Nothing like a good comedic quote from an Adam Sandler movie to start the day. Got to love Cheeseburger Eddie...Nothing a Quarter Pounder can't fix LOL.
Sometimes we just need a good laugh because in this day and age, we get so fucking caught up in the politics, the drag queens, LGTBQ craziness and anything that puts fear into the minds of everyday people. Don't you just hate the news? Remember that old Mark Twain quote "If you read the newspaper you're misinformed, if you don't read it you're uninformed." Speaks volumes to today's world doesn't it?
When it comes to nutrition, the amount of information on it doesn't utilize simplicity or go into consideration to what is truly needed. There's pyramids (remember that crap in grade school), there's all this stuff about veganism, eggs will kill you, eating meat is bad and fruits and veggies keep getting recalled. Everybody processes food differently and we all won't be able to eat the same things either do to lack of taste, allergies, web MD and/or what we need to do to gain/lose weight. It has become overgeneralized and not about the individual.
Don't get wrong, I love burgers, fries, crispy chicken oriental salads and a good pizza every now and then but do my best to eat as good as possible and stay away from the 5-6 meals a day thing. Most of my nutrition comes from having a solid source of vitamins and minerals from fruits and veggies, protein from whole milk, eggs and meats and other things. I don't eat sweets very often and when it comes to breads, I either go to Subway or make a mean Grilled Cheese sometimes. I don't eat more than 2 big meals a day if that and go out maybe once a week or every other week with the wife for a date night and grab Red Robin or Panda Express.
One of my favorite things to make at home is my homemade protein shake that is very simple to conjure up. It consists of whole milk and one raw egg for protein, scoop of Spark (Vitamin B mix) for energy and mental focus, Liquid IV for hydration and plenty of berries for extra vitamins and antioxidants. I stopped doing the protein powders a long time ago because those things can be costly as hell and rather use my money on things that matter. This tastes incredible and gives me that surge of energy for workouts later on along with being able to digest pretty easily.
I believe in balance in eating and drinking as good as you can but have a little fun every once in a while so you don't deprive yourself. I learned this a little later in life since I use to eat very shitty when I was in my pre teens and teens. I use to eat McDonalds and Donuts a lot during my school years and could drink a whole 2 liter of coke in a sitting, eat a whole pizza by myself and eat enough oreos to make someone sick. Thank the universe I don't do anywhere near that crap now, a couple glasses of coke is probably my limit, 4 slices of pizza (not even huge looking ones) is about all I can handle and haven't had a donut probably in a good few years. I also conditioned my body to not take in sweets so much either so a few cookies here and there is about as much as I'll indulge. I rarely if ever drink at all (I hate beer and the last shot that I could remember taking was to honor Bud Jeffries when he died which was back in Jan of '22) and never smoked a day in my life.
Health really is wealth and it's important to know that yeah for many of us we did some stupid shit when we were younger and learned from our mistakes. Some never get over their vices and others get so caught up in being healthy that often times it can be overwhelming. Too much of anything is never a good thing. Hell yeah a steak can kill you but so can choking on a banana (I know you got some perverted jokes running in your head right you sick bastards). Just do what's possible for you to keep everything in check.
It is our responsibility for what we eat but it's also important to help others who may be struggling. Nothing consistently is ever truly easy and yeah there is an obese issue roaming around and we need to do what we can to lessen that. Make better choices, utilize a budget to make those healthy choices and create routes when you shop so you're not tempted to just rush over to the bad shit the moment you walk in the door. I believe in you and you can do it. Be mindful as well.
Eat good, train well and keep being amazingly awesome.
