Liquid diets don't help you gain weight.

We weighed the kids a couple days ago. Since taking Jake off his liquid diet (last January) he's gained 20% in weight.*

Mason's still growing, but he's slowing down. Now he's only in the 60th percentile. Still big for his age though.

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* Moved from 30th percentile on the down syndrome growth chart to 50% approx.

Why we're all fat.

We consume more calories than we burn. The extra calories are added to our body as fat stores. That's the simplest, easiest and most accurate description about why we're fat.

I just came back from the grocery store and noted that a hummus and flatbread snack pack, 110 calories, cost $2.19

A large bag of sun chips, 980 calories, cost $2.99.

Per calorie, junk food is shockingly cheap. Another reason why we're all fat.

Many activities are sedentary. Think surfing the internet, working in an office, watching a movie, watching television.

Our government cut school sports funding by 100% this year. A week a ago they came out with a report saying elementary-aged kids are fatter than ever.

More reasons why we're fat.