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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][url]https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/596614/skinnier-80s/[/url]

It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the ’80s
Aug 23, 2019 | 2 videos 
Video by The Atlantic

More than a third of adults in the United States are obese. This statistic is often attributed to a confluence of unhealthy dietary practices, sedentary lifestyles, and genetics. But we may be missing the bigger picture.

A 2015 study revealed that people today are 10 percent heavier than they were in the 1980s—even with the same diets and exercise regimens. A new episode of The Idea File investigates the plethora of complex factors that may be contributing to our increasing BMI, including a changing microbiome and toxic chemicals in the environment.[/quote]

I remember very well what I used to do to do be skinny in the 80's.  It involved eating very little (no breakfast, tiny lunch, small dinner) and exercising a lot.  In my late teens I picked up smoking so staying skinny meant smoking, eating even less and being active - I walked everywhere and I was going out a lot with friends to dance at clubs.

Fast food, eating out was a treat not an every day thing like it is now.  And school food was pretty terrible.  The dining hall food at my college was gross and nothing like the food options the kids have today.  After college, I had a few years when I wasn't making much and could barely afford groceries at all...that has a way of keeping you thin.[/quote]

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