Are You What You Eat

 Are You What You Eat

You are what you eat. I say that saying is bullshit. You are who you are based on many things other than what you eat. If you've been reading my blogs, you know what you have to focus on to become the great person you are. Diet has nothing to do with who you are. A healthy diet is about living a longer life. 

If you want to live longer and have less health problems, many books, media doctors and the internet all have recommendations for eating healthy. Some of them are good because you enjoy what you are eating. Some of them are horrible because you really hate what you're eating. Lastly some of them are bad for your health.

My favorite is the low carb Keto diet. Why because I love fish, seafood chicken and many other things you can eat that are Keto Friendly. Also, there are many choices of desserts that are Keto friendly. I found Keto friendly bars that taste great and don't have an after taste. Recently, we found an ice cream and cake mix that tastes like the real stuff. A great desert is important to me.

The Mediterranean diet is about the same as the Keto diet. High protein, high fat diet is a heart killer. Going Vegan sucks. I could never be on a diet that didn't have many of the things I love to eat. When you're in your 70s/80s food is part of your entertainment. Eating food that is good for you, controls your weight and tastes good should be your goal.

The only problem is that too many of us get nuts when we go on one of these diets. Either we get worried that we might have eaten something that wasn't on the diet or we go full out on the diet for a few months and then go back to eating bad again. It's not healthy for your body to go through those swings.

I love my Keto diet, but every once in a while:

I'm eating a great juicy burger.