So today's post is going to be a rant. And that rant is directed at the Spanish population. However that's mostly just because that is who surrounds me everyday, and if I lived anywhere else, I'd probably rant about that population too.
I love to eat healthily and to exercise and just to lead a natural, good life (except for a pesky diet coke addiction). But organic, semi-vegetarian diets are not common in today's society. Girls going mountain biking (especially here in antiquated, chauvinistic Spain) is a rare sight. And no one seems to know what to think about it. No one has ever encouraged me to eat better here in Spain. Only a handful of friends don't look down on me for exercising.
They know they enjoy their oily, greasy fried foods. How much they love to sit around chatting. And they want you to partake in what they love. If they're going to "sin", they want you to do it with them. And they want you to enjoy doing it with them so they don't feel bad about enjoying it too.
Every time I turn down a third or forth helping of food, every time I mention that I went for a run, when I say I want fruit instead of pudding for desert... I get the most negative feedback ever. It's amazing. They want to know why someone as thin as I am would want to do exercise. Duh! As if me being thin has nothing to do with working out! They think eating right is being on a diet. Something temporary that you would only do if you were obese. Why would I ever want to be on a diet?
Grrr. It's not like I run a marathon every day or am wasting away from hunger. I would just like to enjoy a healthy lifestyle and I'd like people to take a positive interest in it.
