F00DIE

I feel like in today's society there is this huge negative outlook towards junk food. I swear some people act like you are going to gain 27 pounds and die of a heart attack if you eat one cookie. Who knows what those types of people would do if they saw me eat two cookies!

Personally, I have tried the whole "dieting" thing and I did not last long at all. Obviously no one enjoys dieting, yes they may enjoy the results of it, but I would love for someone to give me a valid argument on why it is fun to watch a group of people around you eat a piece of cake at a birthday party and you cant take one because "you're on a diet."

I recently read this article the other day that taught me a huge lesson when it comes to self image and being happy and healthy... http://greatist.com/health/diet-and-deprivation-enjoying-food

The whole idea of the 80/20 rule in that article is so spot on to me. Of course it is not advised to eat like crap 24/7 and never eat anything healthy, but, that's not to say you can't splurge every once in a while and reward yourself.

I have a bag of Skittles that I keep in my bedroom and never hesitate to delve into it when I feel necessary. After going through a few phases of worrying about becoming overweight or anything of that nature, I have finally realized that the actual key to being happy is to be healthy when you can, but never deprive yourself of the little wonderful things that life has to offer either. 

Cheating on your diet every once in a while is a good thing, you will be much happier and, believe it or not, will still be healthy.

Eat the cookie.