But no fries…I know a punny dad joke but as folks always tell me I am old enough to be someone’s dad. Besides I was always told I am not a funny person (well funny strange anyway).  Anyhoo I wanted to revisit and maybe clarify I bit some of this week’s posts.

With regard to the teenager going blind from a poor diet.  He was granted not obese, just made some really dumb diet choices.  I will contend that balance and portions are the best way to land diet wise.  I had a comment directed to me about fat shaming and how that was insensitive. Look, I can dig it. It really isn’t cool to judge people in an already judgmental society (I mean seriously I feel like half of our population took the “Church Lady” from SNL fame seriously.).  We need to find the line between fat shaming and promoting healthy lifestyle.  My critic did not think I made this point clear enough.  I do not hate or dislike fat people.  I am, myself, obese according to BMI yet we do need accountability.  A shit diet, obesity, poor exercise habits…they all lead to a path where we continue to increase in size and decrease in health.  Fat is a sign of a society that is too lazy and too glutinous for its own good.  I am pointing at myself as I too have no good reason to be in the physical condition I am in.

I would say, take this with a grain of salt, but salt is known to help with retaining fat, and just do the best you can.  You do not have to be a cross fit freak, gym freak, constantly in ketosis, or the latest fad diet.  Just get off your ass, 20-30 mins a day and move with a purpose.  A brisk walk does it.  Turn down larger for smaller portions and stop eating Oreos by the row (or package) and Girl Scout cookies by the sleeve.  That’s it.  See your provider regularly and lastly water…lots and lots of water. It won’t fly off your body like a fad diet, but there is also a lesser chance that you will make people hate you with your change in mood.

9/11 Of course as always, we endure a few days of watching airplanes slam into the twin towers, the dusty horror that was lower Manhattan, The stories of Flight 93 and Mark Bingham and “let’s roll” always bring that day back. We spend a ton of time remembering the dead of that day.  Don’t misread this, we do need to be mindful of these events and the tragedy and heroism, but I am not a political commentator on this.  I am much more into the health of those living. We forget easily that as of December 2017, the most common conditions certified by the World Trade Center Health Program were rhinosinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), asthma, sleep apnea, cancer, posttraumatic stress disorder, respiratory disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, and anxiety disorder (from Wikipedia)  While some of these we consider to be entirely treatable, most of these people had little in the way of chronic illness prior to the attack.  The instances of lung disease are overwhelming, especially as they only get worse with age.

These folks, like the dead, were dealt an odd hand by fate. If we owe the dead, we owe the survivors.

You do your best to survive as well.