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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom just brought over a ton of old photos from the 70s.  Damn were my siblings and I thin!!  I always thought of myself as the chubby one and I was a toothpick in these photos.  We were outside playing, biking, swimming from sun-up to sundown in the summer.  We also all played travel soccer, tennis, etc.

[/b]People didn’t snack as much, portion sizes were MUCH smaller.  Bagels were 1/4 size—so were muffins.  There weren’t fatty Starbucks drinks.  People are at home more frequently instead of eating out[b].[/quote]

48-year old.  Yes--there was no SUPER SIZE.  Mc Donald's typical meal was a small cheeseburger the size of your palm and a small fry.

If you go anywhere today they try to upsell you the biggest size of anything.  They look at you like you are an alien if you say 'no'.  "But, really--for only a $1 more you can get the super, duper fattest meal with the largest Soda'...Ummm--no I just want water.

Each time over the past few decades my spouse and I have lived abroad, we come back several pounds lighter without trying.  The portion sizes are a big deal.  We even took a sabbatical where we partied, drank and ate throughout Europe for 6 months and when we got home people told me I looked anorexic.  It was organic food, smaller portion sizes and lots of walking.  And, we are avid exercisers and always worked out daily prior.[/quote]

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