I am overweight in the Jackie Gleason/Chris Farley mode…
Many people who eat with me think that I will eat hordes of food at one sitting which is just not true. I tend to snack quite a lot, especially in the evenings. I do not buy things in the market that I like to eat, just because of the fact that I will eat it in one night at one sitting. Golden Grahams cereal for instance. I love that shit. Can’t have it in the house though, because it will be gone in two sittings. Peanut butter is another thing. Bags of Doritoes. Forget about it, big bag, gone!
I think a lot of people in America are fat is partially because many people work in offices, at desks, in front of computer terminals. Most people eat food on the run, which is high in calories. Because of different times and schedules and what have you, it is difficult for people to cook, and people end up doing fast food or eating microwave crap.
Many poor people you see who are obese are like that because they cannot afford healthier food and instead eat fast food or what is available at the corner market which is usually garbage. One time about 10 years ago, I was very poor and went to Burger King for dinner almost everyday for two Whoppers for $2.13. Filled me up and did not cost that much. But it wasn’t healthy and it did not do me any good.
Julia Child once stated is that fat gives food flavor, and this is why it is good. So to me, it is a tradeoff between eating flavorful food and eating “what is good for you”. Vegetables are better for you than meat, but most of us like meat more. Boiling or baking meat is better than frying it, but most people like fried foods (admit it, if you could stay slim, you would eat fried food all the time, I sure would!). Chicken skin should be removed from the chicken (if the chicken is dead of course) but the skin is the best part of the chicken. Popcorn is actually “good for you”. But who likes plain ass popcorn (I know, your crazy aunt with the limp did)? Butter, salt or sugar and caramel makes popcorn great. Mashed potatoes. Need gravy. Rice? Needs gravy or soy sauce.
It goes on and on. It’s a skill and a game of moderation. However, some people (like me sometimes) treats food like a drug, something that makes me happy. You eat something like peanuts or popcorn or whatever, not because you are hungry but because it makes you feel better. It is hard to describe it unless you know it, it is akin to an addiction.
How much water do you drink? Everyone, my parents, my wife and other people have gotten on me over the years for not drinking water. Frankly, I don’t like water. I don’t like the taste of it, it is not satisfying to me The only time I like water is when I come in from the heat and the water is ice cold. That’s glorious. I think a lot of people don’t think of liquid as something that will make you gain weight. I like Gatorade. Really, I am addicted to the shit. I think of it as a happy medium between water that I hate, and sweet shit like soda which I honestly don’t like. However, I found out recently that Gatorade has a lot of carbohydrates that will make you overweight, and it is only a benefit if you are someone who works out and sweats a lot (like athletes.) I’m no athlete. I sit and play computer all day.