I was never a fat kid, but I was big, bordering on chubby. I was active. I played sports, I rode my bike, and I walked. I was a typical kid in the glory days before cable, the Internet, and “real” video games. I stayed that way through college — big, but not fat.
My “body type” was large build, not lean … but as long as I maintained a level of activity, I manage my weight. But after college, I started to commute to work and sit all day behind a desk. I got cable. I got a PlayStation. I got lazy.
Then I got married and had children. My sleep started to suffer, and I started to scavenge the last chicken nugget (or two) and finish off the last of the mac ’n cheese at the dinner table. Little by little, I started to pack on the weight … maybe 3 to 5 pounds a year. For 10 years.
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My “body type” was large build, not lean … but as long as I maintained a level of activity, I manage my weight. But after college, I started to commute to work and sit all day behind a desk. I got cable. I got a PlayStation. I got lazy.
Then I got married and had children. My sleep started to suffer, and I started to scavenge the last chicken nugget (or two) and finish off the last of the mac ’n cheese at the dinner table. Little by little, I started to pack on the weight … maybe 3 to 5 pounds a year. For 10 years.
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