Thoughts and Their Effect!

I was flipping through the channels the other day and I couldn't stop myself from stopping on Katie Couric's show. The subject on hand was "disordered eating." This topic is very near and dear to my heart because of my own struggles with it. I immediately stopped flipping channels and stared at the TV, mostly to check their sources and their stats. They weren't talking about anything I hadn't studied before. They were discussing how disordered eating affects more women and men in the United States than are accounted for. They talked about how some people may come down with disordered eating and not even realize it. My eyes tear up when this topic is being discussed. I cannot help but feel empathetic towards those struggling. One thing she said really resonated with me though. She said that most women in the United States, when asked how often they are thinking about diet and exercise, answered with 50% of the time or higher. I stared in disbelief. I thought back to my own thought process. What do I think about most of the time? I came to the conclusion that I am thinking about clean eating and exercise about 80% of the time. This is very shocking to me. Is this a bad thing? Is this a good thing? I don't know. All I know is I am trying my best to live a happy and healthy lifestyle and all of you should too. I wish those of you struggling with this the best and I hope you can pull yourselves through like I did! I know it can be tough but you're strong! You can do it! Good luck!