How Junk Food Affects The Body, Part 1

Erika,

Thanks for showing this. Now I have to clean up my face because of my tears. I’m so happy that I no longer live this way but I’m sad because much of my family continues in this manner.

Can’t say much else right now. Just…thanks! I hope it’s enough.

Thank you thank you thank is all I can say it was meant for me to see this

It is always good to get the facts about exactly what we’re doing to our bodies. But, honestly, did we REALLY need the 5 day experiment to truly get what junk food does to us? Eating junk food is much like smoking cigarettes (or crack depending on who you are). You know it’s bad for you and yet, you continue to do it. I am GUILTY. My diet is so schizophrenic. One minute I’m having tofu and veggies. The next I’m face down in a bowl of Chunky Monkey. And in my mind, because I was “good” most of the day, I ‘deserve’ a treat. And a vicious cycle is born. Ultimately, much like quitting cigarettes (or crack), the choice HAS to be yours. You have to decide enough is enough. I never wanted to be THAT girl. You know, the one who examines EVERYTHING she eats to the point of obsession? But, you almost have to in order to keep your eating in check.

If I didnt get it before, then I surely get the picture now. Wow oh wow, thanks Erika for the friendly reminder.

i think this video was great and really informative overall especially about how your body can change instantaneously depending on what you’ve eaten, but i wish he’d demonstrated other non-stereotypical ways of overindulging with regards to food. it’s not only mcdonald’s and dunkin donuts that are bad for you but also the sit down chain restaurants like applebee’s, cheesecake factory, etc. that have astronomical amounts of added salts, sugars and fats in their food and i find even people who don’t regularly eat at say mcdonald’s/burger king/wendy’s/taco bell will have dinner/drinks at olive garden and places like that and not be conscious of what is in their meal.
and he didn’t even touch on how the foods that we prepare at home can also be filled with unnecessary additives. even if on average it’s hard to replicate the calorie/sugar/fat count of a normal restaurant meal at home, if you use frozen prepared meals, you have to be similarly careful about serving sizes and the nutritional value of those meals as well.
basically if you’re not regularly using fresh/frozen fruits and veggies in your meals, there’s no to make sure you’re getting the nutrients you need to be healthy not even to talk of losing weight if that’s your ultimate goal.