Last year I moved to Las Vegas and settled in to enjoy the decadence that Sin City has to offer.
I immediately began to lose money and gain weight. After all, what fun is being in Vegas if you don't indulge? Well, everything is fun for awhile, but after watching my wallet shrink and my waistline bulge, I decided that enough was enough.
At a certain point I even began to avoid my beloved buffets, even though for the most part (due to my excessive gambling and the generosity of the casinos to losers like me) they were comped and therefore free.
And then it occurred to me -- what could be bad with the veritable cornucopia of food laid out before me? Especially since it was all prepared by someone else, and it was as I mentioned before -- free.
The problem wasn't the buffet, the problem was me. I chose to move to Las Vegas, I choose to play slot machines, and I can choose my food!
So, the essence of the Vegas Diet is the freedom of choice. It's as simple as that. We all choose what we put in our mouths, and in Las Vegas those choices are endless.
I began to look at food in a different way, and I began to relax -- which in a city as exciting as Las Vegas can be a difficult thing to do.
Our society is based on consumption, and Las Vegas is consumption on steriods . . . but ultimately the joys of indulgence can be a false and empty promise.
Sin City is not a model of moderation, but to live here, a balance has to be struck.
Yes, you can eat great and lose weight in Las Vegas.
I immediately began to lose money and gain weight. After all, what fun is being in Vegas if you don't indulge? Well, everything is fun for awhile, but after watching my wallet shrink and my waistline bulge, I decided that enough was enough.
At a certain point I even began to avoid my beloved buffets, even though for the most part (due to my excessive gambling and the generosity of the casinos to losers like me) they were comped and therefore free.
And then it occurred to me -- what could be bad with the veritable cornucopia of food laid out before me? Especially since it was all prepared by someone else, and it was as I mentioned before -- free.
The problem wasn't the buffet, the problem was me. I chose to move to Las Vegas, I choose to play slot machines, and I can choose my food!
So, the essence of the Vegas Diet is the freedom of choice. It's as simple as that. We all choose what we put in our mouths, and in Las Vegas those choices are endless.
I began to look at food in a different way, and I began to relax -- which in a city as exciting as Las Vegas can be a difficult thing to do.
Our society is based on consumption, and Las Vegas is consumption on steriods . . . but ultimately the joys of indulgence can be a false and empty promise.
Sin City is not a model of moderation, but to live here, a balance has to be struck.
Yes, you can eat great and lose weight in Las Vegas.
1 comment:
Ahh, now I know ... I first started reading and was trying to figure out if you were a newbie (like me) or an old-timer.
Welcome. I mean not to Vegas, but to the strange, sick, and deliciously addictive world of blogging!
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