Absent Food in Dieting
For my last blog post I will revert back to discussions on the voluntary giving up of foods, this time through a topic which I have a personal connection to. From a early age I was educated profusely on the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and keeping fit, which meant being preferably thin. As someone who trained for five years as a track and field athlete I was constantly reminded by my coach on what foods I should eat and how regularly I should exercise. Fast forward a few years and going onto Instagram I am bombarded with sponsored ads of diet pills and even diet gummy bears and skinny teas which are designed to help you lose weight fast. It seems like dieting and its various discussions in day-to-day life and in the media have followed me throughout my life and are everywhere I look. Whilst remaining healthy and restricting certain fatty and sugary foods in order to attain weight control is in my eyes an entirely positive way to live (to a certain degree - it's ok...