Ok, if you haven't read, "Good In Bed," by Jennifer Weiner, you should.
It is the BEST book I have ever read and it's about a fat girl named Cannie. In one scene, she's at a weight loss clinic and in a "group session" with a bunch of fat women and a clinical nurse. The nurse is trying to give them advice on weight loss and portion control. Hysterically, the women in the group are yelling out portion sizes before the nurse can finish a sentence. The nurse gets flustered and tries to continue explaining the basics and Cannie says this:
"Fat people aren't stupid, " I continued, "But every single weightloss program I've ever been tp treats us like we are - as if as soon as they explain that brolied chicken is better than fried, and frozen yogurt's better than ice cream, and that if you take a hot bath instead of eating pizza, we're all going to turn into Courtney Cox."
That chapter really rang home with me. I'm not an idiot. I know more about fat, calories, metabolism, sugar levels, protein levels, blood pressure, cholesterol, emotional eating, disorder eating and food, than ANY skinny person out there. In health class in high school, everyone thought I was a science geek because I knew everything about fat cells. It's not about knowledge!!
But today, CNN published this article, "Study: Americans super-sizing at home, too." And their helpful links? "Do you know your portion sizes?" or "Find out your BMI." So, I'm ranting.
When will the news, the media and the public fess up. They would rather pretend the 60% obesity rate is due to ignorance than anything else. And in some ways we buy into it!!! I mean, I KNOW I have bought at least $200 worth of books regarding diet, exercise, nutrition or fitness that did not give me any new information. Like, one day I'm going to read something and say, "Omigod, that's it!" and thinness will ensue.
I'm tired of being treated like I'm stupid!
CNN article:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet....zes/index.html