I must say that's it's been really inspiring and heartwarming to have people coming up to me or writing me and saying how much they enjoy the blog and that they're rooting for me. It's a wonderful thing. However, I think it's necessary to go ahead and acknowledge something before I write another word about a fitness app or my favorite Cliff Bar flavor.
There are people all over the world, in this country, in my city who
starve every day. I believe a study
done less than two years ago revealed that 1 in 6 American children are food
insecure. They simply don't know where there next meal is coming from. How are
we the fattest country in the world, yet we can't even feed our own
children? That is fucking tragic.
It can't help but bother me that there are people near and far who
don't know how they're going to feed their family tomorrow, and I'm sitting
here like a fat bitch patting myself on the back for finally eating the amount of
food that a normal person should eat. "Throw me a parade everyone! I only
ate one omelet for breakfast this morning! Build me a monument because I didn't
down a pint of Coffee Heath Bar Crunch for breakfast! Awesome!!"
I'm exaggerating of course, but you understand what I
mean. If you added up all of the unnecessary stuff I've eaten over the years,
how many people could have had a hot meal that otherwise would have gone
without? If I dedicated just one night a week to helping out at a soup kitchen
or a food bank, instead of sitting on the couch with a joint and enough Chinese
Food to feed a small village on the other side of the world, how many people could
I have helped?
The Fat Kid Chronicles is about my search for balance. Physically,
mentally, and emotionally. Something that helps me sort out all that goes on in
my head as I try to fix some serious problems. I've heard many times that
keeping a food/exercise journal is a great way to monitor your progress. That's
what this is for me. It's helping me keep myself honest. You reading it, is
helping me keep myself honest.
Looking back over these last few weeks I've realized something. I owe a
debt. I owe a debt to people everywhere who were going hungry, when I was over
doing it. There are food banks, soup kitchens, organizations everywhere
dedicated to feeding those struggling to find their next meal. I think I need
to spend some time there. (The volunteers are allowed to eat the food too,
right?) KIDDING!!! Just kidding everyone. I'd hate for things to get too
serious around here.
The company I work for deliver's food to hospice patients and
their families a couple of times a month. That's where I'm going to begin. If
you know of organizations out there who need volunteers, shout em
out. I'll be doing some research myself these next few days. This is one
debt I need to pay off…unlike my student loans. They gave all that money to
someone going to school for THEATRE. Where the fuck did they think I was
getting the coin from to pay that shit back? Kidding! Just kidding American
Education Services. This month’s check is in the mail.
I hope everyone
has a Happy and Healthy Monday.
CI-8/12/2012-1875
CI-8/12/2012-1875
That's an interesting way to look at it and I haven't thought of it that way before. I know a lot of people who have quit smoking keep track of how much they save by quitting. What if you took say half of what you would have spent on those pizzas and Chinese food and donate it once a month to a food cupboard? I once added up the amount I spent on take out and booze in a month... woah. Not exaggerating when I say that easily thousands could have been donated in a year.
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