I have recently relocated to Omaha, NE from Storm Lake, IA and Ida Grove, both being my home for awhile. But I was just home in Ida Grove yesterday for Mother's Day and while I walked around the grocery store with my dad I was shocked to see how many people I knew, and how many of them had gotten fat. I was blown away. (Did you know by 2035 they predict over 60% of the nation will be obese. It's depressing) But I turned to my dad and asked, "Dad, when did everyone get so fat in IG?" his reply? "Nobody got fat, we've always been fat here" Which made him and I have a discussion of small town vs big city living. Why are people in smaller towns fatter than big city people?
Is it the social norm in small towns to not care about how you look as much as our fair "cosmopolitan" cities that care about how they look and judge each other by the number on the scale? Another thing I don't understand I have x amounts of options to eat fast food and unhealthy foods everyday, and every day is a struggle to say no. So shouldn't it be easier to be healthier in a town that has less options? Like out of sight out of mind?
I would love to see a study on this someday and see the results. But in any case I plan on going out today after work and making myself stay in the 40% of our future who will not tip those scary scales some day.
Peace, love, and wind sprints
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