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Campaign Weight Gain
R. Alex Whitlock
I remember during the 2000 campaign reading that Al Gore, a sturdy but never obese man, was fighting weight gain throughout his presidential run. It made sense at the time, seeing as how every event revolves around food. If a candidate only ate at half his campaign functions, he's probably getting over 3000 calories a day. This past week I have truly experienced it first-hand.
I've been seeing a lot of people on this trip, which has been great. Most everyone I've hooked up with, however, has been over one meal or another. Then there's dinner with the family. And breakfast with Dad. I've gone from 1.5 meals a day to 3+ and instead of eating canned beans I'm getting all kinds of homecooked and restaurant goodies.
It's been wonderful.
But when I get back to Idaho, I don't know if I'll ever want to see food again.
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Observations
My older brother would get so sick when he came home from NYC. My mother would cook homemade southern meals every night, and eating out at other restaurants that he missed (expecially Tex-mex). He'd then spend each evening on the toilet for hours.
And that, my friend, is why I never offered you anything last Wednesday night. :)
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