“The person fills his/her face with masses of food but has an order of diet coke on the side”
My son tends towards overweight. He works, spends his own money on food, goes out with friends, etc.
I have pretty successfully switched him to diet sodas, so that at least when he orders fast food, he avoids those empty calories. I am working on getting him to avoid the fries, and to switch to wraps when at McDonalds.
I suppose you might see him “stuffing his face,” but at least he’s stuffing it with a little less. Hopefully small permanent changes over time will help him get lighter.
With all due respect, I am sure your son will make it. I did not mean to insult.
I think a few of us were referring to those faceless tanks that take up three seats, eat as if there is no tomorrow, and then down everything with a diet drink.
It continues to boggle my mind. I can’t get use to that scene.
Heck, if I don’t take care of myself, I would have a weight problem too. In the morning I have a regular coke. (I live in the tropics, so I like something cold in the morning rather than a hot beverage.)
When I go to a restaurant, I rarely...almost never...can eat all that is served. And then I think about all those hungry children in India : ). What I can’t eat, I ask them to bundle it up, and I finish it at home the next day. But I see people stuffing their faces as if it were their last meal.
What do I have at my side? A good Manhattan cocktail and then a wine with my meal. No diet coke for me.
My best regards.
Again, I meant no insult to you or your family.