“Every time you eat or drink you either feeding disease or fighting it.”  
Food. Health. Life.  

These three words have so much significance. What you eat determines if your body, health, will have to fight diseases, which either causes life or death. Having a healthy balance diet of all six food groups can ensure you are retaining the right nutrients. After a few years in healthcare, I cannot stress how much studies enforce an accurate balance of fruits, vegetables, whole grain and lean meats. These are only a few items that are recommended. What causes diseases is the over consumption of high fat foods, processed meat, and sugar-sweeten beverages, just to list a few. These diseases can cause heart failure, diabetes, strokes etc. A well-balanced diet and healthy lifestyle of exercising can affect not only your physical state but your mental and emotional as well.  

I could not choice only one quote. These two quotes sum up the importance of what you eat can have a positive or negative effect it has to you. 

 

                Most of my life was based around bad choices when it came to food, so it was very hard to change. It had to start right away. I had gotten to the heaviest I had ever been in my life. Food was a way for me to feel comfort but was also becoming a life-threatening addiction. I started seeing a new medical provider and she instantly told me I had to change, or I was going to get sick. I have four daughters, so it became paramount for me to take her advice. I want to be around for a long time to see them grow up. 

During the first four weeks, or so, I didn’t know if I was going to be able to continue this kind of lifestyle. I was hangry, bored, and anxious. The food wasn’t cutting it at first. I wanted to sneak in some McDonalds or Taco Bell. MMMMM…. Chalupas! I did not give in though. I developed a routine that kept me on track everyday so that I would not waiver. During work was the hardest. I am a corporate manager in convenience retail, so there are always poor food choices around me. It would have been easy for me grab candy bars and potato chips to snack on, but I didn’t. Instead I learned to grab for meat snacks and to read as many nutrition labels as I could to find other things to eat. I cannot remember the last time I have felt as good as I do and am also a smaller size than I was in junior high school. To date I am down over 70lbs and I think I will be able to remain persistent for a long time thanks to the support I have at home, and at work.

9/22/19

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. "
Adelle Davis
It's to be said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, meaning the king is the most important. A step down from the king is the prince, meaning you shouldn't eat a whole lot for lunch. The pauper is the lowest, meaning you should eat a light dinner if you had a big breakfast and or lunch. Although I was never one to be a big breakfast eater. I mostly just eat cereal, but eggs and toast if I have time in the morning. People don't usually eat big breakfasts unless otherwise. Lunch on a weekend is a must! Dinner for me has always been big. I always try to fit some veggies or fruits in it. Now that I'm always busy all the time I usually just grab something on my way home or make something easy. In all, food is amazing but you should watch how much you eat daily. 9-23-19

― J.R.R. Tolkien

I agree with this. I do so because its very true. If you take the time to sit down with someone and eat rather than spending all your time working or just thinking about what bills need to be paid then you need to relax. And what better way to do so than just going to dinner with someone who's company you enjoy.