Comments on: Question for You: Foodies Especially

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:33:24 +0000

This is an interesting discussion. I started reading food blogs, the ones that list everything a person eats day in and day out about a year ago. At first it was something I would just check every now and then, but gradually it turned into specific sites I would check every day, sometimes even multiple times.

Of course, there’s been the benefits to reading them. I’ve tried new foods, made a few good recipes and found a love for yoga. But – it’s starting to get where the bad is out weighing the good.

It’s not affecting my eating, just sometimes my mood. Like others have mentioned, but what if I want to go to Wendy’s an order a bacon cheeseburger. Or how about a giant cheese steak? Granted, these aren’t things I eat every day, but every now and then, come on, it’s not going to hurt.

And the calorie counting/adding up how many calories burned during a workout. I went from someone who enjoyed working out, to someone who was super concerned with how much I was burning. I don’t know about other people, but if I’m not working out strictly because it makes me feel good and is healthy, well then I simply won’t do it.

And lastly, it’s getting boring. The same thing, day in and day out.

I miss learning new things and laughing. If food blogs are a person’s thing, I get it. I was there. But no more for me. I’m not going to judge myself against some person I’m probably never going to meet.

By: ttfn300

ttfn300 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:49:38 +0000

i guess i dont’ fall into that category as I don’t post everything i eat… but even trying to come up with new, creative ideas i get stressed and think about food all the time… which i think can be unhealthy if you’re not in the right frame of mind

By: julie

julie — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:25:12 +0000

I think they’re boring, though there have definitely been times in my life where I would have read, commented, participated, probably made my own about every morsel I ate. Now I’m only interested in food as it intersects chemistry (my fave), ecology or politics. As far as dieting goes, I’m far more interested in the psychology of it all, not lists nor pictures of food/exercise

By: RunToFinish

RunToFinish — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:41:53 +0000

I like what elina said, reading food blogs really opened me up to cooking. I like to see different types of food and get ideas for what might be a new healthy throw together meal.

I do blog about new products and I know some folks don’t care for that, but others do and I love reading about new products. I like for others to be the guinea pigs!

By: Holly (The Healthy Everythingtarian)

Holly (The Healthy Everythingtarian) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:52:36 +0000

gosh, what a super fabulous topic. you know, i started my own food blog this past april after having read them for several months. there are many types of food blogs out there, so it is hard to generalize, but i guess the reason i started one is because i learned a lot from them.

i found new products, new recipes, a new way of thinking about food – seeing how different people ate opened me up to a whole new world to find out how i wanted to eat. blogging can get obsessive – that includes foods, attitudes, comments. however, i try to keep it in perspective the best i can. the blog is not my life – its an outlet for me to express my love of healthy, yummy food and cooking, not to mention exercise and a more whole living approach.

it’s definitely a slippery slope, but i think the benefits of what i have gotten out of blogging have outweighed the rest of it. will i blog forever? NO. but for now, its something i enjoy doing, and i have actually really found a healthy, peaceful balance between me and food – something i did not have for the first 23 years of my life.

also, as i have said from the beginning, if i can help at least one person lead a healthier, happier life through my blog, it will have been worth it!