Food Choices at the Grocery Store
A friend of mine (Ali) just got back from the grocery store and told me a great story that illustrates how our external environment influences our food choices. It also shines a bit of a light on how guilty and ashamed many of us are with our food choices.
So at the check out counter Ali has a mix of fresh vegetables, some fruit and a package of chicken breasts.
Two girls waiting behind her inline noticed her food selection on the counter and mentioned to each other (trying to do it under their breath but ended up being totally heard by Ali) that her order was “so healthy” and they also mentioned that “she doesn’t have anything in a box”.
The two girls behind Ali actually took one of the food items they had in their hands (a bag of chips) back to the isle where it came from and said “I don’t need them”.
This is a great example of how much other people can influence what we eat. After all, Ali doesn’t know these girls, and they don’t know her, why in the world would Ali’s order have anything to do with those girls?
What if Ali had 3 bags of chips on the counter, would those girls have gone back and picked up two more bags of chips instead?
The reality is that Ali is in great shape and these girls may have looked at her, then looked at her food choices and put two and two together and got a bit of inspiration from her and aspire to look like her. This is an example of the positive effect of hanging around, or even standing next to a person who knows how to take care of their body and eating habits.
John
And I’m sure I don’t even need to point out at this point that Ali is also an Eat Stop Eater!
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October 18th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
hey john i know you created the 6 minute circuits for women..howcome you dont advertise it on your site? is 6 minute circuit effective for women?
October 19th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
@hulaggrl
Yup it sure is. Have you tried it yet?
JB
October 19th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
i havent yet but i want to..i have a pair of 12lb dumbells..was wondering if you can do the circuits back to back like workout mon,tues,wed..my day gets a bit hectic the rest of the week. thankyou for getting back to me!
October 19th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
@hulaggrl
back to back is fine. Whatever works for your schedule.
October 19th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
thankyou so much!im scared that my legs will bulk up..should i do cardio?does it really replace cardio?
October 19th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Hey John
This points out exactly how much our food choices are influenced by each other.
I do notice how many times this used to happen without even knowing it.
I do have another question about working out with eat stop eat. What type of resistance training is enough to stimulate the muscles enough to keep it? Do you need typical bodybuilding scheme like between 8-12 reps 12-16… or is just training for strength good enough (for example 8 sets of 3-5 reps a bodypart each week). Generally put i would like to know what is enough to at least maintain your muscle?
October 19th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
@Michiel
both styles of workout you mentioned will work. Strength is synonymous with muscle size (relatively speaking of course)
So training for muscle size/maintenance is the same as training for ‘strength’
JB
October 19th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
This VERY kind of thing is what motivates me on a daily basis. I’m always looking at what the people who I wanna look like are eating and how they’re working out. The best thing to emulate is success. Great post John.
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
John –
Just a similar experience yesterday while eating at a Mexican restaurant. I was with two other guys and we all ordered the burritos that were the lunch special. Well, the waitress brings out this burrito that is the size of the plate! It’s a good 3 inches wide by 8 inches long…a real monster, plus rice and beans.
I made up my mind that I was only going to eat half of the burrito once I saw how big it was. The other two guys were chowing down and were making comments like, “Wow, this thing is huge. It’s too bad I’m a member of the clean plate club…gotta finish it.” Meanwhile, I reached the halfway point of mine and, feeling satisfied, stopped eating. They kept eating for a couple of minutes until they noticed that I wasn’t going to finish my burrito…then they both were like, “We’ll save ours for later, too.” I thought of this post you made, and knew I had to share what happened!