Chapter: 55
Summary: “The fat of the land”
The article “The fat of the land” by Bill Bryson appears in the book “I’m a Stranger Here Myself”. The point of the article is to show readers why Bill Bryson hates being a diet. The reason why he hates being a diet is Bryson was think food all the time. Bryson want to eat everything that he sees, and his wife doesn’t want him to eat whatever he see .Also Bryson hate eating diet food, because every time his wife gives him diet food. Every time he goes to restaurant she orders him diet food. Many people in America are overweight, so he doesn’t care about getting overweight. Also many people who live in America are dying for diseases every day, because of high cholesterol and many other diseases. When t his wife and his children are going to eat from outside, his wife order the food for him instate he orders himself because his wife wants him to eat diet food. He goes to the library to find a book those talks about diet; he founds many books and reads in order him to understand why his wife wants him to be a diet, which is for his health condition. After he read the books he understands what diet is is all about eating the right food. He thinks dieting is hard and more frustration and it is not easy to rid off fats on your body. Finally he realize diet is good for human body in order to rid off body fats, more healthier.