Just like the saying, old habits die hard. It's one thing to know that certain actions can hurt us, but it's a total different thing to actually refrain from such activities that are causing us harm. It's just like addiction. Addicts know the consequences of what they do, but they can't stop themselves from doing these things. In my case, I can't seem to stop myself from eating certain foods even though the consequences are not favorable to me.
As a person who loves to cook and eat nice things, it's so tough to be unable to eat the things you want, when you want them. It's even worse when you can afford them, but you're forced to watch others take it because it'd be disastrous if you took them.
Just like everyone else, there are foods and drinks that I crave, but the problem is that my craving doesn't really matter because eating these foods could mean spending days or weeks with constant visitation to the restroom.
The first on the list is noodles. Yes, I've heard of how unhealthy it is and this is beyond mere speculations. But we've been taught that you can actually take some measures in making this food healthy for oneself. Example, one can decide to add more of veggies into their noodles, and get rid of the artificial spices in them. I cook this for people and they enjoy it. But my problem which is so disturbing is that I can't enjoy this. No matter how I garnish my noodles, I always end up with a severe stomach upset.
Secondly, most people take beverages for breakfast, but I'm not on that list because I get stomach upset after taking it. This is so disturbing, and after series of checkup, I've realized that I'm just wired differently from most people, and my stomach has zero tolerance for some kind of foods.
What hurts most is the fact that this restricts what I eat or drink when I go out. Unlike other people who drink to get drunk, if I drink past two glasses, I might not get drunk, but I'm definitely suffering diarrhea for the next two to three days.
But I can't strike out all these foods from my menu because that'd mean that I wouldn't have much left to eat as a human. So I strategized myself to ensure that I can always eat these things. As for the noodles and the beverages, I always make sure to get medicine ahead of time before eating them. If I perish, I perish, but there's no way I can stop eating the things I like because my stomach develops an intolerance for them without considering if it sits well with me.
I'm sure I'm not the only one in this pickle, but either ways, I don't think I can stop eating or cooking the things I like or crave. So, despite knowing the consequences which are never good for me, my stomach has no choice but to keep receiving these foods, unless maybe sometime in the future, I grow out of it.
