You have a good point. I guess a lot of it depends on personality and how each of us are most likely to be influenced. I could imagine a more intense documentary such as Food, Inc. maybe being too over the top for some people and turning them off rather than encouraging them to make healthier and more conscientious choices. However, I can’t imagine anyone finding it boring.

The one thing that struck me about your wish that Fresh the Movie be stronger in its message, is that it seems that the folks who need to hear the message most would be even more put off (or bored, or disinterested) if it were extreme. I haven’t seen it yet, so I don’t know, but I’m thinking of how Michael Moore’s movie reach the sympathetic or easily swayed audience and just bolster the opposition. Those who don’t believe say they want proof, but really they just want to pick a fight and defend their stance. Kinda like me, I guess…

I think my family is more open to my health ramblings based on what I have learnt on the WorldWideWeb, especially my mother, but for my father and brother, I’m not sure.

But this is just the beginning, and I estimate at least 3 years (to be fair) for my goal of achieving a healthy family. As you told me I should not be obsessed, and as rat race trap and zen habits said I should accept things as they are at the moment.

easy come, easy go!

ps. I think a site mind map could be useful as a site summary. I am connecting the dots with what I have learnt lately.

Karen – Yes, baby steps! I think it’s most effective to focus on the effects that poor dietary choices will have on their life. Once they come around, they will be more open to realizing the impact that their choices can have elsewhere.

Kelly – Absolutely! My wife has come a long way, but unfortunately, I can’t say the same for the rest of my family. In my wife’s case, I think it helped that she saw much more of what I went through with my own health than anyone else did.

Kelly