Atkins hated Italy.
I don’t understand it. I have seen very, very few fat people in Italy. I have seen lots of wonderfully curvy dark haired girls with light eyes and real boobs, but I kind of expected that.
My carbonated hormonal state notwithstanding, I can’t figure out how a population the size of Italy’s, combined with such a famously calorie rich cuisine, has so few obviously obese people.
Seriously. From what I can tell so far, Italy is a nation of people that survives mostly on, well, cheese.
And ice cream. But if you have ever had this ice cream you would understand. Sweet, frozen nectar of the gods. Or saints. Whatever.
I’ve gone two weeks without eating a single thing based on soy. This may not sound all that strange, in fact, I’m willing to be that to most of you this sounds like a very, very good thing, but trust me, in my life, this is worthy of an introduction by Rod Sterling. I’ve been eating mozzarella every day. With every meal. Frequently AS every meal. Usually followed by ice cream.
That my ass isn’t the size of Sicily is a miracle worthy of Saint Simmons or whomever is the patron saint of jazzercise.
I swear if I wasn’t walking roughly twenty miles a day getting to and from really, ridiculously old things someone has written about in my guide book, I would probably need two seats for the flight back home tomorrow (today).
Comments
is it ice cream or gelato?
Posted by: bmw | September 22, 2004 07:41 PM
It's 'cause Europeans don't eat super-sized portions, and they aren't as lazy as Americans. You can eat a lot of that food when you walk everywhere. You can't do that when your whole day consists of couch-car-desk-car-couch-bed.
It's the same way in the UK. They have some of the nastiest, fattiest food around, but the people aren't fat. Lots of nicely curvy women with real boobs.
Posted by: dangerboy | September 23, 2004 06:39 AM
Yup, we noticed that too when we were there.... waaay back in '93. We figured it was all the walking... you always see folks out and about!
Have a great trip home
Posted by: cee | September 23, 2004 07:53 AM
is there something wrong with the not real boobs on light eyed girls with dark hair?
it's all about the gluttony in america.
Posted by: tassy | September 23, 2004 12:17 PM
The few fat people you saw were probably American tourists.
Ask a European what a carb is. They have no idea. Tell them what a carb is, what foods are carb-loaded, and that they have to avoid those foods to be healthy and lost weight. They'll laugh their skinny ass off at you.
Posted by: AVERAGE JOE | September 24, 2004 08:27 AM
you KNOW i have no problem with your boobs tassy.
Posted by: the mighty jimbo | September 24, 2004 09:16 PM
It's the walking. I remember going on a road trip to Vegas, Grand Canyon and LA. We ate almost non-stop. Lets not forget the buffets in Vegas alone. But I did so much walking (wearing out my sports sandals almost), I not only kept the pounds off, but found that I had lost five pounds when I arrived home.
Posted by: Lelu | September 25, 2004 01:16 PM
Rauchen in der schwangerschaft schadet ihrem kind edustartpage
Posted by: Rezepte | October 15, 2004 07:52 PM