on inertia and the hunger it induces

no wonder that, according to my co-worker r, an administrative assistant down the hall has become rather heavy over the last few years. when you're paid to sit, as all of us in this building are, regardless of whatever fancy title we may possess, packing on the pounds, ounce-by-ounce, hour-by-hour is nearly effortless, as effortless as sitting motionless for hours on end, day-after-day, right here in front of this very computer screen.

one would think perhaps that this lack of motion would suppress one's appetite. such little energy being expended, after all. quite the contrary seems to be the case. perhaps it's the lack of mental and physical stimulation, the boredom, that not only makes me more lethargic than my natural tendency, but also dulls me to the point of wanting to eat for wont of any activity in which to engage.

lulled and dulled into a mind-numbing inert state, i find myself hungrier than normal. does this even make sense? it seems illogical in a way to think that i could be understimulated into snack attacks. yet, this occurs with frightening regularity. i have also observed that this is not an issue when i am at home, free to move around, in and out, from couch to kitchen to office to yard to bedroom.