In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
I would blame also:
However, I'm actually losing weight now - eating more sensibly, drinking less beer, and excercising more. Being overweight has so many health risks, so I figured that I'd better do something about it now, before I hit my 40s.
I'm making it sound like I'm really fat. I'm not. I just have a little too much lard on my ass ;-)
I went shopping for pants in Amsterdam, and in the town where my mother-in-law lives. It was terribly frustrating, because the biggest size they had was too tight (on my blogger butt)! And I'm not even fat! It was actually quite funny - my mother-in-law and I were giggling a lot. But it was frustrating as well.
It's not just Dutch beer. When you drink Belgian beers you can practically feel the weight add to your gut (but you just don't notice because of the lightness in the head factor).
If you're in for beer and a relaxed evening, hop over to Utrecht one day and I'll be happy to take you to the best pub this town has to offer.
