Food For Thought

I'm a pretty heavyset guy and I know it. I'm trying to drop a few by eating healthier. But there's this guy in the office who tries to give me advice on what I need to do. Here are a few of the things he told me:

1) You eat too much.

Everything at my desk is apples, oranges, bananas, nectarines, grapes, wheat bread, peanut butter, almonds, walnuts, and oatmeal. I like to think it's pretty healthy. A little bit of everything above throughout the day is better than eating a bag of chips and cookies and snacking of junk food all the time.

2) You drink too much water.

Homeboy asked me how much water I drink throughout the day and I told him 2 gallons. He said that was waaaaay too much. And then he proceeded to tell me that he read somewhere (probably online) that too much water is bad for you. I guess he never noticed that I'd go running on my lunch breaks and I sweat like crazy and all I'm trying to do is rehydrate myself.

3) Bread is bad for you.

I'm eating multi grain bread, not white bread. It's not like I'm overloading on bread. I eat 2 slices a day and that's it. I've cut back my carb intake by at least 60%. I used to eat rice every meal. Now, only one meal a day.

I don't mind people giving me advice but this guy swears by all the things he tells me. And I look at him and he's not exactly "healthy". He's a pretty heavyset guy as well, which makes me wonder about all the advice he gives. Obviously something isn't working. It's not working for him, so I'm not listening to him. Or he might be one of those people who have the "Do as I say, not as I do" mindset. Nonetheless, a spinning split-legged Van Damme jump kick might coming his way soon if he doesn't shut up.