The Last Time I was Really Skinny
By Dr. Ron McCluskey
The Last Time I was Really Skinny
by Dr. Ron McCluskey
Sometimes your weight is beyond your
control.
Quite a few years ago, my wife and I spent a year
in southern Mexico. During that time we worked in a small hospital. We even
lived in the hospital.
The one thing that I didn't enjoy was eating in
the hospital cafeteria. You wouldn't think of it as a cafeteria. There was not
really a choice of what you had to eat.
The typical breakfast was something called
gorditas. These were made like a small tortilla with a thick edge. There was a
little tomato sauce on them and some cream. There was usually a little fruit to
go with them.
For lunch we usually had a vegetable soup, some
rice and a tortilla. The soup was sometimes flavored with a chicken foot. No
lie!
The supper was black beans, not even flavored
with salt and more rice and tortillas.
About the only variation was the type of fruit
that was available. And that I enjoyed. In season, there was nothing as good as
fresh mango, papaya and pineapples.
One of the things I really enjoyed was one small
type of banana called manzanita (little apple). These small thick bananas
tasted about half way between a banana and an apple.
One time I saw a man carrying a whole stalk of
these bananas to town. He was about a mile from town when I met him on the
trail. I asked if he was going to sell them. He told me that he wanted 15 pesos.
That was about 2 dollars at the time. I was more than willing to buy the whole
bunch.
Despite the good fruit, we would get tired of the constant tortillas,
bland black beans and rice. So, occasionally we would go to town and buy a jar
of peanut butter and a loaf of bread. That was the only food we could find that
reminded us of home.
As you can imagine, there were lots of times when
we spent our free times talking about pizza, pie and ice cream.
On top of all of that, the heat and humidity
really messed with your appetite. There were times when you did not feel like
eating at all.
During that time, I weighed less than at any
other time as an adult.
There were several things that affected my weight
loss during that time.
There was not a whole lot available to eat that we really
enjoyed.
There was very little in the way of refined foods.
The heat decreased my appetite.
We mostly ate fruit as a treat.
Because of my experience, I have several
recommendations for you.
1) When you shop for groceries, spend more time
in the fresh fruit section and less time in the bakery.
2) Don't keep food around that you can eat right
out of the package. Make yourself work a bit for it.
3) Don't use as much air conditioning in the
summer. It will decrease your appetite. But, be sure to drink enough water to
keep up with your fluid loss.
You can probably think of some other
applications.
But, if you can't do it yourself, you could
always sign up for a year of volunteer work in southern Mexico.
For more great health information from Dr. Ron McCluskey come to Eight Steps to Health. About the Author
Dr. Ron is an Emergency Room physician with over twenty years experience in the health care field. He often treats people for problems with their weight. Come to
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