On Obesity in America

Or maybe Canada too. It's hard to tell who is who this close to Canada, unless you check the license plates on cars that people get into.

The other day I saw a woman wearing a long dress made of t-shirt material that buttoned all the way down from the collar to the hem. The buttons were close to popping off all the way because of how huge she was. No, she wasn't old, and she wasn't unfortunate. She was walking. She was just incredibly obese, and probably incredibly out of shape as she asked me to pick up a bulky piece of furniture and load it into her cart for her. Bulky, yes. Heavy? Not even close. Probably like 20 pounds max. It was one of those cushy storage ottomans things. It makes me wonder....How do people get that way?

It's very common too, here in America. You see more obese people than skinny people. But in America you have a choice. Not a lot of countries do, some people have no choice but to miss meals and be really skinny. But here, you can choose whether or not to eat the large fries. I would probably choose not to eat if I was already that big.

A lot of people blame diabetes, joint problems, etc etc for being obese. But I find it hard to believe that THAT many people are so sick they gain so much weight...

What I blame are drive-thru's, cars, motorized shopping carts, etc along with the easy access of food brought along by grocery stores, canned food, refrigerators, microwaves...and drive-thru's.

Nobody has to work for their food anymore, in fact you can get through daily life without physically exerting yourself at all, for any reason. And that is why I think America has an obesity problem.

I always try to park furthest away from the food venue I am attending. Not only does it make me feel less lazy, but it makes finding a parking spot easier and pulling out of the parking lot easier.

Until next time...go for a walk.