Day 49. Speak to you Food,

I was at breakfast yesterday with friends and I was trying REALLY HARD to finish my food even though I was stuffed to capacity. It was sad, I sat there with my head against the wall counting the moments until I took my next bite until I looked at my food and blurted out, I DON'T HAVE TO EAT YOU!. It was funny but it was also liberating to a certain extent.

I kept repeating it to myself after I said it until it really sunk in. I think that whole clear your plate thing from childhood is wack. I will not do that to my children. They will eat what they can and then keep it moving. It's a shame that many of us were taught to clear our plates when many times we were full. My brother and I would chew the food and then spit it out in napkins until we were "done" or give it to our dog Max who would eat EVERYTHING! (I'm convinced that his poor eating habits lead to his slow death. RIP Max a Million!)

Anyway, I just thought saying that was growth on my part and I wanted to share....With that said my friends, speak to your food when you're full and tell it "I don't have to eat you!!!" :)