Social Expectations

I ordered a pair of Vibram Five Fingers a few days ago and expect them pretty soon. I'm probably more excited as I should be. I'm really becoming a dork when it comes to this fitness/nutrition thing. The most difficult part of becoming healthy is to eschew the social norms and be a little bit eccentric. If you're not a little weird, you're probably not very healthy.

But there is a point where you have to say, "OK, my health is important, but having friends is important too". Sometimes you have to compromise and give in to the social norms.

These weird slip-on hybrid sock-shoes are going to get some stares but there is no real harm done. On the other hand, if you turn down food from a person as a guest in their house, you will be perceived as being a little rude. Nobody cares that the gluten in the wheat flour is going to wreak havoc upon your gut preventing you from properly digesting your food. "It's just a freakin' cookie!", they say. "Everybody eats cookies from time to time and so should you." OK. Fair enough. I shall do away with my health concerns for the small band of time that I am a guest in your home.

With a little practice, I think you can turn down any insulin spiking, high-fructose corn syrup, sugar laden foods tactfully. But sometimes you have to just bite the bullet and eat a damn cookie.

Footwear is a different story. I don't care how unpleasant these things are to the eye. You'll just have to deal with that. I hear they stink like hell after a while, though.