A few years ago, I ran into a gentleman who told me that as long as he worked out, he could eat whatever he wanted to eat. Requiring clarification, I asked him what he meant by "whatever he wanted to eat." And his response was devastating! He believed that as long as he exercised regularly, he could eat junk food, drink soda and candy and his health would be fine. I didn't know what to say to him so I wished him well and went about my business.
At the time, I did not say what I thought of his misunderstanding of diet and exercise. If I had responded to him, I would have said, " Sir! working out every day and eating junk food and drinking soda is like filling a bucket with holes with water and expecting it to stay full. It will drip out!!" It's like bringing chunks of dirt in into a clean room and expecting the room to be clean. Eating junk food, drinking soda and then "burning them off" through rigorous exercise is not healthy.
I didn't know this man at all and I hope junk food and soda is not his standard diet. He would be missing out on vital life giving nutrients that whole, fresh foods offer for true health and well being. With whole foods, he would be receiving nutrients that will help his body replete after a rigorous workout. He would be feel more vitality in his body and be able to live life more fully.
Whole foods provide proper nourishment and benefits that help ward off disease and ailments. Junk foods and junk beverages deplete life. They offer high amounts of calories and empty nutrients. We've often placed people on the appropriate life giving and life sustaining dietary regimen for them to later report that they are eating less foods because they aren't as hungry. And at the same time, their energy levels have improved and they feel better mentally, emotionally, and physically.
If I were to run into this man again, I would ask him how his health has been and hope that he would eat better, if he was still on the junk foods and beverages diet.