First of all,
read this post from Elastic Waist.
People do this all the time around me. They seem to think that because I'm a health writer and am trying to live a healthy lifestyle, that automatically means that I'm judging them for everything that they do.
Therefore, they feel the need to justify:
I haven't eaten in hours- I'm so hungry- I haven't indulged in a while- I walked a lot yesterday- it's just a couple glasses of wine- I'm PMSing- I'm really stressed- there's cream cheese in this so that's dairy so it's kind of healthy.
But it's not just other people feeling guilty when they sit down to eat with me. I do it too. I constantly hear people saying to me
Goodness you eat a lot- you eat nonstop- don't let Sagan see what you're eating, it's not healthy enough- it's got olive oil in it so you can eat it because it's healthy.
I feel guilty, too. And I justify away what I am eating:
I had boot camp this morning- it's salad so it doesn't matter if my portion is enormous- I know it's not incredibly healthy for me, but that's okay every once in a while.
Why do we feel the need to justify what we do to other people? We should only be doing what
we feel is the right thing to do, and never mind if others are casting a critical eye over our eating choices. What's your take on this? Answer the poll and a comment below!
People do this all the time around me. They seem to think that because I'm a health writer and am trying to live a healthy lifestyle, that automatically means that I'm judging them for everything that they do.
Therefore, they feel the need to justify: I haven't eaten in hours- I'm so hungry- I haven't indulged in a while- I walked a lot yesterday- it's just a couple glasses of wine- I'm PMSing- I'm really stressed- there's cream cheese in this so that's dairy so it's kind of healthy.
But it's not just other people feeling guilty when they sit down to eat with me. I do it too. I constantly hear people saying to me Goodness you eat a lot- you eat nonstop- don't let Sagan see what you're eating, it's not healthy enough- it's got olive oil in it so you can eat it because it's healthy.
I feel guilty, too. And I justify away what I am eating: I had boot camp this morning- it's salad so it doesn't matter if my portion is enormous- I know it's not incredibly healthy for me, but that's okay every once in a while.
Why do we feel the need to justify what we do to other people? We should only be doing what we feel is the right thing to do, and never mind if others are casting a critical eye over our eating choices. What's your take on this? Answer the poll and a comment below!