I remember in one of my million biology classes that I took one specific moment when I had a minor freak out; I just read an article that brought me back to the same situation.
The class was discussing something that had to do with trophic levels or something along those lines. At the time I was swimming every day, and running, and staying way more active than I had ever been. I still wasn't what anyone would call thin, I simply ate more, and I was happy with that. Looking at the top of the trophic pyramid on the note page on the PowerPoint handout I remember realizing I was the top carnivore, or the final consumer. It blew me away that I could be so wasteful, when so much energy before me had to be produced and converted before it was even usable to me. Then all I do is pig out, then go burn off the energy doing wasteful things, it wasn't like I was mowing a lawn or anything. Running on a treadmill had never sounded so stupid to me before. In the next five minutes or so I decided that if I wanted to continue eating so much, I had to start only eating directly above the producers. I was only going to burn my energy to fufill my basic needs and do great things for the earth; no longer would it be wasted on cardio. My crazy freak outs don't last long though. By the time the lecture was over, I was already thinking about how wonderful a late night swim followed by some bacon would be. This article made me want to go back to that.
Corn is one of my least favorite vegetables, but I suppose I can start eating Whopper Jrs. again, and I can get my intake of veggies!!!! It just took an entire cow and its carbon footprint to convert into an energy source that I found suitable. I am so selfish, I am going to be healthier........
Yah right, like I would quit eating cheese! Or milk, or candy.......... I think I can live without a whopper jr. though
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Hello daughter. I really appreciate your thoughts. I remember when you developed an aversion to corn as a little girl. Very informative article and gives one a foundation for rethinking food choices. With leisure or limited time being such a factor in our daily decision making, and instant gratification a factor that crops its head at every turn, I think it takes an extreme awareness and personal conviction to incorporate this reality and begin to change bad habits. For today I will try.
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