Why do people do it to themselves? How can they not care??
Now I may come across as Ignorant, arrogant, vain, (and for sure bad at spelling), or all three but sincerely, Im not, at least not the first two.. People gain weight due to medical reasons, stress, illness and many other reasons, Im not talking about these people, My question is about CHOICE.
Ok, so, Ive been on holiday for the past week or so, to Mallorca. Now, I decided to take a week off from training and just enjoy the Island and beach. I was on a half board bases, meaning I ate, at least one meal, out which was great cos luckily I found some awesome places where quantity didnt mean lack of quality. (My gf often says I eat like a truck driver whatever thats supposed to mean, saying if they gave me a plate of chicken breats Id be happy with that… which I would be lol, but these places went that little extra, huge cuts of salmon for example, baked with orange and pepper in some kind of leaves)
Heres my point. I cant be bothered to bake things in leaves at home, which is where the hotel buffet comes in. About the only thing worth eating at breakfast were the boiled eggs and ham, of which I had plenty. One guy I saw amazed me by his choice, he was skinny with a beer/cake/chocolate belly. I noticed his plump gf first with a plate loaded and I mean loaded with croissants (however you spell it), and cake but then he sat down with nothing more than a plate of cream. He´d filled a cup with cream meant to be added to your coffee, and emptied it onto his plate and started happily digging into it. I was surprised but each to their own I thought.
Then came the evening dinner, the selection here was good. As I sat with my plate loaded with chicken and veg, and again, I mean loaded, an overweight woman scowled at my food then me, as she slowly waded past, and that was nothing compared to the look I got as I went for seconds and loaded up with more chicken and veg.
I really do have an each to their own ´policy´, fat, thin, obese, whatever, if your happy its your choice but if theres one place in the world where even the least body concious larger person on earth must feel even a little out of shape its the beach. This is what I dont get. After that first day I became curious and started paying a little attention to other peoples plates, especially noticing the previous scowling womans plate as she seemed to have taken an instant disliking to me based on my large plates of eggs/chicken/beef/veg. Each day she´d waddle down, clearly not happy that others were eating seemingly huge ammounts of food, and select a moderate sized plate of chunky chips and cover them with mayo. (There was another, boarder line plump fat, younger girl, mid 20s, who one day balanced an Eiffle tower of chips on her plate before adding two spoons of cream, yep the coffee cream!) People must notice when theyre carrying more weight thans healthy for them so why choose chips and mayo or cream over one of the many healthier options? I just dont get it.
As a side note, I missed out vain in my intro. Thats because Ive come to realise I am, if not a little, vain. Im not particularily happy and for sure not proud of any part of my body, I feel Im fighting constantly, although enjoying, the battle to improve. Improve to what exactly I really dont know. But I do know this, when anyone, mostly my gf, calls me vain, I say damn right I am. Im glad I take care of myself, both body and mind. Im glad I watch what I eat and Im glad, a part from the old Ts and wife beaters I wear to the gym, I want to look good when I go out. A little vanity would be good for everyone!
August 3, 2009 at 8:43 am
Right on man! Awesome post, one of the best i’ve read. I talk with my wife about this topic all the time.
August 3, 2009 at 8:47 am
You have too know there are type of eaters.
Some people deal with stress by eating junk food. If they feel bad about something this food just soothing the feeling.
But sometimes emotions makes you work harder in gym.
August 3, 2009 at 8:51 am
I haven’t decided how much of others’ poor health & out of shape/overweight problems stem from ignorance, apathy or willful foolhardyness. It is amazing to see the things overweight people eat. I can’t believe they’re ignorant of the facts about the foods they eat. Like you said, it’s a CHOICE. I’ve never accidentally eaten anything…….and I doubt anyone else has either.
August 3, 2009 at 9:04 am
Just like them you were making a habitual choice when it came to your food. You happen to enjoy chicken and veggies. The ones who noticed your choices probably became more conscious of their own issues with weight and food. And you were the jerk who reminded them of it.