tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post7772365383657630122..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Contrary to popular opinion, there is fast food in EuropePhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-58652039569072922362008-09-25T20:31:00.000-04:002008-09-25T20:31:00.000-04:00This is sillier than silly to think that people ac...This is sillier than silly to think that people actually think like that. Maybe the hopping over and changing your sleep pattern very quickly might jolt your system enough to handle that, but still. I was an exchange student for a year, and 'exchange student weight' was about twenty pounds you'd gain. This wasn't always true for the boys. I semi crash dieted mine off in the last two months, biking 20 clicks a day, eating a power bar for breakfast, a protein shake for lunch, only vegetables and beef for dinner (potatoes, I turned down but they were the completion of a proper Danish meal). Not enjoyable but my body was meant to be at a different weight, but depression and lots of pastries pushed me somewhere else.Arisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867632218582769529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-30228517583118181542008-09-18T08:19:00.000-04:002008-09-18T08:19:00.000-04:00"I'm the only person in the history of the world t...<I>"I'm the only person in the history of the world to have actually gained weight when leaving Chicago for Paris."</I><BR/><BR/>This is a pretty rational reaction, and well in line with the NYTimes piece, given that there is nothing worth eating in Chicago.<BR/><BR/>Anyone with taste will grow emaciated living in the Midwest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-20549685263336908962008-09-18T00:28:00.000-04:002008-09-18T00:28:00.000-04:00Incidentally, this relates to the wonderful burger...Incidentally, this relates to the wonderful burger-discussions in Whit Stillman's <I>Barcelona</I>.Withywindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465319711207992232noreply@blogger.com