[ninty]

Just wanted to add a few things.

If you were ever to go to France and order a meal from a resturant, the portion of food you'd get is a 1/4 of the size you would get in North America.

I went to a really fancy French resturant while in Quebec (might have been Quebec French, not real French) and the prices were really expensive. $30 and up for your entre. When they came out with the food, you think to yourself, "that's all?". The portions are really small. And as I understand it, that is common in all resturants in France and other countries in Europe. We don't need a shit load of food to to eat until we can't eat any more for every meal. We can survive, and be healthy, with smaller portions.

Also the gene comments. I remember being in Grade 12 Bio or something like that and the instructor saying weight is a combination of genes and your own personal diet. They said that it was hard for some people to lose weight due to the way they are, and its a lot easier for other people. 60% is determined by your genes and 40% by what you do if I recall correctly. Everyone can lose weight, or gain it. It's just a lot more difficult for some people to lose it, and a lot of people are more susceptable to gaining weight.