Truth...

Truth is an interesting thing. I have recently come to realize that I have a pretty vast knowledge of nutrition, at least based on what the most recent studies are showing us. And, I believe in what I know wholeheartedly. Enough that if I had children I'd feed them according to what I know is true at the moment.

But, here's the reality...the fat chick isn't credible.

It's true. I know as much as some professionals in the field, and not as much as others, of course. But, it doesn't matter because I don't look the part. It goes back to the old saying "proof is in the pudding". I never go to a hairdresser if her hair is a freakin' mess. I never take fashion advice from the woman who looks like she walked out of a bad 80's movie. So, I get it. And, it makes sense.

I was recently in a situation where a woman who was much thinner than I was, was talking about what foods were healthy and what foods weren't during a social lunch with others at the table. She was right, on a couple of things...but very mislead otherwise. Many of us are. And I hate that. I feel like the food industry is just sitting there laughing their asses off while we consume their products, make them rich and continue to get diseased. They don't care. But, I DO! I decided to share some information for her to consider. If faces could say a whole sentence without speaking a word from their mouths she would have said with that look on her face... "yeah, because you're clearly in the know....all 260 lbs. of ya...whateva!" lol...I swear to you the expression on her face seemed to say exactly that.

But, I AM in the know...and I really want to help other people see the wool that is being pulled over their eyes. But, I might as well be invisible right now. The truth is...no one believes you know what you're talking about unless you LOOK like you know what you're talking about. You gotta practice what you preach.

I really want to be heard...even if it only helps just one soul find her way. And, if I want to be heard, I need to SHOUT. The best way to shout is to do it and be the example.