, eating healthy can be taught. Just because we eat a burger now and then doesn't mean that we're starting to eat unhealthy, we can eat a burger now and then in moderation.
Anne also goes on to mention how at the age of fourteen, she already weighed 130 pounds. For the next ten years, she dieted. Now, I can definitely understand her there. Specially us girls, we hate the slightest pound gained. I have gone through a few diets on my short 24 years of existence.
Like Anne, I too used to be a little over weight at the short age of thirteen. When I started high school, I decided it was time for me to start thinking about what I was shoving in my mouth. It took a lot of hard work. For the first few weeks, you wouldn't believe the cravings. Everything I saw looked delicious, even food I'd never regularly eat.
For the next six months, I did nothing but eat healthy, drink a lot of water and walk every day to school and back home. In the end, the effort paid off. Not only did I lose the unwanted weight, but I also felt better than ever.
Anne's story really reminded me once more that our health is important. We need to take care of our bodies.
She starts off by saying how she finally learned to feed herself at the age of thirty-three. I think we can all agree we don't always necessarily eat healthy. In fact, most of us probably eat more unhealthy foods than healthy foods.
Is the fact that we eat so unhealthy our fault thought? We can argue both sides really. We either grew up eating healthy or not. And either way, whether we want to keep on eating healthy as thought it's up to us in the end. In my opinion, eating healthy can be taught. Just because we eat a burger now and then doesn't mean that we're starting to eat unhealthy, we can eat a burger now and then in moderation.
Anne also goes on to mention how at the age of fourteen, she already weighed 130 pounds. For the next ten years, she dieted. Now, I can definitely understand her there. Specially us girls, we hate the slightest pound gained. I have gone through a few diets on my short 24 years of existence.
Like Anne, I too used to be a little over weight at the short age of thirteen. When I started high school, I decided it was time for me to start thinking about what I was shoving in my mouth. It took a lot of hard work. For the first few weeks, you wouldn't believe the cravings. Everything I saw looked delicious, even food I'd never regularly eat.
For the next six months, I did nothing but eat healthy, drink a lot of water and walk every day to school and back home. In the end, the effort paid off. Not only did I lose the unwanted weight, but I also felt better than ever.
Anne's story really reminded me once more that our health is important. We need to take care of our bodies.
Eating well is definitely something that can be learned. I grew up with a very unhealthy diet, but I am not letting it hurt me now. I've recently been reading about the benefits of intermittent fasting, and have been trying that out. It's been really good so far.
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel. I was also over weight in my high school days. Well I still, but not as much as I used to be. I like how you illustrated your experiences because that can help the reader, such as myself, relate to what you are writing about. I enjoyed your blog.
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