Not all Kibble is created equal.

Trigger thinks he is a person.  He will eat about anything and in large quantities, preferably people food.  (He is 50 pounds.)  Broccoli and peppers do get sorted out and left in the dish.  Other than that it is licked clean.  Dog food is a last resort when hungry and I won’t give him people food.  He has this idea that anything I eat, I should share with him.  He will sit next to me when I am eating and give me this soulful look and softly whine until I share.   Junk food or healthy food its all the same to him. 

Eat to live or live to eat.  Eating healthy goes a long ways towards establishing a positive attitude about life.  It makes you feel better and look better.   Eating and food can easily become and emotional substitute and outlet if you allow it.  Think before you eat.   While so much of life can and does revolve around food intake it does not have to be binge eating or all junk food.  Extra pounds of body weight can drain the energy right out of you. (I ought to know, I am overweight.).  So many times our social endeavors are based around food consumption.  It is hard not to get caught up in the holidays, parties or social gatherings that are centered to a great extent around food.  I like food.  I like to cook and I like to eat.  Chocolate and ice cream should be major food groups to my way of thinking and if its chocolate ice cream I have just hit the jackpot. 

Portion control is often the culprit behind overeating.  It’s hard to hard to quit after one serving of spaghetti (1 cup) or a 2 inch square brownie.  The more you eat the more you want to eat.  There is a legitimate reason they call it “pigging out”.  Eat in moderation.  My own body is testament to this as my body has been “super-sized “ a few too many times at the drive thru window.

Speed eating has become a way of life for many of us.  In our fast paced world there is often only a few minutes to spare for a meal.  Lunch is often grabbed on the go and eaten as you go from one place to another.   I have often accused my children of inhaling their food it goes so fast.  Slow down and savor the taste.  It will help the waistline and the digestive tract.