| Mileage | 5 |
| Time | 6PM |
| Location | Indoors – Treadmill |
| Weather | Raining |
I felt really good tonight during my run, until I started paying attention to what was on the TV. I usually tune into something that does not require sound, like a basketball game and then listen to my tech podcasts at the same time. Tonight my daughter was on the couch watching the Travel Channel and there was a show on profiling the 10 best sandwich shops (according to them).
As the show progressed, a common theme was becoming very apparent. Every one of the shops was serving WAY too much food, so much that is was actually sickening to see. One of the sandwiches that they profiled consisted of an omelet made with half a dozen eggs and a full pound of bacon between two thick pieces of sourdough bread. It was so big that it was impossible to pickup although everyone they showed tried to do it.
The saddest part was all the clearly obese kids and adults that were stuffing that thing into their faces with no regard for what all those calories and fat were doing to their body and their future. The sight was so upsetting that I almost had to stop running as I was getting sick to my stomach. That is not just a metaphor, but I actually felt like I was going to throw up on the treadmill. I decided I did not want to ruin my run by stopping so instead I just looked straight ahead (the TV is a bit off to the left) and I only resumed watching once that particular show was over. Here I am trying to get/stay/be healthy and the shops who don’t care are being glorified on prime time TV.
I think instead of making such a big deal out of shows like the Biggest Loser, how about giving some props to the people who put in the time every day to not get fat in the first place. Is it easy? Hell no. Is it worth the time? Hell yes.