Okay, I was thinking last night that maybe I didn't word my last post correctly. I'm thinking it came out like I'm fat but I eat a healthy diet while all those other fat slobs are that way because they eat Big Macs and Doritos all day. That's not what I was trying to say.

It just seems that most people in this country, fat or no, eat a diet loaded with processed foods, fast foods, refined carbs, chemically flavored or enriched and full of who-really-knows-what. In general, overweight people probably DO tend to eat more of whatever kind of food they normally eat. So therefore, if they're already eating junky food and MORE of it than other people then I can see where we might end up with numbers that make it look like those people are dying earlier from the obesity when it just might be the food itself. I mean, look at the numbers...cancer is on the rise in *everyone*, heart disease is on the rise, cholesterol problems abound and not just in overweight people. These things are happening for a reason, and I can't believe the *only* reason is excess weight.

It's a given that everyone can benefit from a better diet. For me, that means more whole grains, from my bread to my pastas, trying to cut out trans fats completely (those partially hydrogenated buggers), eating organic whenever I can, eating vegetarian and more whole foods, preferably homemade. I'm not saying I eat like this all the time, and I would probably be much healthier if I did. I try to do this, along with upping my exercise. But at the same time, I know that these changes are not going to result in some great weight loss. So I'm just thinking society needs to understand that just because a person is overweight, they're not going to keel over and die tomorrow if they lead a healthy life in other ways.

That's what I was trying to say yesterday. And hey, check out my profile! I added a pic!