So this is the comment someone left me right before I left for Hawaii a few weeks ago. The anonymous commenter went on to let me know that it is not a parent’s fault their kid is fat. That anonymous’ parents are both obese and that anonymous partakes in cheez-its and granola bars every day and is not fat. This anonymous commenter goes on to tell me how they work out all the time and it just takes “discipline” in working out and that my blog is bullshit.
So the first thing I did after reading this was chuckle; and then I deleted it. That is the great thing about having a blog. It’s MINE. I can delete the useless shit than any commenter leaves, or if someone wants to be an uneducated asshole as is in this case.
So “Anonymous” and I really think that it is precious that you tell me to “shut the fuck up” and can’t even post your name. You are what I like to call a “telephone tough guy”. All tough behind your computer or phone but in person you are for lack of better term a “weenie”.
But Anonymous I’d like to give you a little education on why I won’t “shut the fuck up” and why perhaps you should do a little research before you go spouting diarrhea of the mouth.
I know at 13 or 14 which I am guessing is your age you think you know everything – I’ll just go ahead and let you know up front your life tool box contains how to tie your shoes, “Grapes of Wrath”, brushing your teeth and wiping your ass. Best to practice the two ears one mouth rule and listen twice as much as you spout off.
So (boy can I say “so” one more time? Really…SO…..) in your pancreas you have these fancy little things called beta cells and alpha cells. Beta cells produce a hormone called insulin. Insulin is what scoops the excess glucose (ALL carbohydrates you eat, to include your cheez-its and granola bars, Anonymous, turn into glucose in your body) out of your blood and stores it as fat in your fat cells. You can only have one teaspoon of glucose in your blood stream at one time. And just for a reference look at the picture above – that’s how many teaspoons of sugar are in a can, bottle and 2 liter of coke. Cool, huh! Do you drink soda too, Anonymous?
So back to your beta cells. When you are young your organs are generally pretty resilient. You can, and our youth do, abuse the shit out of them and they can “bounce” back. This abuse is not strictly for the beta cells in your pancreas, but also includes your thyroid gland that produces hormones to that keep your body fat in check, your internal body temperature regulated, cleans your blood of toxins, your stomach which produces acid (and wheat products like your awesome cheez-its, have something called lectin which causes inflammation and eventual tears in your stomach lining – which can allow that cool stomach acid to leak through your body! Cool huh, eat up!) your liver secretes bile and metabolizes glucose and detoxifies harmful stuff by removing it from your blood. All these organs and hormones have to work correctly for you to have proper “metabolism” of foods and maintain a healthy weight. I hear people refer a lot to their metabolism. It is usually in reference that it is slow or doesn’t work properly and they use this phrase in a form of an excuse. Piss poor.
But as you age and this varies person to person, for me I saw a definite difference in my “metabolism” at age 30. Where having bread, chocolate, pepsi and other “treats” really slowed down my digestion in the form of constipation; I felt sluggish and started to get fat around my middle. However, (comma, pause for effect) some people experience this “lack” of metabolism as early as childhood. Or what REALLY started to happen are their hormones and glands stop working properly because of the foods that are consumed, i.e. wheat, and sugar. Like cheez-its and granola bars! Ding, ding, ding!
So Anonymous Commenter, what is probably happening in your case is that your organs are resilient because you are young. Your parents who are obese are not so lucky. After years of abuse of eating shitty food, just like you eat now, their beta cells have died off and they are probably insulin resistant with elevated glucose levels making their blood thick which causes them to get fatter with every cheez-it and granola bar and they are tired and fatigued all the time. See what you have to look forward to!! Eat up – maybe you should practice some discipline in what you put in your mouth, eh?
And sorry, I don’t care how much “discipline” you have in your workouts, when your glucose levels are too high you get so tired you don’t want to move much. When all the hormones and glands in your body work properly getting up and moving is easy, it’s what you WANT to do, what your body is designed to do.
I tried to dumb-down “how your body works” for you; I hope I was successful. If not f*ck off and find another blog or at least have the balls to post your name if you comment.
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