I've just been told by enthusiast that I am a fat slob and killing the planet. Ya....just let that sink in for a minute. Fat slob = killing the planet. Using that logic then I guess professional athelets are saving it?
I'm overweight. Fat? Yup. Slob? Well, I like comfort and prefer jeans and t-shirts to something fancy so maybe the term MIGHT apply. I've been called it before by friends who tell me ironing my clothes isn't such a big deal. I look good at work I say...but I'm an outdoors kinda girl! Why bother when I'm going to get hot and sweaty on some backwoods trail.
Killing the planet? WTF??
As was suggested, North Americans drive SUV's because we need them to fit our large asses into. I fit mine quite comfortably into a small sized car. I didn't want to be driving a gas guzzler and my little beast does everything I need it to do! Point A to Point B and it never complains about my weight. I bought a hatchback because my car isn't a status symbol.
And what I do with that car is pretty cool. It takes me hiking, camping, swimming and will carry a canoe should I really want to see the back country. I used to take me to hockey but my knee won't take it anymore. NOt because of my weight but because I stupidly played a game without the proper equiptment and took a puck off the kneecap. It's never been the same since. But walking isn't bad and I try to get in 5k a day or so. That's on top of working full time at a very active job that requires a fair bit of physical activity (and brain power!).
Trying to maintain the energy level to do all of the above I like to start of the morning with a solid breakfast of whole grain cereal and fruit. I love me some bananas in the morning! Oranges are just too much work when you are half asleep. I usually brown bag my lunch but both it and my supper are usually pretty good. I try to eat as many fruits and veggies as I need, I only drink 1% or skim milk, I've cut back on the red meat in my diet and I only use salt in cooking. According to my doctor my cholestoral levels kick ass! But I'm still fat.
According to enthusiast I sit around all day, develop diabetis and killing the planet one chocolate bar rapper at a time.
So I ask you..who's really doing what it takes to save the planet? The fat chick who supports nature and wildlife preserves in her off time? Or someone who bitches about fat people on the internet and calls it a motivational diary?
Wow...I had NO idea that diary made me so angry.
And hippo sex? don't knock it until you try it.
Update: The Rec list? Oh...this is embarassing.
Update II: The higher up the rec list this goes the more I feel I need to clarify why I did this. The diary in question raised some important issues but did so in a way that made it useless. Health, conditioning, lifestyle, etc. should all be discussed but making sweeping generalizations about people based on just their weight pisses me off. As I said in a comment below, and I'm fond of telling people, I want to be judged by the content of my character and not the size of my ass.