Calories - Can't Live Without 'Em, But Don't Wanna Count 'Em (A Love-Hate Relationship With the Fuel of Life)
Let's begin by saying something honest about the foods we eat: the worse they are for us, the more we seem to enjoy them. That's true for me anyway. I love calorie-rich foods. I'm a red meat and potato guy. Also a chip guy, chocolate bar guy, pretzel guy, popcorn...well, you get the point. And that point is: If I set aside all those things and actively chose a salad, my system would probably slip into toxic shock and take me out! Lunch is a cruel mistress, and calories her weapon of choice. However, something has to be said about calories themselves: they are the sneakiest little invisible traitors on the planet. Yeah, I thought it was murder hornets, too. But no, it's calories. Because they are everywhere. They lurk behind innocent croutons and hide in your "no sugar added" creamer like a ninja assassin on a stealth mission. They hide mockingly behind that "just one bite" of cheesecake you thought wouldn't count because you stole it off somebo...