Fat Percentage

Years, and years, and years ago -- practically another life ago -- I was training to run a marathon. Prior to each run, a different speaker would talk to the group about health related issues: stretching, good fitting clothing to run in, shoes that fit, watching what you eat, etc.

One comment made by an instructor has stayed with me ever since. In fact, I think about it every time I walk into a restaurant.

Basically, the guy said you could always tell if a restaurant was a good choice for the health or weight conscious by checking out the other customers. The higher the percentage of obese people to healthy people; the worse the restaurant choice.

I find that, at least in Austin, it holds pretty damn true.

A fine example was tonight. Steve and I went out to dinner without Will this evening and decided to eat at a restaurant we haven't been to in years, Cherry Creek Cafe. When we walked in there were six or so tables filled. All with overweight people. By the time we left another three to four tables had filled - there were at least 30 customers besides us. There was only two people who were not obese, and one of them was about nine.

But the food was great.