I love food. I’ve never been on a diet. Well actually, I once went off sugar for 3 hours when I was 12. But I’ve come to conclude that it’s better to be overweight and happy than to always be dieting and worrying about weight. So I’ve written a song* about how it would feel to be on a diet.
Closed off from food
I didn’t need the pain!
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know it you’ve given in again.
But something happened
For the very first time with you
My taste buds melt into the ground
Found something true
And everyone’s looking round
Thinking I’m going crazy (because of how much I’m suddenly eating)
But I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the artery
That I keep on closing
You keep clogging it but I
Keep eating
Keep, keep eating more
I keep eating
I keep, keep eating more
Keep eating
Keep, keep eating more
You cloud my skin
Trying hard not to think
But my conscience talks so loud
Its piercing sounds fill my ears
Try to fill me with doubt
And I know my initial goal
Was to keep me healthy
But nothing’s greater than the rush that comes with your taste
And in this world of tofu and green drink
I see your plate
Yet everyone around me
Thinks that I’m going crazy, maybe, maybe
But I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the artery
That I keep on closing
You up my fat cell count but I
Keep eating
Keep, keep eating more
I keep eating
I keep, keep eating more
Keep eating
Keep, keep eating more
You give me cavities
And your draining all my energy
Oh I find it hard to believe
I’ll be gaining this weight
For everyone to see
I don’t care what they say
I’m in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don’t know the truth
My heart’s crippled by the artery
That I keep on closing
You raise my heart rate but I
Keep eating
Keep, keep eating more
I keep eating
I keep, keep eating more
Keep eating
Keep, keep eating more
You make me need new clothes but I
Keep eating
Keep, keep eating more
I keep eating
I keep, keep eating more
Keep eating
Keep, keep eating more
You make good food and I
Keep eating
Keep, keep eating more
So really. I guess all these consequences are bad. Yes they are. And I do know that it’s best to be healthy. Of course. But to always be restricting yourself and allowing concern of weight to consume your every waking thought is miserable! I absolutely know that we need to take care of the bodies Heavenly Father gave us. But if we exercise and eat as healthy as we can, then I say it’s okay to eat junk food. That is, if it’s HIGH QUALITY. In fact, I wrote a post a while ago called For the Love of Meat, and I concluded that “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” was a good philosophy. But weight is not as important as happiness, and being unhealthy isn’t happy. But over-the-top dieting? I don’t think that’s happy either. I think there’s a difference between a desire to be healthy, and a desire to have a perfect body. So by the time I’ve written this huge rant of a paragraph, I’ve really contradicted myself multiple times. But you know, if you have people like Sis Chris, Sister Eggertsen, and Melissa, what else can you do? So in conclusion: BE HEALTHY. EAT. EAT GOOD FOOD, NOT TOO MUCH, MOSTLY PLANTS. BE HAPPY.
*Special thanks to Leona Lewis. I fear I have a great dislike of the particular song this one is based off of, so I thought it needed new words. 🙂
I love your conclusion, Ambie! I think I’ll post it prominently in my kitchen with one addition: “Ice-cream counts as healthy.”
I almost cried when I checked your blog for the who-knows-how-manyeth time today, and there was not only a post but a post beginning with delightful pictures of food. I like your words to bleeding love better than the original words, and your conclusions are excellent!
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I have to admit—mouthwatering. But frankly, I really couldn’t agree less. Healthy, my friend, IS happy. But this discussion can wait for another day….just like every other day 🙂
However, love the song. that’s my philosophy with life too.
Kamille, if you’ll notice, I said, “Weight is not as important as happiness, and being unhealthy isn’t happy. But over-the-top dieting? I don’t think that’s happy either. I think there’s a difference between a desire to be healthy, and a desire to have a perfect body.” The point wasn’t to be unhealthy. The point was to be healthy for the sake of well-being, not for the sake of a slim shape, if you know what I mean.