On that note...most processed foods are cheaper and that is why we see such a rapid gain in weight amongst poorer folk. Eating healthy is much more expensive. It's not so much a matter of it being easier to buy the oreos over the bag of apples, it's cheaper. When you have a very limited budget, you buy as much as you can with the little money you have and making proper nutritional decisions goes out the door. The stuff you can afford to feed your family with tends to be mostly processed crap that tends to add more to the waistline than anything else.
------------------------------------ Three Ravens Consulting Eric Roberts Owner/Developer [email protected] tel: 630-486-5255 fax: 630-310-8531 http://www.threeravensconsulting.com ------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 12:32 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: News Anchor Called Fat, Goes OFF on Bullying On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:22 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, i see that point. but really, that point is only valid....from a > role model standpoint...if the overweight person in question is > promoting that message. I don't think many of them are, so to suggest > such doesn't seem right. > Behavior is influenced by those around us. People find behavior more acceptable when they see their peers doing something. You may not consider them role models, but people in your everyday life do influence you. A role model is simply someone who has the power to influence a larger group. I dunno man...i think you are underestimating just how difficult it might > be. Working against your body's wants and desires 24 hours a day, 7 > days a week, for hte rest of your life.....well....just boggles my mind. > It's hard work. I love to sit on the sofa eating cookies, drinking beer, and playing video games. I use to do it all the time. I stopped because I was getting fat. I've had to workout, hit the gym, change my eating habits. I know what it means to work at losing weight. I know it's not easy. The other component of this that no-one has brought up is that the foods that are widely available in grocery stores today are getting worse and worse form a nutritional standpoint. It's so easy to buy the oreo cookies instead of the bag of apples. But the apples are better for you. There are a million less obvious comparisons, but they are all widely understood. Probably my fault...sorry :) That's what makes the list - don't worry bout it. :) -Cameron ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:355763 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
