• half_fiction@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 hours ago

    Why do I feel like people bring these posts up so they can feel better about themselves by downvoting anyone who disagrees? Hm…

    I guess because you lack empathy and refuse to acknowledge that reality is probably more nuanced than your singular lived experience?

    Who is actually trying to make themselves feel better here: the person who’s posturing as simply better than others because you don’t struggle with your weight? Or the people down voting you because they recognize there are a myriad of other factors that might cause a person to struggle with eating healthy including:<br> -food deserts<br> -physical or mental disabilities<br> -lack of time (some people are legit out there working 2 or 3 jobs)<br> -inadequate cooking spaces (especially cheap apartments in big cities)

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      2 hours ago

      I wake up every day between 4 and 5 am. Get myself (ready for work) and my kids (ready for school) by 6:30 am. Drop the kiddos off at school, wife off at work, and I’m usually back home by 7:30. Then I walk my dog until 8 am, and finally I have an hour to myself before I start work at 9–usually spent cleaning. I work until 5 pm, then go pick up the kids and wife to be back home by 6 pm. We have two hours now as a family, before the kids bedtime at 8 pm. Cooking is an option if you want to hog up most of the two hours with cooking, eating, and cleaning. Otherwise, we can eat fast food during the drive and maybe watch a movie together when we get home. Beside that, I walk the dog again at about 8:30 pm and I’m in bed by 9 pm. The wife and I might stay up until nearly 10 pm if we’re watching a show.

      There’s not a lot of time to do much besides fast food.

      • MareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.de
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        1 hour ago

        You can eat McDonalds responsibly if you don’t eat too much. If you feel like you are still hungry get a burger and a salad instead of two burgers. Or stuff like that.

        It’s OK to eat McDonalds. The problem is irresponsibly eating McDonalds.