Potapko
Contributor
Well. might as well throw my .02 in here. You can throw it out later
We Americans are unique people. We are proud of our country and culture. We live in the best country in the world and have the best of everything. Best technology, best doctors, best hospitals, best attitudes, best homes, best cars, best restaurants........(ALL said tongue in cheek) We think very highly of ourselves
Example: On standardized tests for mathmatics we score (on the whole) one of the worst out of all industrialized nations. When asked how we feel about our performance, we rate number one. We may be the worst at something, but we feel great about it
We have a very inflated view of ourselves imo. This includes our body image. Notwithstanding health issues which have already been discussed, we are an overweight nation. We may be the fatest people in the world, but we feel great about it. We justify it. We excuse it and tend to blame it on someone else. On our parents, on Mcdonalds, on society, pick a scapegoat if you like. I am also overweight, no-one is responsible for that other than me.
No-one can change that besides me. I have lost and gained weight several times in my life. I always feel better physically and emotionally when I am in better shape. I can do two things, justify my condition, tell myself I do not care and it does not matter, or I can change my eating and exercise habits and get down to where I need to be in order to be healthier and live better. Maybe not even longer but certainly better.
Perhaps I should post some of this over on the "IRKs" thread I do hate to see our collective lack of willingness to take responsibility for our lives, health, and future.
More could be said, but this is probably too much,
DP
We Americans are unique people. We are proud of our country and culture. We live in the best country in the world and have the best of everything. Best technology, best doctors, best hospitals, best attitudes, best homes, best cars, best restaurants........(ALL said tongue in cheek) We think very highly of ourselves
Example: On standardized tests for mathmatics we score (on the whole) one of the worst out of all industrialized nations. When asked how we feel about our performance, we rate number one. We may be the worst at something, but we feel great about it
We have a very inflated view of ourselves imo. This includes our body image. Notwithstanding health issues which have already been discussed, we are an overweight nation. We may be the fatest people in the world, but we feel great about it. We justify it. We excuse it and tend to blame it on someone else. On our parents, on Mcdonalds, on society, pick a scapegoat if you like. I am also overweight, no-one is responsible for that other than me.
No-one can change that besides me. I have lost and gained weight several times in my life. I always feel better physically and emotionally when I am in better shape. I can do two things, justify my condition, tell myself I do not care and it does not matter, or I can change my eating and exercise habits and get down to where I need to be in order to be healthier and live better. Maybe not even longer but certainly better.
Perhaps I should post some of this over on the "IRKs" thread I do hate to see our collective lack of willingness to take responsibility for our lives, health, and future.
More could be said, but this is probably too much,
DP