I’ve heard it all before from family and friends, “Martha, you should stop eating this or doing that”. I knew they only meant the best seeing how my blood pressure was through the roof and my ankles and knees were constantly sore. But it was still infuriating how others would make it seem like it was just so simple for me to change the lifestyle I’ve had for the past 35 years. The stress and weight piled up quickly after my messy divorce. I hit rock bottom and didn’t care much about my weight or eating habits that shaped my 5’5” 350 pound frame. However, everything changed after taking my 6 year old daughter to the fair on a Saturday morning about 2 years ago.
For her 6th birthday Susie wanted to go to the fair. I thought it was a great idea especially since I loved all the food there, the great fresh air, and the rides. After stepping in on the fairgrounds I was consumed by the heavenly smell of tacos, burgers, and fried foods. Shortly after arriving we decided on some roller coaster ride that had bright purple carts spinning in circles
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I pushed the bar handle down but it landed on my stomach and wouldn’t lock. The teenaged boy with a bowl cut running the ride tried pushing the bar down harder while I tried to suck in my stomach but no luck. The boy faced me wearily and commented “um… ma’m… I think you’re too big to fit on the ride”. I could see the others in line staring at me with some snickering among them along with someone saying “Oh look she’s too fat for the ride.” I felt a rush of anger and embarrassment. I didn’t think I had gotten that big, I was stunned. I looked down at a confused Susie who didn’t understand why the bar handle wouldn’t close on the ride. “Is it broken?” she asked me innocently. “No sweetie I think we should try a different ride for today.” I replied. She gave me a pouty face while we exited the ride. Exiting the ride was the worst. It was like the walk of
Mary Ray Worley does an excellent job of using her personal experiences as “proof” of the points she makes. When she attacks the idea of dieting she states, “Many fat people have made numerous efforts and spent thousands of dollars throughout their lives to lose weight and each time regained the lost pounds plus a few more” (Worley 165). She makes this point and backs it up in paragraph 11 with her personal experience with dieting and how she gave up on it. She states, “After years and years of dieting it slowly dawned on me that my body rebelled when I tried to restrict my food intake. All those years I figured that it was me who was failing, and then I began to realize that it was the method that was failing” (Worley 165). To certain audiences this article is effective due to this kind of approach. It is especially effective to people who can relate to Worley. Those who can relate to her personal life are more likely to believe what they
“…So many people want to know about diets because so many people are going to try them, but they don’t work … some weight will be lost temporarily.” Harvey Diamond, author, was speaking. “But let me ask you something – do you want to be healthy temporarily? No. But you want to lose weight temporarily. They’re – They have failures built right into them.”
Before long I spotted my friends a few feet away and I walked in their direction. I found my 3 friends roaring with laughter, and I couldn’t help but laugh as well. A few hours later we were all piled in the car and Ashley’s parents drove home. We sat in a comfortable silence because everyone was exhausted from all the fun that we had. I smiled to myself in the dark, as I thought about what an amazing story my trip to six flags would make in the
The big day was finally here! I woke up around four in the morning to get my hair and makeup done. I had stayed in Fort Worth at my aunt’s house, since the lady doing my hair lived closed to her. So already it starts to go bad. The lady called in saying she couldn’t make it because her car broke down, so of course I start freaking out. I needed my hair and makeup done a.s.a.p. so I could be on my way home to Jacksboro. My aunt started to call some people she knew and I waited impatiently starting to do my own make up. Finally, after what seemed like forever another lady
Do I look fat? That’s the question we all ask ourselves when we are trying on a new pair of jeans. Media, such as, movies, newspapers, TV shows, and also ads being posted on billboards all talking about weight problems and how to lose weight by joining a fitness club or take their weight pill to lose weight. As a society we have become so obsessed with our weight problems that we become depressed, we worry more about losing the weight instead of being healthy, and we also become very uncomfortable with ourselves. My dear friend Annie, who is an English teacher at Taft High School, struggles with her weight. Annie is a person who loves to set goals and is very good at in achieving her personal goals. Annie is one of my close friend and she is always worries about her weight she buys clothes that’s do not fit to encourage herself to lose weight. I truly believe that all the goals she has set are wonderful of losing weight, but I think that she should put her focus on health instead of looking at other women trying to have their body. Annie is so focused on losing weight that sometimes she becomes very depressed and does not want to go out and have fun. The purpose of this life is to enjoy every moment that you have, but instead Annie and many other Americans we focus more about our weight instead of living a life of enjoyment. Depression is one of the many effects of the Americans obsession with weight. When a person is on a diet, they believe that losing weight to be thin is something that is easy and that can be accomplish within one month. When that month is gone they feel as if they have not tried hard enough to lose the weight to be thin like all the models on the front cover of fashion magazines. When a person is on a diet and...
The last major thing that stresses me the most is the way I eat and what I’ve gained in the process. I’ve never been an over-eater, but as the month have gone by my eating habits have worsen. It’s not so much of how much I’m eating, rather what I’ve been eating. Bread, sweet pastries, and flour tortillas are my problem and I have gained 35-pounds in the past 6 months – it’s starting to take an emotional and physical toll on me. The worst part is I can’t seem to stay dedicated to eat healthier, causing me quite a bit of
Susie is a 51-year-old female. She is 5’5” and weighs 202 pounds. Susie has always struggled with her weight and has tried several fad diets over the years only to end up gaining more weight in the end. She recently had a doctor’s visit, at which she was told she is hypertensive with elevated LDL levels. The doctor prompted her to improve her health through diet and exercise. Susie is frustrated and does not understand why she cannot lose weight. She drives an hour to work both ways and has a desk job. In her free time, she enjoys knitting and cooking. A quick 24-hour recall reveals the following pattern of intake:
...e completely healthy attempting to avoid my punishment and then there were days where I ultimately caved and failed at eating well. On those days, I followed the rules I set in place and worked out as I said I would that evening. Part of the time my boyfriend would inevitably cause me to falter by cooking a nice fattening meal, but I don’t blame him at all considering it was up to me to make the decision to refrain from eating it. I probably didn’t do as well as I could have around lunch time or dinner but I’m glad at the fact that I did keep away from sweets and snacks throughout the entire week. I was really intrigued with getting good results for this project so I tried my hardest to actually follow the program set. Even if I don’t keep with this change after the project it’s very comforting to know I CAN eat healthy when I want and I CAN workout if I need too.
A sad fact in American society is that thousands of people search for the elusive dream of being thin. On any given day, one finds neighbors, friends, and relatives on some kind of diet. Dieters assume various disguises, but the noteworthy ones are the "bandwagoneer," the "promiser" and the "lethal loser."
It is Thursday, August 24th, the opening day of the Minnesota State Fair. I am here with my family, a friend and his mom, and one of my sister’s friends. It seems so long since last year’s fair. I always look forward to the state fair, even though it’s pretty much the same every year.
It was a hot, Thursday afternoon. So hot you could burn your hand by touching a window. So hot, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk. Three weeks from now was the best day in 2th grade, field day. Today we were picking relay teams
My family and I don’t have a lot of traditions, but as long as I can remember I have been going to the oregon country fair in Veneta, Oregon. It happens once a year during the second week of July. It is always on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The fair consists of hundreds of booths filled with delicious snacks, handmade goods, and other sorts of crafts. My grandmother created the booth Glamarama, when Country Fair first started in 1969. My booth is a hair braiding/face painting booth, which I absolutely love. My mom and about four other close friends face paint and my aunt and two other women hair braid. I have been learning to face paint from my mom since I was young, and I have always thought it was so beautiful. I just recently was able to paint in the booth since my skills have developed. Face painting is very rewarding because you get to connect with friendly strangers, and paint beautiful designs onto them.
I am by myself wearing my blue jeans and an old flannel shirt. It is cool outside but I decided to leave my gloves at home, feeling comfortable with my warm shirt and my sturdy boots.
The light from the sun reflects off the pure white wall, illuminating the room. The dust floats, undisturbed by the empty house. This is what I see as I launch myself out the door, into the hot summer air, into the sounds of playing children.
While I was tracking my eating for these three days, I began to learn about the benefits of the food that I am eating and the nourishment that they provide for my body. I had never realized how big of a role that the food that I eat plays in my everyday life. Eating has never been something that I really think about it is just something that I do. After I looking at the data of what I eat on Choose My Plate, I realized that my eating habits are far from balanced and that I needed to work on bringing my eating habits to a better balance. While there are a lot of things that I have been doing right, there are also many things that I can work on.