I can give up alot of things in this world: diet soda, cursing, and (gasp!) ice-cream. One thing I simply cannot live without? Meat.
I am the woman who watched SuperSize Me while noshing on Taco Bell's finest all-beef tacos, enjoyed a Chicken and Biscuit Bowl (God Bless the Colonel- Homemade Taste, Served Up Quick!) whilst PETA blasted KFC for animal cruelty on Youtube, and didn't even blink when I saw that scene in Charlotte's Web where Wilbur is about to become bacon.
I am not a monster; I am a meat-lover. Lamb, Steak, Bacon, Turkey, Chicken. If it was once alive and lived on a farm, I have eaten it and loved it (especially if it's fried!). And, I have never thought twice about lustfully consuming the flesh of furry animals.
All that changed 5 minutes ago.
I was innocently skimming my one of my favorite Internet news sites, www.msnbc.com, and I found this article that has forced me to rethink my culinary customs- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38329749/ns/health/.
The breaking health news item included a study whose results revealed that a decrease in meat consumption may improve weight management (suck it, Dr. Atkins!). The study was conducted by Dr. Anne-Claire Vergnaud of Imperial College London (Brits know best!). She found that people who ate more meat gained more weight over 5 years than those who ate less meat, but the same amount of calories.
That sound? Is my heart breaking. I love meat more than all of my first cousins on my Dad's side of the family. Combined. And, since I am eternally searching ways to maintain my weight loss, I am deeply saddened by this study.
Will I be able to cut back on my meat consumption in my quest to stay in my size 4s? Absolutely not.
Will I be adding 30 minutes of cardio to my weekly gym routine? You betcha!
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