tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704099378996868867.post5338367716991060089..comments2024-03-15T06:35:30.606-04:00Comments on Losing Weight after 45 is a Bitch: Give a Hoot--Don't PolluteLosing Weight After 45 is a Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18073076065309387782noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704099378996868867.post-78183443087417073012010-04-14T13:26:41.494-04:002010-04-14T13:26:41.494-04:00I've thought for a long time that PSA's wo...I've thought for a long time that PSA's would be a great way to get the message to a great number of people. There are any number of people who share essentially the same beliefs about food and who are in the public eye and could get the message out there.wosneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18118178432203615500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704099378996868867.post-41226345992112646882010-04-14T10:04:12.776-04:002010-04-14T10:04:12.776-04:00I love Mad Men, maybe because I recall those days ...I love Mad Men, maybe because I recall those days oh too well, including the littering and the sexual harassment (which there was no phrase for and which had no consequences for the offenders.) But it costs individuals nothing to pick up their own litter, and yet the US government passed serious anti-litter legislation AND placed trash receptacles in public places where there had been none before. In other words, the government spent a great deal of money to make it easier for people to pick up their own trash (and to pick up other people's trash in some cases). Before, folks had to haul their picnic garbage back home, for instance, because there was maybe one small trash bin, if any, at a huge picnic ground or park.<br /><br />Right now, in my area, a family can buy two McDoubles for one dollar at my local McD's. That's four patties of meat, two slices of cheese, two buns, and condiments. Now, across the street at the warehouse market (a good one, by the way), green peppers cost $1.74 a piece. Yellow peppers are $1.51. A small bag of apples costs $3.22. Granted, this is not a great time of year for the price of peppers or apples, but COME ON!!!!! When it comes time to feed your 2 kids, are you gonna give them each part of a pepper or a couple apples when you can buy each of them a McDouble and still have money left over?<br /><br />Also, my neighborhood doesn't even have sidewalks! We walk, and push our baby strollers, in the street. This does not encourage exercise. And our water has been too polluted to drink for several years ("natural" radiation in the wells, believe it or not). Everyone has to buy their water and lug it home (another expense) or risk their family members getting cancer. <br /><br />Many of the folks writing and reading these diet blogs are very privileged and don't realize how HUGE a struggle it is to pay for decent food, or how hard it is to find safe places to exercise with the family. Yeah, I know some of us work 2 & 3 jobs, and have to eliminate all luxaries, and we sacrifice to feed our families healthy food. But let's face it. The families we see in Mad Men would never have to struggle to purchase good quality food. Heck, the money those men & women spent on cigs and booze alone would feed an entire family an all-organic diet.<br /><br />Until the government starts putting their money where their mouth is--starts making healthier food more affordable and creates more convenient, safe, and inexpensive places to exercise--the US population will continue to have serious obesity related health issues. <br /><br />**sighs, and humbly stumbles off soap box, out of breath**<br /><br />Thanks for provoking a VERY IMPORTANT discussion!!! I hope others will chime in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704099378996868867.post-19434364867316769862010-04-14T09:37:53.353-04:002010-04-14T09:37:53.353-04:00I sure do enjoy your posts - thanks for posting su...I sure do enjoy your posts - thanks for posting such great information.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03844191762138935136noreply@blogger.com