My eating habits, driven by my stomach problems and my motivation to lost weight, are only helped some of the time. Let me explain. Eating at UDS and my sorority house the food is generally not the healthiest, especially UDS. But, grocery stores and doing your own cooking really make a difference! The economy has changed to incorporate many foods with lower calories, and yes, of course the 100 calorie pack snacks. It is because of American's diet that many people have so many health problems, especially upon reaching being obese. This caused a radical change in our economy to make things healthier. Economics, as Posner says is the study of rational choice, and here in question is the choice of what to eat. It is Keynes that "wanted to be realistic about decision-making rather than explore how far an economist could get by assuming that people really do base decisions on some approximation to cost-benefit analysis." Keynes might be surprised to see that people make choices such as buying 100 calorie packs based not on the price, but on the benefit their body will gain.
As far as ethics and Weight Watchers, there is a moral pull to eat better and healthier especially after all the news reports on being obese and how many diseases or health problems it can cause. Many people feel the need to diet and eat right to remain healthy!
I agree with you. I have acid reflux also and it is a challenge when some with a great amount of food. Mine is less severe but I understand the struggle of what to eat. Then to add to the difficulty weight loss is another challenge in itself. I am a calorie counter and the guilt that goes along with eating something you know has empty calories take the fun out of eating it in the first place. I applaud your choices though weight watchers is the one diet that I would back one hundred percent as a potential dietitian. Good luck in your further health endeavors.
ReplyDeleteHell yeah Weight Watchers! I'm a big supporter of WW and I would also like to applaud your choice. In my physiology classes, we are constantly talking about all of the effects that being overweight can have on your body, so of course we've also talked about diets and I've heard many times that Weight Watchers is one of the only diets that really has long term efficacy. Additionally, my roommate has been on WW for the last year and I'm really proud of her for losing over 40 pounds in a really healthy way. There are so many crash diets and other trendy diets that are actually terrible for you, it's great to see people doing things in a HEALTHY way. I think that portion control is an issue for a lot of people (myself included) in our culture of all you can eat buffets. Good luck with Weight Watchers!
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