I know what you are thinking...."Pineapple?" but believe me, I am not a pineapple fan but then it is cooked on top of the burrito, it adds a wonderful sweet flavor that compliments the rest of the feast wrapped inside the flour tortilla. It is absolutely divine and I have a weakness for it that can only be starved for so long.
Even so, I know I should not have eaten it. All the while I was enjoying it, I could not shake the reality that within a few days I would be embarking on this month-long experience of identifying with the poor of the world and I could not get comfortable with the dichotomy of the situation. Here in America I can have as much food as money could buy. In fact, often we buy too much. We over eat, we waste, we spoil and we consume more than what we need.
Today I consumed two pieces of ham and egg quiche and two large glasses of chocolate milk for breakfast, a foot-long chicken-bacon ranch sub from subway with jalapeño chips and a large soda for lunch and chips and salsa, two glasses of Pepsi and a large burrito El Barzon for dinner. Currently I am participating in a "Biggest Loser" weight loss competition at my job. My current lifestyle consists of a greatly reduced calorie load than what I was consuming but today represents what I might have consumed before this competition. Honestly I am afraid to count the calories I consumed today but it will stand as an interesting measure of comparison to the meals that I will be enjoying for March.
Why do we consume so much? Is it an economic mindset? an entitlement mindset? or a need to quench some felt-need deep inside us? We can blame it on others, our situation, or our genes, but ultimately we have choices to make and we make them for right or for wrong. Hopefully this month will bring new insight into why I choose the way I choose and perhaps give me a new option when I am once again confronted with the urge to over-consume again.
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