remember all those times i mentioned how ed =/= good brain health? well, until now i haven’t noticed too many effects. maybe it was because i was overweight or maybe just because you get stuck in a daily routine, but i didn’t feel too impaired until recently.
i saw my family for thanksgiving, and it mostly went well. but at the very end something happened to upset me and instead of having slightly hurt feelings i was a total basketcase! seriously, i had to leave the room after someone said something hurtful, started crying, and literally stayed near tears the whole rest of the day and had to ask to be driven home early.
my ability to think and to write has badly deteriorated as well. i wonder how this blog will fare, because i don’t know if i’ll be able to critique mamaVISION at my usual high level of scathingness.
it’s weird to notice yourself going off the rails, and extra unpleasant when you know you’re not going to do anything about it.
i was listening to npr and heard a story about the possible health benefits of being overweight.
yes you idiot, i said health benefit of being overweight. as in- fatness=good. although i don’t practice what i preach i’m actually a big believer in many of the claims of the fat acceptance movement, including the belief that the hysteria over the so-called “obesity epidemic” is totally ridiculous, overblown, and often untrue and the belief that in terms of health, being a bit overweight is in no way bad for you. i don’t actually care much about my own health, i find being overweight about as much fun as being waterboarded and will do whatever it takes to avoid that condition, showing total disregard for my health in the process. but i do think on a theoretical level that if people care about their health they should eat a healthy diet and have a moderate level of excersize/physcial activity, but weight shouldn’t enter into things much if at all.
here’s a couple of links to the two stories about studies that show overweight people may actually be healthier than normal weight, underweight, or obese individuals.
