About three years ago, I had to make a decision to get gastric bypass done. I weighed a whopping 344lbs. My father, who at the time of his death at 47, weighed around 400lbs. I could see that i was headed down the same path. So I chose another. Three years and 214lbs later, I have conquered my food obession. But now instead of wondering what I am going to eat next, I wonder when am I going to eat next. You see I am on a very strict eating schedule. On this schedule, my choices of food is limited. No grease, no high sugar content, no high carbs, lots of protein, lots of whole grains, little dairy, lots of vegetables, limited fruits. Good healthy eating. However, there are times that I get off my schedule to due to time, family, or work life. This causes major havoc on my system. I can become nauseous, irritable, sore, my stomach can become very painful. When this happens my food options are drastically reduced to the safe foods. These safe foods help settle my stomach so I don't bring them back up. The list is very short: potatoes (usually mashed), cheese, crackers, or soup (usually broth based like miso or French onion). If I don't eat something on this short list, gas immediately builds. This causes a very bad social interaction with other people. I will let your imaginations play with it for a while.
In one instance, I had a bad two months. Bugs was sick. I had alot of personal errands (sister got married, work was gearing up for a major customer meeting, family reunions, and so forth). I got off my schedule for two months. My stomach was in tatters. Gas seemed to be a perfume of choice (eewww gross). It was so bad that some people went to HR and said that I wasn't bathing. Yep, people actually do that here. So needless to say that it was embrassing and I have had to go back on schedule and shape up. My darling family and boyfriend have stated that I need to pass out gas masks when this happens. I do not find this amusing.
With this information in mind and listening to the radio on the way to work, I hear of the Copenhagen Climate Conference. It boggles my mind how all these countries want to be paid for keeping the Earth in safe stable working order. Why? Shouldn't it be our duty to make sure that we keep our environment clean? Don't we want future generations to breath better, to see a whale, to long to see the rainforests of South America, have clean drinking water. Or better yet: Not have to live underground due to the amount of smog that is in the air chocking the life out of everything above ground?
I read an article where the "Governator" was calling Sarah Palin a complete dumbass because she doesn't believe that man's impact on the Earth can cause significant climate change. Are you serious? She never ceases to amaze me with the words that come out of her mouth. It is man's pollution that is causing the greenhouse gases. It is man's overfishing that is causing the fish population to decline. It is man's deforestation projects that is leading to the decline in "fliters" for the greenhouse gases. You are from a state where climate change directly and immediately affects your state. Polar bears, seals, walrus, fish, glaciers are these not part of your state.
This is what I don't understand. Alot of the diplomats are saying that they need to worry about the economy first before they can even think about worrying about the environment. But if there is no environment, there will be no economy to worry about. Some people are just too greedy. What is the deal with China? Do they want the world to pave their way to everything? I don't get their logic anymore. I use to at least see where they are coming from because of my major in college. But now it is like they think that they are better than everyone. How about you learn from others mistakes and show the world just how awesome you are? Oh, wait, I think I have had this same conversation with the darling boyfriend.
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