7 secrets of highly obese people

[OakLeaf]

Interesting about fridge size... we bought a smaller fridge (18.2 cf) for the energy savings when our old one died, and I HATE it. A large bunch of greens or celery won't fit in the crisper, so they just have to get covered with a couple of plastic bags and jammed into the main compartment, where it's likely to get crushed. Holidays or dinner guests? Forget about it. Not enough room for the ingredients for a meal with more than three courses, on top of the flours, oils and condiments that ordinarily live in the fridge, plus a bottle or two of wine.

[Eden]

Yeah - ours gets a bit jammed if we do a big holiday meal, but that's so seldom that I don't mind. We do have two crispers that fit things just fine - well celery might have to go in diagonally, but it fits. The shelves can all be moved around. Its a very well designed fridge. The freezer compartment is small - its on the bottom and so is the compressor, but I don't freeze much so its no big deal to me.
It really hasn't changed much at all since we got ours - http://www.conservappliances.com/moreinfo.asp?id=60

[Crankin]

I use the salad/dessert sized plates for my breakfast and lunch. I use it for dinner when we are having a sandwich/salad type of meal.
It used to be hard for me not to eat everything on my plate, but about 2 months ago I started not eating anything after dinner; somehow, that has allowed me to feel full more quickly and be able to stop eating when I am out for dinner. Of course, I am not perfect about this, but it just seems easier. My weight, which while normal, has been fluctuating within a five pound range, despite exercise. Now, it is very stable, within a pound of where it should be. It just took the one simple change of regulating my food intake in the evening to do this.

[GLC1968]

Oh man, don't get me started on fridge sizes! We just had to replace the 30 year old one that came with our house and we had a hell of a time finding one that would fit. In fact, we couldn't! We ended up having to remove the overhead cabinet AND we paid a premium for a counter-depth fridge.

Seriously, there is something really wrong with the fact that the smaller counter-depth fridges are all WAY more expensive than the big ones! Why should I be paying more for less?

And while we are talking over-sized...try finding a smaller house on a little bit of land. That's like asking for diamonds from the tooth fairy....totally impossible!!

[KnottedYet]

I am a nerd, I had to measure my Fiestaware. (Made in the USA, which is the main reason why I bought it. That and it's pretty darn tough and cute.)

The dinner plate is 10 1/2 inches across. The part where food can actually sit is smaller than that, of course. Looking at how they fit in my cupboard, I don't think 12 inch plates would fit in the cupboard at all.

Wanna freak yourself out? Watch the Sesame Street clips from the first couple seasons (60's). Man, everyone was so skinny back then!

[ny biker]

I am a nerd, I had to measure my Fiestaware. (Made in the USA, which is the main reason why I bought it. That and it's pretty darn tough and cute.)

The dinner plate is 10 1/2 inches across. The part where food can actually sit is smaller than that, of course. Looking at how they fit in my cupboard, I don't think 12 inch plates would fit in the cupboard at all.

Wanna freak yourself out? Watch the Sesame Street clips from the first couple seasons (60's). Man, everyone was so skinny back then!

Thanks - now I don't have to measure my Fiestaware!

(That reminds me, I've meaning to measure my arms for positive ape/negative ape...)

[Tuckervill]

You can get those little racks that stand your plates up, and put them parallel to the cabinet door. Of course, sometimes the shelves are too close together! The shelves in my cabinets are adjustable, but I've never moved them since I moved in this place.

Karen

[five one]

Wanna freak yourself out? Watch the Sesame Street clips from the first couple seasons (60's). Man, everyone was so skinny back then!

We watched Woodstock last weekend and both of us commented about the same thing. I only saw a few people in the thronging masses that would be considered overweight. This was my generation. I honestly don't remember anyone in my high school being overweight.

I work at a community college now. I'd say about one student in three is overweight. Many are obese. Sad how things have changed...

[ny biker]

We watched Woodstock last weekend and both of us commented about the same thing. I only saw a few people in the thronging masses that would be considered overweight. This was my generation. I honestly don't remember anyone in my high school being overweight.

I work at a community college now. I'd say about one student in three is overweight. Many are obese. Sad how things have changed...

For years now I've worked out at a gym that is in a nice hotel. Many hotel guests use the pool there. I see lots of overweight kids. It's sad.

[Biciclista]

I am a nerd, I had to measure my Fiestaware. (Made in the USA, which is the main reason why I bought it. That and it's pretty darn tough and cute.)

The dinner plate is 10 1/2 inches across. The part where food can actually sit is smaller than that, of course. Looking at how they fit in my cupboard, I don't think 12 inch plates would fit in the cupboard at all.
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I love my fiesta ware too. We often eat on the salad plates. I thought that was a good article. My father gave me advice when I was 15 years old. He said ALWAYS eat breakfast, even if it's just a little toast. I'm the one that listened, and today, I am thinner than all of his natural children and stepchildren.

(I eat really fast though!)