On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:25:02 -0700 (PDT), "Katie O'Hara"
wrote:

On Jun 27, 2:09*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:08:03 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
The younger gen of girls have let themselves go (or course I expect
the guys have too). *Cruising up and down the Wakulla River yesterday
watching the young'uns swimming in the clear cold water, I expected to
see a few good lookin girls. *We passed one boat full of kids and my
friend says, "Look at the babes on that boat", I reply, "I thought the
manatees were supposed to be in the water". *Whatever happened to the
beautiful slender girls of my youth? *The girls of my youth all had
flat tummies, not an ounce of fat and not a muffin top in sight.
Today, it looks like the strategic petroleum reserve in bikinis.

Unfortunately, even though you have a small sample, people, esp. kids
are having more and more weight problems. There's a biological reason
for it, as well as a social/economic element. More poor people tend to
eat lower quality food, which is higher in fat/sugar content.

I used to get out to FSU once in awhile to "use the library" but
nowadays parking is impossible so I gladly pay $30 for papers offa the
internet. I figure that the time saved is worth it but I dont get the
perk of watchin the girls.
HOWEVER, I still think they've gotten heftier mostly cuz they all got
cars now and don't get any exercise. We'd ride our bikes all the time
and as I worked as a bicycle mechanic, I could use that to meet
girls, "If you'd let me pump up that tire, it'd be a lot easier to
ride.....". Bein hotter than hell in Tallahassee, they'd wear as
little as possible too. The physics bldg overlooked a grassy area
over the particle accelerator where girls from a girls dorm would
sunbathe, not conducive to concentration. "Tutoring" was a great gig
and I could pick the best ones for multiple sessions.

Well, it's very easy to make a claim about lack of exercise being the
reason, and perhaps it is for college students, but that doesn't fully
explain the general population weight gains. As I said, it's a
combination of several things, including biology and socio-economic
issues.