Oh holidays, the season of sharing, loving and gaining weight. Right? Everyone knows that winter is the scariest time of year for us gym rats.

I, myself, am a little worried because it seems that this scary monster is already sneaking up on me. Every lobby and office on campus seems to have bowls of candy. So sweet and sugary, just pressuring me to devour it all.

After stuffing pounds of sugar into our mouths, and after we’re finally recovering from the roller coaster of sugar rushes and bruises from bouncing off the walls, Thanksgiving arrives.

Thanksgiving is becoming less and less about giving thanks and more and more about stuffing your face. The least you could do is give thanks for Gas-X and Alka-Seltzer.
Then, there’s Christmas 8212; or Hanukkah, hello 8212; dinner with another huge turkey and mounds of stuffing, potatoes, you name it. Then, we top it all of with pie.

But I don’t want to talk about delicious foods, fun and festive times. I want to talk about priorities.

According to Obesity in America, about 127 million adults in the U.S. are overweight. Sixty million are obese and nine million are extremely obese. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.

And www.ezinarticles.com states that last year, there were 80 million unpaid credit cards in the U.S. alone with an average balance of $8,000. This election, the candidates are discussing war and the economic crisis.

So, I ask you with all sincerity: Are we really that hungry?

My point is we say that money is tight and we all are going to start that diet-and-exercise-thing “tomorrow,” but get real.

I don’t care how low on money you are, you fatties are still going to spend money on a bunch of food 8212; thank you, China.

To defend the people like my mom who always justify themselves with “It was on sale,” how about this fancy trick: 5 pounds of candy for $5 (wow, what a steal) or no candy for free. Considering the amount of fat we’ve gained and the amount of money we’ve lost, I’d hope that we’d be better at distinguishing between when we’re truly hungry and when we simply want to eat.

I’m not saying you need to starve yourself, but I think you and I both know we don’t need three plates stacked high with biscuits, gravy, turkey, corn, stuffing, potatoes, string beans, spinach, pie, ice cream, cookies 8212; you get the point.

I can understand that you’re around family and need something to survive Uncle Harry’s magic tricks and Grandma Betsy’s farts that she swears are ducks in the house, but come on, find another escape. Something healthier such as Facebook. Or why not take up knitting?

I’m sorry if I seem scattered and over dramatic. I may be having a withdrawal because I haven’t had any Halloween candy in a few hours. But with all of this election/economy drama and the holidays sneaking up, I just want to know: If there’s no money, where is all this candy coming from?

8212;Kristina Peltin is an interdisciplinary studies sophomore.

8212;This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec.