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Saturday, Aug 9 2014 - Waist vs. Waste
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I have always had a bit of trouble throwing away perfectly good stuff. 
My parents were among those that cautioned against leaving food on the plate because "children in Asia are starving." I remember a comedy routine from years ago by Allan Sherman titled "Hail to thee, fat person" in which he lauds fat people essentially as martyrs for peace. The lyrics are:
I would like to explain how it came to pass that I got fat
Ladies and gentlemen, I got fat as a public service
When I was a child, my mother said to me
"Clean the plate, because children are starving in Europe"
And I might point out that that was years before
The Marshall Plan was ever heard of
So I would clean the plate, four, five, six times a day
Because somehow I felt that that would keep the children
From starving in Europe
But I was wrong, they kept starving and I got fat
So I would like to say to every one of you
Who is either skinny or in some other way normal
When you walk out on the street, and you see a fat person
Do not scoff at that fat person, oh no
Take off your hat, hold it over your heart, lift your chin up high
And in a proud, happy voice say to him
"Hail to thee, fat person! You kept us out of war!"
On a more serious note, it has not been easy to overcome the programming that makes me feel bad in some way when I throw away perfectly good food because the restaurant loaded up my plate. I am trying to develop a habit of asking for a to-go box before my food arrives so I can box up what I would otherwise toss out before the momentum of eating begins. It actually works very well and I'll have lunch for tomorrow.
(Credits: I lifted the lyrics
from http://www.songlyrics.com/allan-sherman/hail-to-thee-fat-person-lyrics/)
My parents were among those that cautioned against leaving food on the plate because "children in Asia are starving." I remember a comedy routine from years ago by Allan Sherman titled "Hail to thee, fat person" in which he lauds fat people essentially as martyrs for peace. The lyrics are:I would like to explain how it came to pass that I got fat
Ladies and gentlemen, I got fat as a public service
When I was a child, my mother said to me
"Clean the plate, because children are starving in Europe"
And I might point out that that was years before
The Marshall Plan was ever heard of
So I would clean the plate, four, five, six times a day
Because somehow I felt that that would keep the children
From starving in Europe
But I was wrong, they kept starving and I got fat
So I would like to say to every one of you
Who is either skinny or in some other way normal
When you walk out on the street, and you see a fat person
Do not scoff at that fat person, oh no
Take off your hat, hold it over your heart, lift your chin up high
And in a proud, happy voice say to him
"Hail to thee, fat person! You kept us out of war!"
On a more serious note, it has not been easy to overcome the programming that makes me feel bad in some way when I throw away perfectly good food because the restaurant loaded up my plate. I am trying to develop a habit of asking for a to-go box before my food arrives so I can box up what I would otherwise toss out before the momentum of eating begins. It actually works very well and I'll have lunch for tomorrow.
(Credits: I lifted the lyrics
from http://www.songlyrics.com/allan-sherman/hail-to-thee-fat-person-lyrics/)
2 comments so far.
2.
a decade ago
Try, maybe, to think of it as not "perfectly good stuff." It's food that you don't need or want, that's all. Eating it would not be good for you, so in fact it is actually bad stuff.
In restaurants, I cut the portions in half immediately and push it to one side of the plate. It's a little less eccentric than asking for a box first thing, and I'm able to visualize that THIS (half) is "my" portion. Works for me.
by TMOORE1
1.
a decade ago
I was on a trip recently where I did not have fridge in the hotel room. We were in Boulder, Co which is the easiest place in the world to eat out and find really great healthy food although it was expensive. The hardest part of the trip was not finishing my plate and letting the waiter take it from me. The food was great, it was healthy, and it was expensive but it was too much.
by LORILOVE