Fat people and food; Hospital edition This post inspired me to write this up.  So I've traded my job at the nursing home for a job at the hospital (cause I'm masochistic I guess), and if I get a fupatron patient I'm guaranteed to hear shit about food. So. Much. Shit.  "I haven't eaten since X, I'm gonna die of starvation!" Oh, if only.  "I can't believe they didn't serve me food in the ER! What if I go into starvation mode?" Oh, if only. And they've got bigger things to worry about in the ER than serving you food.  "I had to wait soooo long in the ER, I deserve a treat." No, you really don't.  "What, you don't have any soda? Why not? I don't like water!" Sucks to be you. Plus, soda in my country costs a lot. We ain't gonna waste money on that. "What do you mean I can't get more than one portion of food per meal? What if I starve?" Cause we're on a strict budget and each prepared meal that we give our patients is around 550 calories. You don't need 2 per meal. "What do you mean the kitchen is closed during the night!? I have to eat!" Now, technically the kitchen isn't closed during the night. But I'm not gonna prepare a meal in the middle of the night for a fatty. Or anyone, unless they got wheeled in from the ER at like 2 am and haven't eaten all day. "But like, do you not eat during the night? Gasp! That's awful!" Yes, fatty, there are indeed people out there who do not eat full-sized meals during the night. We spend the time sleeping. Or in this case, working. And even then we don't eat food during the night. (Maybe a sandwich). "What, I only get 1 cookie/bun/piece of cake?! That's so little! Why!?" Again, budget. Plus you really, really really don't need the cookie. "What do you mean I have to fast for 24 hours? I'll die and starve!" Well, you're the one who needs the surgery/examination. That means no food. Plus you're gonna be hooked to an IV, you won't starve. "What do you mean I can't have the surgery cause I ate? Ofc I was gonna eat, you can't expect me not to!" Again, idiots. "Oh, the calorie/fluid restriction list you had up? I didn't think it mattered/you only put that up cause you're fat shaming!" Oh yes, cause we love nothing more than to fatshame our patients and not like, idk, give you the right treatment. "Ugh, why don't you have any hamburgers/pizzas?" Cause we're a hospital. Pizza doesn't make for healthy food, and you need healthy food for a swift recovery.