The Recession: Fatter or Skinnier?

Young_Phonics

I'm seriously wondering if in the next 2-4 (!!!!) years if people will get slimmer because they'll walk more and eat smaller portions or get fatter because they're eating the cheapest available food (fast food)?What about smokers? Will smokers smoke more to suppress their hunger? Or due to packs costing so much they start eating?

Gary

I never want to be as bored as you must be right now.

Young_Phonics

ban me then beeeeeeaaaaaaarthur.

srsly, DO IT.

Gary

Well, I would but RAJ won't let me unleash my real powers until I prove that I can handle the powers that I have. He's holding me back.

God I hate that asshole.

Young_Phonics

This was a real discussion I had with my girl at lunch today. This wouldn't matter to you because I guess being awesome is recession-proof.

Gary

hahahahaha, it is indeed. Also I'm a fat ex-smoker, so who knows.

Gary

Here's another factor that you may not have considered... people may not be able to afford their gym memberships and yoga and shit anymore and then pork up.

Young_Phonics

god you must be bored right now.

Gary

also, poor smokers smoke GPCs instead of quitting. plus smoking helps ease the stress of being poor.

Gary

god you must be bored right now.

yeah sorta.


anyways, when times are tough people also turn to drugs, and junkies are always skinny, so there's that.

Reynaldo

Fatter

Almond

Fatter.

barjesus

About the same??

DjArcadian

I'm seriously wondering if in the next 2-4 (!!!!) years if people will get slimmer because they'll walk more and eat smaller portions or get fatter because they're eating the cheapest available food (fast food)?

Healthy food comes at a premium. Discount bulk stores often carry cheap but really high calorie foods. However, people will eat out less in favor of home cooking. Even with the premium of healthy groceries it's still cheaper than eating out.

I've already lost some 20 lbs in the last several months.

Hotsauce84

elise

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