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Becca Stareyes (![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} beccastareyes) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} otf_wank, |
Re: Sorry for getting all unfunnybusiness...
I think one thing I like to consider is that health includes mental health. If it takes too many spoons to deal with one's diet and related things*, people will do what they have to do to stay okay. Asking people to be as 'healthy as the can be' means actually addressing things like the cost of vegetables versus grains or fat-shaming.
(For me, I do like to pay attention to diet, because it helps me catch things like 'hey, if I eat fried potatoes in any quantity while out, I usually end up feeling a bit ill in an hour or two, so maybe I should remember that when ordering food' or 'I'm not hungry but want something salty, so I probably only need a single pretzel twist and not to nosh on the bag'. For other people, keeping track like this might be too stressful, especially since I show my notes to my nutritionist for discussion.)
* Let's face it, there's a lot of emotional BS about food and exercise habits, plus a lot of healthy food takes more time and money to prepare than 'junk' food. (And the money angle adds a new dimension if one is on a budget -- cheap food does usually give you a lot of calories per dollar.)
I think one thing I like to consider is that health includes mental health. If it takes too many spoons to deal with one's diet and related things*, people will do what they have to do to stay okay. Asking people to be as 'healthy as the can be' means actually addressing things like the cost of vegetables versus grains or fat-shaming.
(For me, I do like to pay attention to diet, because it helps me catch things like 'hey, if I eat fried potatoes in any quantity while out, I usually end up feeling a bit ill in an hour or two, so maybe I should remember that when ordering food' or 'I'm not hungry but want something salty, so I probably only need a single pretzel twist and not to nosh on the bag'. For other people, keeping track like this might be too stressful, especially since I show my notes to my nutritionist for discussion.)
* Let's face it, there's a lot of emotional BS about food and exercise habits, plus a lot of healthy food takes more time and money to prepare than 'junk' food. (And the money angle adds a new dimension if one is on a budget -- cheap food does usually give you a lot of calories per dollar.)
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