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jmcquown[_2_]

On 9/6/2014 8:00 AM, wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Sep 2014 05:41:24 -0500, "MaryL"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>From what I have read online and in magazines and books there is no such
>> thing as a fat French person.
>>
>> ~~~~~~~
>> That's ridiculous. There certainly are fat people in France (or just about
>> any place), but it is true that the *proportions* are different. Even in
>> the US, the percentage of obese people is far different today than when I
>> was young. Ironically, there were almost no fat children in school when I
>> was a youngster--I can really only think of one person in my class who was
>> truly obese when I was young. By contrast, years later we had a great many
>> obese students in my class when I was teaching.
>>
>> MaryL
>
> You're so right - looking back through some pics of my kids (they're
> in their 50s now) when they were the 8-12 year old era, all the kids
> look so skinny by todays standards. In part it was better eating and
> in part it was more exercise. I don't just mean soccer, swimming,
> etc. I mean running the neighbourhood with their friends, riding their
> bikes everywhere, active from dawn to dusk.
>
As kids, my brothers and our friends were always out riding our bikes or
roller skating. Running around playing tag, hide and seek or other
outdoor games. As you say, we were active from the time we got up until
time to come inside at dusk. In many of the places I lived we *walked*
to and from school.

Something like a piece of candy or a scoop of ice cream was a treat, not
a given. Kids need to get off their butts, go outside and learn to play
again. It was fun!

Jill