Girl, Eat a Cheeseburger

Since I have begun to educate myself on how to be healthy and lean, I have run into some haters or in other words, crabs. Read the quoted entry below from the article below to learn what a “crab” is You can find at http://www.theexecutivehappinesscoach.com/newsletter/Happiness_77_Apr2011_DontLetTheCrabsGetYou.pdf

“Every summer when we go to the beach, we go crabbing at once on the marsh side of the island, armed with string and some bait. As we net our catch, we toss them into a bucket. Once we catch a dozen or more crabs, they create enough mass in the bottom that any one of them could easily climb out on the backs of their fellow crabs.

But we’ve never had a crab escape. Why? Because every time a crab reaches to grab the rim of the bucket and achieve freedom, all the other crabs swarm that one and haul it back down. It’s as if they’re saying, “Hey, if I’m stuck here, I’m gonna make sure you’re stuck, too!”

After awhile, even the most ambitious crabs stop trying and lay down with the others. They all die together.”

One thing that the crabs that I am in contact with are that they are all unhealthy. Is this a coincidence?

 It is more common to be unhealthy than healthy these days. “Everybody’s doin’ it!” that voice inside your head tells you as you stare around the restaurant, cubicles, family dinners, and even the mall! Everywhere you look is candy, cookies, flour, sugar, carbs. I know because I have become a victim to these little guys many times before.

 I hear the phrase a lot, “Girl you need to eat a cheeseburger!” or “You are too skinny!” I just smile and change the subject or say some reserved default answer I have when I hear these types of comments and am rolling my eyes on the inside. But what I want to say to that is, “You’re right; I was just thinking the other day that some muffin tops would look great with my skinny jeans!”

I also have people that think that I don’t eat enough and make comments indicating that I starve myself just because I am lean. Truth is that I eat every three hours and consume tons of calories. I don’t even count calories because I work hard and don’t have to.

All I want is for these people to learn that I am healthy and be happy for me. Being healthy, eating right and working out is extremely hard to do. Please make it easier on us that are working for it and give us a compliment every now and then. J

So here’s to you unhealthy haters.  I think I WILL eat a cheeseburger!..... But ill have mine on flourless bread with 96% organic lean beef and organic cheese. Thanks!