I was listening to Ann Diamond on R2 the other morning . She went abroad ( Belgium iirc ) to have a gastric band fitted .
This was to escape the paps over here who love to target TV celebs / personalities. Unfortunately for her she was recognised and the story got out and was splashed all over the papers .
This got me thinking about gastric band ops . She clearly is no chav scum dimwit who eats a pack of digestives for elevenses . I put her considerable weight gain down to restaurant eating .
Restaurant food is cooked to taste the best it possibly can, there are very often no healthy low fat options at all. Add in the fact that what you are eating tastes very good, and was possibly quite expensive you will hoover the lot up .
Eating out might also be a four course affair , with wine and spirits . Probably very easy to eat 1000+ cals in an hour or so. You dont have to do this very often to become a porker .
I have 3 friends who are clinically obese on the BMI chart 17 , 18 and 21 stone . They try and do ‘ exercise’ twice a week , either a swim or a jog, both lasts about 30 mins . Immediatly after this massive workout its straight into the cafe for breaky, or a restaurant for tea. They sit there and much their way through a massive curry all smug because they have ‘earned ‘ their Butter Chicken . I try to tell them they have only burnt 200 – 300 caloris but its pointless.
To top it all i was told i was mad and stupid for wanting to lose 8lb to drop me to 12 stone.
Its not just poor , uneducated chavs who have food issues , tho it may be the majority