"Leila" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> When I worked at a culinary school in San Francisco, I owned no car,
> lived across the Bay, and ate everything they cooked - pastries 2x a
> day, full meal at lunch, tastings of whatever. I was the thinnest I've
> been in adulthood - I made a point of taking the stairs in that
> multi-level building. I also rode rapid transit and took the stairs
> from the platform, a long way up compared to most NY City subway
> stations. I remember climbing the stairs one morning (two at a time)
> while crowds of people rode the escalator next to me, and a young woman
> (not fat either) sneered at me and said something loud to her friend
> like "why is she doing that?", then laughed. I really didn't care, but
> it seemed a strange thing to be snippy about. Um, I'm doing it for my
> health?
> BTW I noticed that I was then able to hike up SF hills at a rapid pace
> without breathing hard - and that out of towners on walks with me would
> quickly get winded and complain. Of course I've owned a car for 9 years
> now, and just don't get as much walking and stair climbing in as I did,
> so I'm the one breathing hard on those hills.
>
> And I gained 8 pounds the first month I had the car. Never lost 'em
> again, either.
>
> Leila

Ummm....That 8 pounds? That's called padding so you can handle the
drives... ;->



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