I may be fat, but I'm not lazy! I have been trying to lose weight and it is hard. I'm on many medications that cause weight gain which makes a double whammy. I have lost 9 pounds in the last 6 months which for me is great.
I suspect much of the overweight that we have in our country and in other industrialized countries is the prevalence of fast food and the so called convenience foods. People are in a hurry and looking for something that tastes good so they pop whatever is handy into their mouths. At the same time, less and less people know how to cook!
If people could spend more time learning how to cook nurishing tasty meals we would all be better off. I made some strawberry jam today and couldn't believe my husband's reaction. He loved it! He had never had homemade jam before. The taste of strawberry jam from locally grown strawberries was incredible and I know every ingredient that went into it. Something that tastes fantastic helps quiet cravings for foods that don't satisfy taste buds. I have read far too many articles on making frugal meals and too many times the emphasis is on cost at the expense of taste. Taste is also important to give the psychological food satisfaction that gives the feeling of having enough and no need to keep grazing for more edibles.
Hopefully that made sense
