generation x is the fattest of them all
Curiosity got the best of me, and I wanted to know which age group has the biggest problem putting down the fork. To no surprise, it's the age group I'm in...
...although you wouldn't know that by looking at me, as my BMI is currently 22.3. On my desk is usually a tall water bottle with a capacity of 700ml (about 24 fl oz) that gets refilled several times a day. Oh yes, I drink water and a lot of it. How much? I don't track it, but I'd guess 2 to 3 liters daily.
What water do I drink? Tap. All I add to it is ice. I drink this for three reasons. Fastest, easiest, and cheapest way to get water.
If I were buying water from the grocery store, I'd have to leave the house, go to the grocery store, get the water, wait in line, pay for the water, cart that out to the car, bring back to the house, drink all the water over a week or whatever, recycle the empty jugs, repeat once weekly...
...or just skip all that, go to the sink, fill my water bottle, add ice and drink. So that's what I do.
And since most bottled or jugged water comes from a local municipal water supply anyway, if I were concerned about the quality of the tap water, I would just get a home distiller to distill the water myself. I mean, sure, there are water filter pitchers and have been for a long time, but to truly get that "bottled water quality" or better, might as well get the distiller to really do it right.
Moving on..
How do I know Generation X is the fattest? I asked AI about it, and this is what it said:
Supporting articles AI provided were legitimate, so yes, the information was accurate as far as I could tell.
The 40-59 age group is the fattest in America. Generation X at the time I write this is age 45 to 60. Technically, a little bit of the tail end of Generation Y is in there, but X still has the lion's share for being the fattest.
"Not possible"
There are those who sincerely believe it is extraordinarily difficult to not be fat after 40, and absolutely impossible to not be fat if you're over 50.
I'm over 50, and again, my BMI is 22.3. To put that in perspective, BMI 25 to 30 is fat and BMI over 30 is obese.
At one point in my life, I briefly tripped over into obesity and had a BMI of almost 31. Diet and exercise fixed that. But I didn't drink anywhere near as much water as I do now. My diet has also changed. I eat more greens, more yogurt, keep away from the sweets, and so on.
This doesn't mean I've not had stumbles. At the tail end of last year, I was piling away way too much chocolate, eating terribly, and had put on over 15 pounds. Not good. But now I'm just about back to where I want to be.
Before continuing, BMI 22.0 is as low as I go and no lower. That's a hard limit I set for myself, and it's a good one.
Skinny man problems
The two main problems I have as a skinny man these days are restaurants and "fat guy thinking".
The stomach isn't a muscle, but somewhat acts like one. Eat too much and get fat, and the stomach gets bigger. Eat less and get skinny, and the stomach shrinks.
This is a problem where restaurants are concerned, because all of them serve giant-sized portions for any meal. These meals are designed for big people. I'm not big. I literally cannot fit all that food in my stomach unless I want to eat myself sick, which I obviously don't want to do...
Published 2025 Jul 1
