Just read about the guy who ate 68 hot dogs yesterday to win Nathan's annual hot dog-eating contest. Then I was lucky enough to stumble across an article about a local whose hobby is making really large hamburgers. You can read about his hamburger building passion here:
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/07/building_giant_burgers_a_holid.html
I particularly enjoyed this sentence:
"This year Maley will attempt to build a cheeseburger that weighs 25 to 30 pounds. One day he hopes to fulfill a dream of whipping up a 50-pounder stacked 10 patties high."
How does a guy end up with such a hobby? Maybe stamp collecting just wasn't enough?
He mentions that a burger like this takes 3 hours to make and costs close to $40. Not to mention, the word "dream" is used to describe his desire to eventually create a 50 pound burger. Wow! I guess we all should have a dream.
This article along with the annual hot dog eating contest got me to thinking about our culture and how we think about food. Not sure I have anything important to say, but I just find it interesting. These stories remind me that in the United States we have easy access to tons of food. Our need for cheap and easy food options may be what is killing us.
I've noticed lots of arguing on the internet lately in regards to just how important calories are in terms of weight loss. Many want to rebuke the idea that weight loss is all about calories in and calories out. I see the importance of different hormones being mentioned. I know there are lots of things that influence weight gain and weight loss, but I have to wonder if we just have too much access to lots and lots of food.
Jut my random thoughts for the day. Now it’s back to eating hot dogs. I have to start practicing now if I’m going to win that $10,000 dollars next July.
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