(Un)Healthy eating

As i munch on chips worth 200 calories, i think about my eating habits. Summed up in one word - unhealthy. It is more so in this "land of milk and honey". Since i wake up with barely enough time to make a respectable entrance in the office, breakfast is a thing of the past. And then lunch. Fussypot that i am, the cafeteria is a place i have shunned since the stuffs on the menu are things i don’t want to eat. Going out for lunch everyday to the Chinese/Thai and my favourite dhosa joints is not something I can indulge in everyday because of the time (and yes, yes, money) factor. Unlike my colleagues who bring ‘tiffins” of home cooked food everyday, i don’t feel like bringing lunch to office for the simple reason that, more often than not, i would end up eating the same things for lunch and dinner (We believe in cooking in bulk so that we don’t have to come home from office every night and cook. But this is a theory he does not subscribe to but since he is not here, well, i can have all the leftover i want). Yuck.

So the solution? Of course, the vending machine, which, for a few quarters, will spew out my choice of chips/cookies and what not. And then we have popcorn almost everyday. Now add to this the fact that my diet is mostly meat or fish and not enough vegetables. The people i stay with are as health (un)conscious as i am. There has to be meat or fish on the menu everyday. And i never drink enough water. When he calls up, he reminds me to drink water. i actually have to be reminded to drink water!!! (Guilt made me gulp down a mouthful of water a few seconds back). All this despite the fact that i know i should include fruit and veggies in my diet, cut down on red meat, drink gallons of water to flush the toxins from my body, exercise daily. Maybe because i never have to worry about my weight and my skin, i guess that makes me complacent.

i have started following the adage “ An apple a day blah blah….”. So i have a green apple every day, green apple because it is crunchier tastier than the red one. And yes, yoghurt too. And, of course, chips on the side! To a healthier and fitter i.