All of you who criticized Bloomberg over the Soda ban ... consider this

[graham4anything]

87. I wish I had someone to tell me no a decade or two ago. I welcome help from anyone

Of course, it's one day at a time losing weight and it takes a lifetime change of lifestyle.

125 pounds since May of last year and 16 inches.

Wish the prior 11 years someone had said NO or did a tsk tsk while I was at the movies
ordering the extra large soda and extra large popcorn smothered in artificial butter
THEN going and asking for a refill

48 ounces is 780 calories
refil bring it to 1560

I thank Mayor Bloomberg and a few others (including Chris Christie) for "slapping me silly" and getting me to see the light. Because I could NOT do it alone.

And there is no shame in getting help at any addiction, and sugar is an addiction.
NOONE needs to have 1560 calories in one meal or one 90 minute movie.
BESIDES-SODA GOES FLAT QUICKLY and tastes like shit that way.

And now I can actually FIT in the seat in the movie theatre and enjoy the film
(though I would enjoy it more if I wasn't damn worried about someone coming in and shooting up the place).

Same as cigarettes are banned in 99% of everything in NYC, and THANK GOD AND BLOOMBERG for that.

People can jump off a bridge too, and people try to save them.

Obesity is a national tragedy, and costs millions of dollars to people a year collectively.

WELLNESS for life.
one day at a time

And obesity only hurts yourself and in later years, all the ones who love you.

So you are not free to do as you please if one has those who love them.
(As Kristofferson(c) wrote, Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"

and you have someone or something to live for, you are not free to kill yourself and think no one else is affected, to make some silly political point that makes one sound like a libertarian
in the first place.

(No one would go 120 mph on the streets of NYC.
No one should drink 1560 calories in 90 minutes.

Eventually everyone seeks help from someone.
Best it not come in the hospital.

And those that refuse to seek help, oddly enough, need help the most.

imho.
and it has nothing to do with taking away anyones rights.

obesity is bi-partisan.
Why wish that on a school kid?

It would have been so much easier for me had I had this whole wellness plan many decades ago, but especially the last one.

I want to stick around to see Hillary's two terms, Michelles two terms, and many other democratic presidents after them.
(Let alone all the personal stuff I want to see).

Wellness rules.
Thank you Mike Bloomberg, and I understand why the gun people lead the way in hating you.
Looking for a fat free, and gun free America. 90% of Americans used to smoke, now 90% don't.