White White Farm: A Legacy of Gluttony

Those of you who are old enough (children of the 50's and 60's) will probably remember your parents telling you to clean your plate because "children in China were starving." It never made sense the way they said it. Wouldn't it be impractical to gather up the brussel sprouts that my sister and the dog and I didn't want, and ship them over to China to help those kids? And how would my consumption of these disgusting green balls help those Chinese kids anyway?Obviously, we missed the point entirely, but so did our parents! After WWII, the parents of us baby boomers lived a more prosperous lifestyle than had previously been seen in the world. They simply wanted us to appreciate the abundance that we had, and I believe it was this clean your plate mindset that sent our entire generation down a path that led to record breaking rates of diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and all manner of nutritionally preventable disease in the 21st century.The easily attainable prosperity of the 60's and 70's took us from the clean your plate mindset into an absolute portion distortion trap that has become the norm. We are regularly presented with far more than we need to eat, and we are trained to clean our plate so we eat it all. And what we are eating is loaded with chemicals, sugar, and fat that enhance the flavor and make it truly enjoyable for us to eat until we are overstuffed and uncomfortable. That uncomfortable feeling should be a signal to us that we ate too much, but we have been conditioned to ignore that signal and true to our habit, we will do it again and again. Just look at the size of the portions served in restaurants and at the fast food drive through. Look at the size of that triple cheeseburger and consider... do we really need to eat this much food at one sitting?The wisdom the bible teaches us is far from our clean your plate mentality. The bible teaches us to use what we need, and leave the rest for someone else to meet their need.Deuteronomy 24:19-21 (NKJV) "When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow."Proverbs 23:20-21 (NLT) "Do not carouse with drunkards or feast with gluttons, for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags." Maybe the poverty spoken of is the actual physical result of consuming too much. It steals our energy, our health, and teaches our children a detrimental way of life.So here comes the BIG question. How do we break this cycle? If we cannot conquer this in our generation, our children and our children's children will pay dearly for this legacy of gluttony. I have become more aware of this over the past couple of years as my work has become less physical, and I have reached that age where the fat just wants to stick to my middle. In two years, I moved from the middle of the green zone on the body mass index chart to the yellow (warning) edge. Now I am not pleased with the way my mid section looks, and it is time to do something about it, but, I have a lifetime of bad eating habits to break, and I imagine many of you do as well.The good news is that there are solutions, and I have found one that is working for me. Backed by scientific discovery of the importance of consuming low glycemic, non cephalic foods and beverages to losing unwanted fat, by replacing one product I have consumed daily for my entire adult life, I have seen immediate results. This is really important because nothing will motivate us in the early stages of change quite like a benchmark of success! Add to that the validation of a great body of research revealing that the consumption of high glycemic, high cephalic products cause weight gain in adults and children, and can lead to type 2 diabetes... I believe I will stick with this program.I have not consciously changed my eating habits for the better (dieted), nor have I begun a program of regular exercise, which I know I should, but I no longer crave the sugary afternoon boost, or the donuts and muffins with my morning coffee. I am well satisfied with smaller portions of healthier foods. I have a lot more energy, and my mind seems to be more involved in deciding what to eat, instead of my body responding to cravings that dictate consumption of fatty and sugary treats. In the past four weeks I have dropped 6 pounds and shed 4 inches, without really trying or feeling like I gave anything up.So what is it that one thing I changed? My coffee! Yes, that's all. I found a great coffee with low glycemic & thermogenic (fat burning) properties, and stopped drinking Folgers. Yes, it costs a little more than Folgers, but it costs far less than many weight loss alternatives, and tremendously less than the health problems that go along with becoming and remaining overweight! [EXTRACT] Those of you who are old enough (children of the 50 and 60), remember your parents telling you to clean your plate because "children starving in China." Never made sense the way she said it. Would not it be more practical to pick sprouts that my sister and the dog and I did not want, and send them to China to help the children? And what would my intake of these disgusting green balls to help Chinese children anyway? Obviously, we totally missed the point, but so did our parents! After the Second World War, the parents of the baby boomers we live a more prosperous life than you see in the world. They just wanted to appreciate the abundance that we have had, and I think it is clean plate his thinking that he sent an entire generation on a path that led to record-breaking rates of diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, blood pressure high, and every form of preventable nutritional disease in the 21st century. Easy to achieve prosperity of the 60 and 70 took us from the clean plate his thinking in a trap of absolute distortion that has become the norm. We are regularly presented with much more than we need to eat, and we are trained to clean your plate, so they eat everything. And what we are eating is loaded with chemicals, sugar and fats that enhance flavor and is really nice for us to eat until they are soft and uncomfortable. That feeling of discomfort should be a signal to us who ate a lot, but we have been conditioned to ignore the signal and true to our custom, we will do it again and again. Just look at the size of portions served in restaurants and drive through fast food. Look at the size of the triple burger consider ... Do we really need to eat this much food at once? The wisdom of the Bible teaches us is far from our mentality of the clean your plate. The Bible teaches us to use what we have, and leave the rest for someone else to meet your need.Deuteronomy 24:19-21 (NIV) "When your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, I will not get ,. will be for the stranger, the fatherless and the widow, which the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the works of your hands When you beat your olive trees, do not go over the boughs again. will be for the stranger, the fatherless and the widow When picking the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean then be for the stranger, the fatherless and the widow "Proverbs. 23:20-21 (NIV)" Do not carouse with drunkards or party with the Wolverines, for those who are on their way to poverty, excessive sleeping and dressed in rags. "Perhaps the speaker is poverty that the physical result of consuming too much. It robs our energy, our health, and teaches our children in a manner prejudicial to life.So here comes the big question. How to break this vicious cycle? If we can not overcome this in our generation, our children and our children's children will pay a heavy price for this legacy of gluttony. I've become more aware of this in the last couple of years since my work has become less physical, and I've reached that age where the fat just want to stick to my half. In two years, I moved from the center of the green area in the table body mass index to yellow (warning) from the edge. Now I am not satisfied with the way my midsection looks, and it's time to do something about it, but I have a lifetime of bad eating habits to break, and I suspect many of you as good news encuantra that there are solutions, and I found one that is working for me. With the backing of the scientific discoveries of the importance of low blood sugar, food and beverage noncephalic to lose unwanted fat, by replacing a product they consumed daily throughout my adult life, I have seen immediate results. This is very important because nothing will motivate us in the early stages of change quite as a benchmark of success! Add to that the validation of a large body of research shows that consumption of high glycemic, high cephalic products cause weight gain in adults and children and can lead to type 2 diabetes ... I think I'll stick with this program.I have not consciously changed my eating habits for the better (dieted), nor have I started a regular exercise program, I know I should, but I do not crave the momentum in the afternoon with sugar or the donuts and muffins with my morning coffee. I am very satisfied with smaller portions of healthier foods. I have much more energy and my mind seems to be more involved in deciding what to eat, rather than my body responds to the cravings that determine the consumption of fatty and sugary sweets. In the last four weeks I have lost 6 pounds and shed 4 inches, without even trying, or feeling that gave nothing. So what is one thing that has changed? My coffee! Yes, that's all. I found a great coffee with low-glycemic and thermogenic properties (fat burning), and stopped drinking Folgers coffee. Yes, it costs a little more than Folgers, but costs much less than many alternatives for losing weight, and tremendously less than the health problems that go along with the rest becoming overweight!