My Weight Gain, Someone Else's Fault

      O. K. I am shaking my head on this one. It seems that obesity is on the rise in the US and it is not the overweight person's fault or in the case of a child, the parents fault. It turns out to be the fault of the cereal maker or the fast food places the sell the products, blah, blah, blah.

MMMmm, I wonder if anyone has thought that it may be prudent to refuse the 'extra' that is offered to you for only a few cents more. Or if you accept it, take it home and make another meal rather than eat it on the spot.

The Kellogg's cereal folks are giving their cereals an overhaul and removing some sugar. While it is true that some of the cereals taste like a too sweet dessert, some of the blame has to sit with those who refuse to eat what is considered  proper portions. I know that I am guilty of this. The only thing that saves me is that I don't care for already sweetened cereal. I like corn flakes and Kix (yum!) and I can guarantee that I eat more than the suggested portion every time I have cereal.  Just recently I have started using a smaller bowl and pouring 1% percent milk instead of whole milk. I won't talk about how long it took me to get to this point with the milk. 

When it comes to food many of us have a "more is better" attitude, particularly when it comes to fast food, where even a small drink is fairly large. And why would anyone need a hamburger with more than one patty? or a 1/4 of pound of meat on bread? Come on guys--the weight blame is on us.