Nov 11, 2008 Posted in Fitness and Exercise, Random Thoughts

How is this for Being “Guilted” into Eating Better?

Even I have to laugh at this one. On Sunday I made the trek out to Home Depot not because I needed anything for my home but because there is a little Harvey’s kiosk inside the superstore. For those of you non-Canadians that may not be familiar with Harvey’s, they have the best burgers in the country.

The problem is that this fast food chain is an east coast thing and the only place you can find a Harvey’s out here is the airport (@ $5 per minute parking) or the Home Depot which is a good 15 minute drive from my place.

So I make the trek out there because Sunday was my ‘free day’ and I could eat whatever I wanted. I ordered a double cheeseburger, salad and diet coke and have a seat. Well, no sooner than I sit down does this guy get left by his owners while they order some grub. This is exactly how he stared at me the whole time I tried to enjoy my meal.

Now, I am not a mushy guy and I’ve always said that I refuse to be guilted into anything but this was too much. I knew that I shouldn’t be pigging out on a burger and this dude was looking at me as if to say, “You know, I’m dying of starvation here. If you were to give me that burger, you wouldn’t be such a fat-ass and I won’t die within the next 2 minutes.”

The thing was that he didn’t waiver. People were walking by and just laughing at how much of an effort he was putting into looking sad and how uncomfortable I was, even while pretending that it didn’t bother me.

Needless to say, he got half my burger – with his owner’s permission of course. As a side note, his owner did say that this guy always did this to strangers and his batting average was darned near perfect.

The owner sent me this picture today to remind me of the experience.