Part of the problem in America is the obsession with portion size, rather than food quality and natural ingredients in the average diner/run-of-the-mill restaurant. It seemed that it was pretty standard to get enough food to take a second meal home in a box, which I can only imagine gets munched back at at the ranch with a bottle of coke and a bag of Doritos.
When I used to ask people if a particular restaurant was good, they invariably would rate a restaurant on portion size, which is a bit odd to a European.
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Danalog the Vengeful Programmer wrote:
Some people also have wacky metabolisms. My fiancee eats about the same amount as I do (not way too much), works at an elementary school as an before/aftercare provider and camp councelor so she's chasing kids around all day long, and is still overweight.
Has she had her thyroid looked at? I had a very stressful summer last year, lots of overtime and it woke up my latent thyroid condition. I could tell cause I put on weight very quickly out of nowhere, and without medication you can diet and exercise and still not lose a pound. After I got on my meds though, it made it as easy to lose weight as when I was in my teens. Have her doctor do a thyroid check... Worth a try.
Patrician wrote:
Part of the problem in America is the obsession with portion size, rather than food quality and natural ingredients in the average diner/run-of-the-mill restaurant. It seemed that it was pretty standard to get enough food to take a second meal home in a box, which I can only imagine gets munched back at at the ranch with a bottle of coke and a bag of Doritos.
When I used to ask people if a particular restaurant was good, they invariably would rate a restaurant on portion size, which is a bit odd to a European.
When I used to ask people if a particular restaurant was good, they invariably would rate a restaurant on portion size, which is a bit odd to a European.
I've noticed this too. Most restraunts I go to now have such huge portions you could feed 2-3 people from one plate. And thats just the entree, not including the appetizers or desert. I don't think I've ever been able to finish an entire plate and I rarely take it home with me. If I do thats lunch for the next day.
Even our pets are fu[b][/b]cking obese. My g/f's cat is almost as wide as it is long 
waht does that say about us?
and who'd of thought? I live in a land where the poor are fat and the rich are emaciated.
Edited, Tue Jun 28 10:21:57 2005 by Kelvyquayo
waht does that say about us?
and who'd of thought? I live in a land where the poor are fat and the rich are emaciated.
Edited, Tue Jun 28 10:21:57 2005 by Kelvyquayo
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Danalog the Vengeful Programmer wrote:
Some people also have wacky metabolisms. My fiancee eats about the same amount as I do (not way too much), works at an elementary school as an before/aftercare provider and camp councelor so she's chasing kids around all day long, and is still overweight.
Has she had her thyroid looked at? I had a very stressful summer last year, lots of overtime and it woke up my latent thyroid condition. I could tell cause I put on weight very quickly out of nowhere, and without medication you can diet and exercise and still not lose a pound. After I got on my meds though, it made it as easy to lose weight as when I was in my teens. Have her doctor do a thyroid check... Worth a try.
My same aunt that has cancer, has a thyroid problem, but had to stop the thyroid meds when the chemo started :( She mad sure to tell met hat I need to get my thryorid checked but when I went to the doctor to check it they asked me for $150!!!!!!!!!
Guess I will suffer a little longer, unless someone wanna front me some cashola!
Mistress Darkflame wrote:
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Danalog the Vengeful Programmer wrote:
Some people also have wacky metabolisms. My fiancee eats about the same amount as I do (not way too much), works at an elementary school as an before/aftercare provider and camp councelor so she's chasing kids around all day long, and is still overweight.
Has she had her thyroid looked at? I had a very stressful summer last year, lots of overtime and it woke up my latent thyroid condition. I could tell cause I put on weight very quickly out of nowhere, and without medication you can diet and exercise and still not lose a pound. After I got on my meds though, it made it as easy to lose weight as when I was in my teens. Have her doctor do a thyroid check... Worth a try.
My same aunt that has cancer, has a thyroid problem, but had to stop the thyroid meds when the chemo started :( She mad sure to tell met hat I need to get my thryorid checked but when I went to the doctor to check it they asked me for $150!!!!!!!!!
Guess I will suffer a little longer, unless someone wanna front me some cashola!
Youshutup wrote:
Youshutup's guide to keeping thin:
Have good genes.
Substitute caffeine and nicotine for real sustenance.
Don't exercise.
Works like a charm for me.
Have good genes.
Substitute caffeine and nicotine for real sustenance.
Don't exercise.
Works like a charm for me.
Working for me too, it seems. Luckily I got my mom's genes (short and skinny) as opposed to my dad's (big and heavy). I'm going to end up looking like my mom's brother - lean and leathery, my mental picture of Roland the Gunslinger.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Or most fifty year old roofers. Take your pick.
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Try a 40-hour work week again and see how quickly that drains your will to live.
40+ hr work week at a forune 50 company
14 hrs of grad school
12 of volunteer work.
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i manage.
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Has she had her thyroid looked at? I had a very stressful summer last year, lots of overtime and it woke up my latent thyroid condition. I could tell cause I put on weight very quickly out of nowhere, and without medication you can diet and exercise and still not lose a pound. After I got on my meds though, it made it as easy to lose weight as when I was in my teens. Have her doctor do a thyroid check... Worth a try.
Could be. Her grandmother was also an active person who ended up dying at over 400 points, I think from her heart giving out. Her mother is also way overweight, and works as a nurse, so she's on her feet or moving around all day as well. So it might be some sort of genetic condition.
Do what now?
Danalog the Vengeful Programmer wrote:
The Glorious Atomicflea wrote:
Has she had her thyroid looked at? I had a very stressful summer last year, lots of overtime and it woke up my latent thyroid condition. I could tell cause I put on weight very quickly out of nowhere, and without medication you can diet and exercise and still not lose a pound. After I got on my meds though, it made it as easy to lose weight as when I was in my teens. Have her doctor do a thyroid check... Worth a try.
Could be. Her grandmother was also an active person who ended up dying at over 400 points, I think from her heart giving out. Her mother is also way overweight, and works as a nurse, so she's on her feet or moving around all day as well. So it might be some sort of genetic condition.
I could almost bet on it, then. If she tries to diet and gains weight... Hyper/Hypothroidism is genetic. All three women in my family have it, and it's likely we'll pass it on.
TStephens
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Or most fifty year old roofers. Take your pick.
You are a roofer? Shouldn't you be on someones roof then, drunk and stoned out of your mind?
Fat-***: I eat sensibly
Translation: I'm on my 5th Big Mac by 2pm
Fat-***: I take regular exercise
Translation: When I was 8 I walked all the way from the car to the counter at Burger King when the drive thru was closed
Fat-***: It's my hormones
Translation: I feast on fatty foods
Fat-***: It's my genes
Translation: I feast on fatty foods
Fat-***: I look after myself
Translation: I am a typical greedy, ignorant fat-assed westerner who will blame the state, society and GW Bush before I'll admit I'm on a calorie-induced 10-year suicide..
Translation: I'm on my 5th Big Mac by 2pm
Fat-***: I take regular exercise
Translation: When I was 8 I walked all the way from the car to the counter at Burger King when the drive thru was closed
Fat-***: It's my hormones
Translation: I feast on fatty foods
Fat-***: It's my genes
Translation: I feast on fatty foods
Fat-***: I look after myself
Translation: I am a typical greedy, ignorant fat-assed westerner who will blame the state, society and GW Bush before I'll admit I'm on a calorie-induced 10-year suicide..
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