Things That Are Gross

Remember back in the day in grade school when they used to show you what a smoker's lung looked like as opposed to a nonsmoker's lung?  I specifically recall a day in grade school when they actually brought in models of lungs for us to look at and hold.  I had enough of a reason not to smoke purely because it's the reason I never really got to know my dad's parents (they died when I was 4 and 5), but I remember how disturbing it was to look at the difference between the two lungs.  Just in case you never got to have the fun and exciting experience of seeing the difference, let me show you:

Guess which one is that of a smoker!

Anyway, it seems that now here in America, we've pretty much accepted that smoking sucks with the move toward severely limiting where smoking is allowed.  For example, here in Omaha you can't smoke in bars or restaurants anymore.  It's so nice to be able to go to dinner or out with friends without having to be around cigarette smoke.  

The new problem America faces is obesity.  While people are definitely acknowledging that obesity is a problem here, most of the country is not doing nearly as much as they should.  I've heard people throw around the idea of a 'fat tax' on things like soda and fast food, but I don't think any of it has been a serious discussion.  It also doesn't help that kids are spending so much time playing video games and so much less time doing things like going outside and playing.  Anyway, I saw a picture tonight (courtesy of SparkPeople on Facebook) that I'm pretty sure would solve the obesity problem.

This is what one pound of body fat looks like. ONE POUND.

Maybe it would have more of an effect on adults than it would on kids, but either way it's still absolutely disgusting and I'm pretty sure anyone can see that.  As if I wasn't motivated enough right now to lose weight, this just made me want to work that much harder to achieve my goals.  Can't wait to be rid of all of that grossness and way more muscle-y.