What Would Your Last Meal Be?

On a recent road trip with my husband, we listened to a radio program about the last meal of a death row prisoner. While I can't remember the exact food items that the prisoner requested, his menu was something along the lines of: three Big Macs, two large fries, a large pizza, two pieces of cake, macaroni and cheese and more. The inmate's last meal of essentially carbs and fats brought me back to my eating disorder days when I likely would have ordered the same things if I were about to die. I used to fantasize that if I was about to have my last meal, I would eat everything I never let myself have. Back in my dieting decades, that would have been a lot! I spent years bouncing back and forth between the prison of restriction and the diet riot of all out binges. So the idea of being able to have anything I wanted as a last meal conjured up a feast of treats. (Although by the time I was done bingeing, I never felt like I had treated myself to much of anything!) As my husband and I drove along, we proceeded to tell each other what we might each order if we knew that we were approaching our last meal. "Grilled chicken and gorgonzola salad with vinaigrette dressing," I said. "With my favorite bran muffin --the top of the muffin only, please, warmed -- and some New York cheesecake frozen yogurt. Oh, and some perfectly ripe strawberries and pineapple with a few bites of my favorite chocolate cake." We looked at each other and laughed as we simultaneously agreed that these are t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news