On Monday, during our psychology class we watched part 2 of the BBC documentary, The Men Who Made Us Fat. One thing that stuck with me was when the documentary mentioned that chocolate was no longer given on just special occasions. We also tend to overeat nearly everything we are given or have chosen to eat. One of my favorite chocolates are the Ferrero Rocher Hazelnut ones. A few days ago, my parents had come home with a box of them, knowing how much I enjoyed them. It was only after I counted the wrappers that I realized I had eaten about eight of them in one sitting. I overate without even realizing I did. I feel that in our society overeating has become the norm and we don’t realize the consequences until after.

The documentary also mentioned supersizing. This got me thinking about my experience with supersizing. Once in a while, when a movie I’m interested in comes out, I usually want to see it in a theatre. Regardless of whoever I’m with, we always order the same thing. Large popcorn and two drinks. It was after viewing this documentary that I realized how big the drinks really were. Theatre drinks and drinks from any establishment nowadays are huge. I have been so accustomed to seeing those sizes, that when I saw the comparison of how adult sodas used to be only 7 ounces, I was shocked. I immediately thought that it wasn’t enough to sustain me. However, I realized that 7 ounces of soda should be around the amount we should be drinking. One glass of soda is enough. Instead, we choose to drink more than one, when we should be limiting ourselves to live a more nutritious lifestyle.