So on a regular basis, I have various ways to obtain free food, this could be from Pasir Panjang, catered food from events, left over food from some retailers, etc.
So as my methods and options got better, I started getting fussy and started eating the better food and I ate less vegetables collected at Pasir Panjang. That used to be my regular source of food and it was a good healthy option and I could have a better diet and eat less meat.
However, after I got other options, I ate "better" stuff, so before I went to Perth, for weeks, I was eating other foods, some meats, some catered stuff, etc...
Then just before we went to Perth, I was talking with my wife and we realized that our diet habits had gotten worse. Cos getting other sources of food, I don't get to dictate how to cook them, cos they are already cooked. So they are usually saltier, more oily, etc. And so we made a decision to revert back to our healthier diet of mainly vegetables and fruit and eat less meat and other stuff, we still go out and eat, or we eat with our parents place or go out and eat when overseas, but we felt that it would be better to have a more plant based diet for the time when I cook.
And that's the interesting thing... getting free food and improving all the time isn't particularly good.
It's quite normal to want better things. More often than not, we are limited by money. So we can't always eat nice things everyday, cos it's expensive. So usually, we eat normal food on normal days, and on weekends, we eat better food. But when I started getting free food... and of course I kept on looking for better free food. Nicer stuff, etc... money was no longer in the equation. This also meant that I could eat better food... everyday IF I wanted to.
And for a period, I was gaining weight... I had lost some weight due to my vegetable diet and was quite pleased with it, but I started gaining weight when the food got better.
So long story short... upgrading all the time isn't always good. In this case, it was actually bad for us and downgrading back to a simple vegetable and fruit diet is actually better for us.
This doesn't mean that we don't eat meat or go out and eat. We still eat nice stuff when available. But for our home cooked meals on a daily basis, we have decided to eat simpler and healthier stuff.
And the interesting thing is... this can also be seen in other aspects of life.
Is getting a bigger car better?
Is getting a bigger house better?
Getting better stuff for the house better?
Is getting a higher paying job always better?
Sometimes, upgrading isn't always better for the individual. It all depends on the situation.
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