It's time to BLOG! (since I may not be able to for a bit)
Some of you may be wondering why I don't have pictures of my family on here more often. It's mostly because my wife steals the good ones. Thanks for the comments on my last voting question. In response.
Jared: I have tried the whole no shoes thing. My feet dry up, crack, bleed, and still itch. On top of that they hurt to bad to walk on. Prosthetics start sounding pretty good.
Joy: No Idea, but I'm picturing Shaun with red toe nails and I think it would be a good look for him.
Kara: Yeah, I know. Our genes have it out for us. I came to the conclusion a while ago that diabetes is probably in my future, but here's the thing. I think heart disease is a strong possibility as well. In an effort to avoid both, I would have to cut out sugar AND fat from my diet. I can do one, or the other, but both is HARD. Is it worth it? I could work my head off, run 3 times a week, go totally health nut on my food, and probably still not make it to 80. In the meantime I've wasted all this time and money, because, yes eating healthy is more expensive. Just compare the price of Vienna sausages to that of fresh veggies sometime. Is it worth the effort and dare I say it, the obsession it would take. Grrr. I have told Kris, I have the body and metabolism of a hunter/gatherer. Work hard all week with little food, when you manage to find something, gorge yourself. In today's world, you can manage to find something every minute of every day.
In reference to the title. This weekend is our annual church retreat. I'm looking forward to it. Especially the football game:). Next week is when I lose my mind, or maybe I've already lost it considering what I'm going to attempt. I'm going to take a week of classes at Rosedale as part of their IPS program, AND I'm planning to work all week. I don't want to take vacation time, and I want to do IPS. The good thing is I think I have figured out how to get the whole thing paid for. Otherwise I don't think I would chance it. Insanity, thy name is Freed.
Voting Question for this week.
What most contributed to American obesity?
1. The invention of agriculture (granted, that goes back a ways)
2. Great availability of processed food. (mmmm. American cheese)
3. Great wealth and success.
4. Fewer kids per family.
5. Television.
6. Other
Have fun.
posted by Ryan L Freed @ 9:59 PM
6 Comments:
I would have to say other on this one. Although all suggestions are contributing factors to the nation's obesity problem, we can't ignore our culture's lack of activity. Forget about the days when you had to walk a mile or two to get supplies in town, now we hop in our cars to take us two blocks down the street and use the drive through for everything from the bank to the drug store to the fast food we love to eat. Then, when we do finally have some down time in our hectic schedules, we veg out in front of the TV eating more processed food. Maybe we should all have our TV's hooked up to a bicycle powered dynamo. Wait ...did I just say that or is my husband speaking vicariously through me?!?!?
Lack of activity sounds about right to me. Of course, it's (3) that's allowed us to become so lazy.
Sydney
u are just awesome and deserve much praise, and candies from the work candy jar
6. Other
I think McDonalds did it singlehandedly with the invention of the Big Mac. Wel, that and TV i guess
I'm voting for the decline of manual labor as part of daily life, in combination with the sort-of Conspicuous Consumption mindset (i.e. bigger is always better) that seems to be a permanent part of our society.
--l
Ryan is the answer telivision because that is how kids become obese by not excercising and become couch potatoes. Liz
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