I promise you that eating healthy doesn't need to feel like a death sentence. And if those around you are eating miserable looking "healthy" foods then they're not doing it right. Seek out knowledgeable people who can help you.
And eat the damn yolk it's good for you!
Of course it feels like a death sentence. It isn't so much that you are eating bland foods.. some of those, like you say , are pretty tasty in their own way . It is what you cannot eat.
I don't think there is a more judgmental group in the world than healthy eaters. If you are going to judge others based on what they eat then the following must be true:
1. You are sacrificing something to eat healthy.
There is no way around that. If it all tastes just as good, and brings about an equal amount pleasure then there is no sacrifice and if there is no sacrifice then that means the healthy eaters are just eating what they like, while judging others for doing the same. Otherwise, you ARE sacrificing (aka feels like a death sentence)
Again, I haven't done the math or thought it through to that level of detail, to narrow it down to what my cut off year would be but I can tell you this ... If I make it to 60 without having major issues related to my weight, I have scoreboard over if I had done it another way. For me. Might be different for you or someone else.
It is actually one of the reasons I am super opposed to government run healthcare. Eventually they will tell you what you can and cannot eat. Already we have seen proposed sin tax (a regressive tax fwiw) for fast food and already have sin taxes in place on other items. We have people trying to prevent you from having however much soda you want, or preventing restaurants from cooking their food in particular types of oils. I will eat whatever I want and drink whatever I want, and I will allow you to do the same.
The good news is .... studies haven't really come close to the number of years of extra life being a decade or more, although it appears you can add close to that if you combine a bunch of healthy decisions (avoid a bunch of unhealthy decisions)
But let's say it is three years for the fun of it. If those 3 years are from 24 years old to 26 years old, then I would change my tune but they aren't. The average life span in the united states is almost 79 years (a little higher for females and a little lower for males). If I am sacrificing for 76 years to get the three years from 77 to 79, it is an easy choice for me. For me. I am not saying it is the right choice for anyone else.
The healthy people should happy, since the unhealthy people subsidize them through social security.
Healthy eaters are the most judgmental people I have ever run across in my 50 years on this planet (10 more years to go and I have won in my own mind with regard to eating whatever I want. Just an incredible level of joy that food has brought me in my lifetime. I cannot think of many things that bring me as much joy as eating what I want, when I want, has. If I have my heart attack tomorrow, and fall over and that is it for me ... I think I may have eliminated too many good years to have not made the sacrifices. But if I get to 60 .....
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