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The Jersey diet

The other night, I caught an episode of Anthony Bourdain’s latest show. In this one, he was partaking of the foods of his native New Jersey, dining at some spots I recognize, including Dock’s Oyster House and the Knife & Fork Inn, both of which are in poor, bedraggled Atlantic City.

During the course of the show, and at various restaurants, Bourdain eats:

  • a cheesesteak
  • pizza
  • two hot dogs, with french fries
  • clam chowder
  • deep-fried fish, with more french fries
  • oysters
  • a lobster stuffed with crabmeat
  • an Italian sub loaded with meats and cheese, heavy on the oil
  • spaghetti with meatballs

The closest thing to a vegetable in there was the spaghetti sauce.

Last Monday night, I got back from a brief trip to New Jersey to help celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday. Over the course of four-and-a-half days there, I gained three pounds. This was while going to the gym on two of those days.

So maybe Chris Christie isn’t a glutton. Maybe he just eats in New Jersey.

 

2 Responses to “The Jersey diet”

  1. Dan Says:

    Well that might explain his weight– How do you account for the rest of him?

  2. leewochner.com » Blog Archive » The shape I’m in Says:

    […] (Or lack thereof.) Overall, the scale has reported happy news to me all year. (Setting aside that trip to New Jersey, The Weight Gain State.) But now it looked at me with sinister intent. “Oh, no,” I thought, “this is […]

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