tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post255611428556082878..comments2024-01-04T02:15:58.834-05:00Comments on Matt's Musings: ThisIsWhyYou'reFatMatt Kellandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544385872579718596noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-38716934551405450212010-11-08T10:05:59.240-05:002010-11-08T10:05:59.240-05:00It took me a while to get used to the idea of the ...It took me a while to get used to the idea of the to-go box. I'm used to the "don't waste food" philosophy, and so I'd always clear my plate. Now I'm learning to eat what I want, and take the rest home for later.Matt Kellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544385872579718596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-26611438727796384632010-11-08T10:03:04.586-05:002010-11-08T10:03:04.586-05:00There's something about the food too...
I'...There's something about the food too...<br /><br />I'm here working for six months and I've put on weight. My routine is not too different from home - I don't eat huge amounts, and not too many 'bad' things. I haven't been eating out much (cooking for myself) and I do my usual amount of walking. Not able to cycle here, which is a drag, but I don't think it can explain the weight gain. But the food itself is very different. For instance, many things here are sweetened - cereals are sweeter, bread is sweeter and even milk tastes slightly sweet to me. And the sweetening is often done with corn syrup which I believe metabolizes differently to sugar.<br /><br />In addition to that, if you do eat out, the food is often fried or cooked in a lot of fat. Tasty, for sure, but really bad.<br /><br />Another thing is that there is access to food everywhere. I think this is probably odd in the grand scheme of things. When I was a kid the biggest temptation one faced when out and about was going past the cake shop on Auburn St. Other than that, there was none of the constant food-in-your-face situation that you have here in America.<br /><br />And as you say, the portions are enormous.I've gotten very good at not eating everything on my plate (a habit that was completely drummed into me by my Depression-survivor parents when I was a kid: 'There's some child starving in Africa...') Even so, when you're dining by yourself it's hard to just leave half a plate or more at the end of a meal.anaglyphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451469127150838252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-83824007798574263852010-10-31T13:33:07.280-04:002010-10-31T13:33:07.280-04:00Don't worry about it. You're an American n...Don't worry about it. You're an American now. You're supposed to be overweight.J.R. LeMarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060796760117717968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7398250293312747643.post-7856341650073564322010-10-30T18:59:57.143-04:002010-10-30T18:59:57.143-04:00My simplest piece of dieting advice for Americans ...My simplest piece of dieting advice for Americans is to get rid of your dinner plates and use your salad plates instead. They're the size that dinner plates used to be.<br /><br />My wife and I often split meals or bring half home for later. Tip well, and no one seems to mind.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.com