And my children may be just like I hope to be, just like my grandparents were who lived to be 86 and 95, smoking two packs of cigarettes a day and breathing in all the bad air of prosperity from the mills aroung Pittsburgh. You could say that they were a fluke. WEll there are millions of flukes out there who will tell you to your face, you might outlive your children because the abuse starts with feeding them RIGHT food.

Billy Mays came from Mckees Rocks. A mill town 5 miles from Pittsburgh. He used to be a fat man. St. Mary’s on McKees Rocks was filled with his relatives. Every relative, including his 70+ year old mother is as nice as i can put it,,FAT. He dies at 50 from HEART DISEASE after a group of television people decided he had to be fit and trim. How many funerals of fat pepole have you actually attended? He is gone, dead and buried and he was buried by a bunch of fat people.

We are perfect machines. God made us that way. We are designed to eat and work. You have to move your whole body to burn off calories. If you or your children are too tired from malnutrition, what good is it?

The Pittsburgh Steelers are Super Bowl Champions. THey train at St. Vincents College in LaTrobe Pa., about 40 miles SW of Pittsburgh. I once engaged a cook who feeds the Steelers. I asked him hw many eggs do they eat for breakfast, He said he was not sure and that the team as a limit of 10 eggs at a time. I asked him who eats ten eggs?. He said All of them.

and there is something to us working too much so we can attain material goods. we not only miss out on great food, but everything that’s so precious in life.

and yes, almost everyone struggles with their weight. but good, natural foods are usually better for us and keep us thinner than processed foods, no?

During the four year occupation, food become scarce to all residents of France. By the time the Allies freed France, a majority of men were either imprisoned or dead. By this time, the whole population were frail. And very hungry. The Fench were always sexually progressive. Many of the good servicemen who then occupied their country enjoyed the affections of their gratitude. For the severly sexually surpressed american GI, this was the best experience of their adult life. The slender, mal-nourished woman become more of a ‘turn-on’ for the especially the Americans.

If you do not believe me, go ahead and do an internet search for pornography especially in the early 20th century up ubtil after WWII. You will find almost all the models are gigantic by comparison to today’s slender, mal-nourished model.

I am not comparing todays current health craze that is more driven by an inability to process the foods we like to eat more tha anything else. However, show me an octgenarian who who says that they have never struggled with maintaining weight. you might be surprised to find out everyone does.

Responding to your point, I feel employers could make huge strides at retaining their current employment base … if they want to, of course. And some of what can be done for employees to feel appreciated and wanted doesn’t require raises, bonuses, and the like. Money is nice, don’t get me wrong. But, it’s not always about the coin. =]

Regards,
@teenarose

I’m not suggesting that a lack of contentment is what drives women to the workplace. No. Many women seek education and career to have a sense of purpose and contribution that they otherwise might feel lacking. Many also want to experience the same level of financial independence that was long only available to men. I believe that this lack of contentment (in our material condition and level of income) drives both men and women to work more for gain at a cost to their personal lives. In some cases, the exchanges are obvious (e.g., 60-80 hour work weeks among some climbing the corporate ladder), but in some, like changes to our eating habits, they are less so.