tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12473868.post5409016190397784852..comments2023-07-01T17:08:25.413+02:00Comments on Weighing in with my .02: I'm alive! And being the example!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09168217921003908005noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12473868.post-44455922983678972862009-08-20T06:35:32.117+02:002009-08-20T06:35:32.117+02:00and just to put in a different opinion - I gained ...and just to put in a different opinion - I gained 3 pounds when visiting Amsterdam two years ago. ;) There's lots of tasty over there, and I found myself eating less "healthy" and trying more of the tasty. :)<br /><br />Congrats on the weight loss!Shannonhttp://www.shannonislosingit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12473868.post-79654139842320157502009-08-19T20:57:20.552+02:002009-08-19T20:57:20.552+02:00We took a trip to the zoo in Nashville and literal...We took a trip to the zoo in Nashville and literally every other person there was obsese. It was ridiculous. And the healthy choices are there. At the zoon restaurant they had fruit and salads. Most chain restaurants have guilt free menus. A doctor there said that Americans are more educated than ever on obesity but we're still getting fatter and fatter. At the zoo, we were chatting with a mom, dad, and little girl. My mother in law said, "How old is your daugther? About four?" She wasn't four, she was two but already the size of a four year old. And chugging a bottle of coke. It was weird looking at it as sort of an outsider.<br /><br />I'm guessing I'm in the 8 pound friend? Half of it is already gone after four days back on my Amsterdam bike and eating regular sized portions--not the obnoxious American portions.<br /><br />My advice is go ahead and enjoy the foods that you want but when you got a restaurant, bring a tupperware container and toss half of the food in the container before you even begin eating. You don't need a full American restaurant serving.<br /><br />Good luck and have a great time!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350708523429907300noreply@blogger.com