dysfunction
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This is why people bristle at my posts
It's not a minority at all. It's the majority of people who can't "control themselves" - 70% of people in the UK are overweight or obese.
But to show sympathy with fatties - it's not about "controlling yourself" - if it was as simple as self-control then more people would be the right weight - especially given how much of an industry has sprung up to exploit people's desire to be the right weight - and how much effort people put in to be that.
It's about an "obesogenic environment". So we need to make environmental adjustments. And the way to do that is to make it more expensive to be a fat cunt.
Money talks. And as to your and @Bodhi's cry of "fatties ruining it for the rest of us" - if you're only occasional chocolate eaters then expensive chocolate will barely be a blip on your expenditure. But for the twats who eat it every day, it'll change their habits.
There is quite a bit of self control involved.
If I have a load of crisps in the cupboard I'll eat loads more than I should do in a day/week. I'll eat like 12 "single portion" bags in 2 days.
So to stop myself I don't buy any in the first place but I still fancy having some crisps . I'm tempted to buy them when I shop online. Easier to resist than when actually go to the shops.
When I actually went into the office I would often buy some crisps with a sandwich. I didnt need them I just really enjoy crisps