{"id":254,"date":"2009-07-03T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/07\/buffet-tragedy.html"},"modified":"2009-07-03T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-03T01:00:00","slug":"buffet-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/07\/buffet-tragedy.html","title":{"rendered":"Buffet Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was totally shocked at a hotel breakfast bar last weekend.&nbsp; More than half the customers were morbidly obese, and having plate-after-plate of food.&nbsp; One couple who could barely fit into their seats was particularly sad: the man had four giant plates of food, and the woman had three.&nbsp; I realize it&#8217;s addictive behavior, and the couple just couldn&#8217;t help hurting themselves with so much food.<\/p>\n<p>I say it was sad because these people were visibly unhappy.&nbsp; They had so much extra fat on their bodies they had trouble moving and breathing.&nbsp; They were sweating, they were huffing and puffing, they barely fit into their extra-large clothes.&nbsp; Neither of them smiled.&nbsp; They just kept stuffing food into their mouths as fast as they could.&nbsp; It was painful to watch them, and it looked painful for them to eat so uncontrollably.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I was there too, having a very unhealthy breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, and fried potatoes.&nbsp; I knew it wasn&#8217;t a healthy way to go, but oh the flavor!&nbsp; I love fatty meats, ketchup on potatoes, and delicious muffins, and I allow myself a little every once-in-awhile.&nbsp; The difference, however, between me and that room full of full-sized people, was this:&nbsp; I used to be one of them, a morbidly obese, unhappy person killing myself with excess &#8220;treats.&#8221;&nbsp; No more.&nbsp; God has saved my life and given me the ability to refrain from compulsive overeating.<\/p>\n<p>I only had one spoonful of eggs, only two strips of bacon, and one sausage.&nbsp; One serving spoon of potatoes was enough.&nbsp; One small bran muffin did the trick.&nbsp; While I was at the buffet line, I was praying for God&#8217;s help to keep my portions small.&nbsp; I was doing my best to remember my food plan, and stay with it.&nbsp; Later that day, I had only vegetables for a meal, keeping the total number of proteins and carbs within my limits for the day, thank God.<\/p>\n<p>More on this tomorrow&#8230;&nbsp; please come back!<\/p>\n<p>Please connect with me on Twitter, it&#8217;s easy! 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