fitover50

In my youth I would eat pretty much anything that appealed to me. I never was an overeater and with youth and a high energy level on my side, my eating habits did not adversely affect my weight or my health. But, with age comes wisdom - and a better appreciation for just how detrimental a slice of cheesecake can be when eaten on top of a hot turkey sandwich complete with spinach, bacon and a deadly cream sauce.

Slowly, over the years, I have eliminated entire categories of, basically non-essential, foods from my life. I stopped eating the office donuts about five or six years ago - haven’t had one since. I gave up a particularly addictive brand of potato chip that used to take possession of my self-control with about the same overwhelming force as heroin does to an addict. I’ve been “clean” from that demon for about two decades. I pass by the bagels, the large soft pretzels and the assorted nuts that come around during the holidays.

I still have my vices, have no fear about that. Actually, I’m starting to think I should take a good hard look at some of my other little indulgences and make a few more cuts from the program. It’s sad to consider. I admit to being a chocoholic. And, to paraphrase Charlton Heston when he talked about his constitutional right to bear arms, “You will get my chocolate bar when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.”

What trade-offs have you made when it comes to what you will or won’t eat for the sake of your health and weight? How has that changed since you passed the big “5-0?”

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