MARCYINCNY2's CalorieKing blog
Wednesday, Jan 6 2010 - Another Sad Story
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Americans enjoy one of the most luxurious lifestyles on Earth:
Our food is plentiful.
Our work is automated.
Our leisure is effortless.
And it's killing us.
And so many of us don't see it. Last week I had another horrible experience with a friend who's continuing to gain weight despite all the medical risks that in her case are particularly high. Her denial is so profound that it frightens me. I may make one more effort to talk to her. I'm so uncomfortable being around her right now that if I push too hard and she breaks off our friendship it won't make much difference.
Our food is plentiful.
Our work is automated.
Our leisure is effortless.
And it's killing us.
And so many of us don't see it. Last week I had another horrible experience with a friend who's continuing to gain weight despite all the medical risks that in her case are particularly high. Her denial is so profound that it frightens me. I may make one more effort to talk to her. I'm so uncomfortable being around her right now that if I push too hard and she breaks off our friendship it won't make much difference.
2 comments so far.
2.
a decade ago
Your concern for your friend is commendable and I'm sure based on compassion, but I hope you will reconsider trying to talk to her about her weight. I'm sure she knows, but is unable to act for some reason (fear, lack of knowledge, etc) You have set a good example for her and I'm sure she knows that if she needs help she can ask for it. Talking to her is likely only to make her feel worse, on top of alienating her from you. I don't know of anyone who has had that kind of conversation and it end well.
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by MARJORIEO
1.
a decade ago
Wow. Whether accurate or not, that's what I feel like my body looks like. It's terrifying. But I agree: our lives are too filled with ease. Even our food is easy: we don't have to harvest, chop, pluck, or cook. All we have to do is push a couple buttons on a microwave and open a tab-top can, and we're awash in fat, sugar, salt, and calories. Worse, it costs less to eat that than it does to actually cook. Our society dooms (not my original word choice) our waistlines, our health, our self-images, and reinforces our ill-health with skyrocketing medical costs. Lovely, isn't it? Good luck with your friend.
by KATANAS