Since I was a kid, I remember myself fighting with this invisible -or maybe visible?- enemy called an unhealthy diet... Being "chubby" since I was born, it became imperative, for health reasons mainly, to visit a dietitian - nutritionist to follow a healthy diet. Everything was going well, having my mother and grandmother "chasing" me to eat the right meals, the right amounts, the suitable hours, etc.
Growing up, I realized -and even today, I admit- how difficult it is for an adult and independent person to adopt a healthy diet mostly when you do not work in a particular place, which offers you the opportunity to have a proper meal. As easy as it sounds to stick to five meals a day, take healthy snacks with you, and so on, the reality for some of us is entirely different. As much as I want to eat right and healthily, my working hours and the lack of a specific space can put me far away from a healthy diet.
No matter how many times I try to take something with me that will "quench" my hunger, I end up leaving them in my bag and carrying them around.
The main problem I have identified is the place where I should sit down and open my lunchbox; going in and out of different places, I do not feel well taking off my lunchbox and eating while a person is sitting next to me. On the other hand, the battle with the time I have available does not allow such luxuries!
So I move on to plan B: to consume what I have with me in the "break" from one meeting to another... Yes, in the car, while I am 99% already late for the next lesson, thinking at the same time the traffic I will find on the streets, what excuse I will say for once again that I was late!
My plan B doesn't seem to work as well.
Somehow, I arrive home late at night, exhausted and, obviously, hungry! Second, what to eat when my fridge is empty, the cupboard too, the time and appetite for cooking are gone! A toast or delivery are the two brilliant ideas that flash in a bubble-like in cartoon of my childhood...
Many will describe me as a drama llama. However, I consider adopting a healthy diet in specific work environments, if not impossible, certainly much more complicated than many believe... Although I am a supporter of the motto "Do or Do Not", in this case, I will deny it and say, "I want, but I cannot." I cannot because it is something that my physical endurance or my mind refuses to do -ask my stomach! In difficult daily life, the healthy way of eating, although necessary, is for many of us a " kind of luxury”.
