NO FAT CHICKS

NO FAT CHICKS

Why not?

[Idnew]

Welcome GB

Hey fat chicks are better for grilling than a skinny chick. http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[~wildangel~]

Yea as Lost said "why not?"

I mean, not that I have an ounce of fat on my body, but still http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Ok, so I have a tiny potbelly http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/tongue.gif

but yet I find nothing wrong with fat women, I mean there are some that are obese, some chunky, some skinny with larger arses, some top heavy, women are baeutiful in all shapes and sizes I think, but I guess thats just my opinion http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif
You must be very picky right?

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See your keyboard is fixed!!!!! http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/smile.gif

Welcome fat chick hater... http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[Lis]

*nods at Wild* I hear ya......I hate ppl picking on anyone and that includes fat ppl....grow up GBJ http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/mad.gif

I think the skinny chicks are evil because they like to hang out with the fat chicks so they look even better!

Well I just wanted to give my opinion so there it is...

(fat chicks are cool, there's more to hold in your arms) http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Serendipity]

GBJ, please come back and answer these important questions. I mean, "No fat chicks" is open to much interpretation, particularly by any ornithologists who may read this board. I take it you're referring to fat girls. Well, why not? You don't like to look at them? Tough. Learn to live with it. There was a local law passed not long ago in a coastal town in northern Italy, outlawing fat chicks in bikinis. Anyone who thinks that's a just law has a deep problem.

[Idnew]

You can't be serious Dippy. Now in my opinion I wouldn't be caught dead in what some of them wear but that's there choice if they choose to go out in public dressed like some of them do.

Lost...Evil? I have several dear friends that are big women and I don't hang with them to look better. I don't have to do that. I do enjoy hanging with them, they are lots of fun to be around.

I really hate people that sign up and then post something stupid and never return. http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/mad.gif

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Originally posted by Idnew:
Lost...Evil? I have several dear friends that are big women and I don't hang with them to look better. I don't have to do that. I do enjoy hanging with them, they are lots of fun to be around.

Ok youre right most chicks arent evil. http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/smile.gif
But some chicks are twisted enough to do such a thing.

[Ada_Doom]

All my favourite people are people that don't faint at the very idea if I suggest eating cake or icecream or pizza or chocolate or whatever.
As Id said, obese people can wear what they like, but after seeing far too many "Change yo ways fat sista or I aint yo friend no more" Ricki Lakes, I have to say that if I was that obese, I would have enough dignity and pride not to wear a string bikini in public, on the basis that I would look horrible. In fact I don't wear string bikini's anyway because I would look horrible.

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Originally posted by Ada_Doom:
In fact I don't wear string bikini's anyway because I would look horrible.

Same here!
I know I'm fat and I would never look good in a string bikini even if I had the perfect figure http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Ada_Doom]

There you go. Proven. Power to the happy people who eat cake. http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[~wildangel~]

I agree with Ada and Dippy on this one.

Wear what you want to wear if your big but If I hurl when I'm eating a big mac on the beach infront of you you will know why...

I have a couple fat friends but I dont hang around them very often, just because they dont like to do anything but lay around and watch TV...which I dont care if they do that but I dont want to do that, I want to go swimming, hiking, whatever, therefor I prefer skinny people too, but Lost, he's an exception, if he were in a string bikini I would still talk to him...

oh and he's not fat, he swears he's fat but he's just big http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif dont let him fool you

Evil though???*hmmmm* maybe http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/tongue.gif but I dont feel the need to stand next to an obese girl to feel better, lmao

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[Idnew]

There's no way I'd wear a string bikini and I think I wouldn't look to bad in one. Just doesn't leave much to the imagination.

Wild now the big doesn't bother me but when all they want to do is sit around then that bothers me also cause I like to be on the go.

I have been out to eat with a woman that is pretty large to one of those buffets and now she can embarass you cause she is constantly filling up her plate with food. She is really a friend of a friend of mine and she won't hardly go out in public with her anymore. I just don't understand why some women let themselves go in that way.

Well Ricki Lake goes up and down so she just needs to shut up.

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How come this society thinks that being fat is a disease?

Last summer a woman was fired from her job because she was 'too fat'
And guess what her job was?
All she did was answer the phone at the helpdesk of an internet provider...

The case went to court but it ruled in favor of the company because it was a 'young' and (check this) 'progressive' company and it had to keep its 'young' and 'progressive' image!
What kind of reason is that?
You're fired because you are too fat!
(we have the same thing with accents but thats another story)

[~wildangel~]

Id, see thats exactly what I think, theres 'fat' and theres there's 'come on now your overdoing it-fat' I have nothing against anyone but I just prefer not to sit around therefor naturally my friends are skinny or chunky or whatever...Lost, that sucks she was fired, she must have been hugely obese to get fired, I'm sure she wasnt just fat, but I dont know http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/frown.gif


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It was a 2 page story with a few pics of the woman and she was fat but not extremely fat

I'll see if I can find it on the net somewhere so you can see for yourself

[~wildangel~]

I guess theres different levels of fat, theres fat, kinda fat, on the heavy side, extremely fat, and hugely obese...

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[Lis]

I can't believe we're even discussing this, NO FAT CHICKS is appauling and how anyone can find it funny is beyond me....it's like outlawing someone because they're blonde, or because they're hairy or because they pierce their ears....some people dont like certain looks because of different tastes and preferences but unfortunately these ppl must understand that they are not the center of the universe and if they dont like it then they have to deal with it....honestly, the world is home to so many knobs http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/mad.gif

[ogb]

Originally posted by Lost_Soul:
How come this society thinks that being fat is a disease?



Well, there is a general medical rule. I only can say it in european sizes. You take your height above 1 metre in centimetres, which is approximately a normal weight. It becomes unhealthy if you're differing 20% of this value. E.g.: I am 1,80m (5'11) tall, means that I usually may have a weight of 80 kg. It is becoming unhealthy below 64kg and above 96kg. According to my mind it is mainly a matter of self-respect to stay in acceptable sizes.

[Lis]

I agree.....but must we be horrible to those who dont?

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[Idnew]

No of course we shouldn't Lis. I realize there are some that just can not help it, but then there are those that just don't give a darn how they look. I mean really obese not just heavy but obese. Those kind I do not have to be around. I know another one that just let herself go for whatever reason and now bosses her son around to wait on her hand and foot and she can't go to the bathroom without help and it's all her own doings. So now I hear she is trying to lose weight. I wish her luck.

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[~wildangel~]

I agree with what dnew said exactly!

Also, I personally do not like to hang around hugely fat people! Everyone has there own likes and dislikes!(least I'm honest)
I mean, chunky or whatever is fine, but a hugely obese fat person is not an attractive person to look at...take TV for instance, ok, when you watch the news you usually see ppl that are a pleasure to look at or at least people that are not a distraction.
Also I dont know any fat people that like me anyways!!!All the people that are hugely fat that I know gossip about me and my friends cause were skinny they always joke around about how im too skinny (I know and they know im not too skinny), it hurts my feelings because I feel different all the time, like I should be fat too... http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/frown.gif
But my friends say there just jealous cause there not skinny! But honestly I have been to these peoples houses and they dont do anything but sit around and watch TV and eat...thats not me! I am very outgoing and energetic, and its not my fault , they shouldnt hate me because they dont want to lose weight http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/frown.gif

Now dont get me wrong, I have met some huge ppl that are just the coolest people in the world!Also some very beautiful and confident big women that are great people! I guess it all depends on the person, when I'm thinking FAT I'm thinking Hugely obese, you know!Im not talking about just your average American, lol

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[ogb]

Originally posted by Lis:
I agree.....but must we be horrible to those who dont?



Surely not, but they are doing their part in losing contact to society as well. Reducing your weight isn't all that difficult, if you only want it. Personally I am no model athlete, but whenever I want to I change the way of eating and drop my weight. I'd absolutely prefer higher health insurance rates for people who willingly live with higher risk, such as thick people and smokers.

[Serendipity]

OGB, I agree about the higher insurance rates for smokers, even though I am a smoker. But what do you mean by "thick people"? I know English isn't your first language, but "thick people" to me means stupid people; surely they can't help it?

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[Lis]

Maybe he means fat by thick Dippy? I dunno?

Yeah I do understand what you're all saying and I agree that being overweight is alot of the time due to lazyness but even if it's not a medical condition some people just lack the confidence to do anything about it and find comfort in eating....sort of like a drug addiction I assume? I'm not sure, I've never been overweight, nor have I had a drug addiction so really I can't base that on much?

Another thing Wild,...good on you for being a healthy weight and for feeling good about yourself. Just as it's unaceptable to be horrible to people because they're overweight...the same goes for people being horrible to people of a healthy weight....it's obviously their own insecurities that make those women ***** about you and you shouldn't have a bar of it matey http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[ogb]

Originally posted by Serendipity:
what do you mean by "thick people"?


Sorry, I wanted to say "fat people" - in German the words for thick and fat are nearly the same, only thick is a little bit more polite.

[~wildangel~]

Yea I know a couple big women who are very nice, not jealous, insecure, just great loving wonderful people that are big in a hereditary way! I love hanging out with them, i guess Its just the majority of people in CA are big people so it makes us 4 skinny girls feel underweight when were not underweight at all http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif I guess it's just a big world world and I dont fit in! But I prefer looking good as to not caring about my weight and appearences I dont know why but I like nice things, nice clothes, nice cars, nice stuff! Not that big people arent nice Im just a perfectionist when it comes to certain things, must be the virgo in me http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/wink.gif
Thanks Liz for understanding my point, its hard to explain! http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/smile.gif

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y hasnt george bush jr replied...i think hes just hating on fat chicks!!!!!! im what some people may call chubby as how doctors may c it....but to everyday people ..i just have a medium build....n for me i really dont care!!!!! i could care less what people tell me....i love myself and so does my b/f!! so i think george bush jr is just negative and hes the example of men that make women deppresses about their size

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[Ada_Doom]

And there we have it in a nutshell. Well said Paul!

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[Idnew]

Agree with that also. First and foremost is liking yourself. http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/smile.gif

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[aclu14]

Originally posted by Lost_Soul:
[B]How come this society thinks that being fat is a disease?

Last summer a woman was fired from her job because she was 'too fat'
And guess what her job was?
All she did was answer the phone at the helpdesk of an internet provider...

The case went to court but it ruled in favor of the company because it was a 'young' and (check this) 'progressive' company and it had to keep its 'young' and 'progressive' image!
What kind of reason is that?
You're fired because you are too fat!
B]

Can you say, "dumb lawsuit?"

[Midnight77]

I just have one thing to say to all this, and I quote, "Fat-bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go round."

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[Ada_Doom]

Hey Midnight! Welcome back!

I'm with Marie Antoinette on this one: "Let them eat cake", though obviously not in the elitist, arrogant, out of touch, uncaring context that she said it in.

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[Serendipity]

Or as I used to whisper loudly to one of my lecturers... "ARSE!!" http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Ada_Doom]

Dippy, you wit! You should be on TV with biting satire like that.... http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[Hamburglar]

Hey what is wrong with fat chicks??

Sometimes they can be hot.

[Serendipity]

Originally posted by Hamburglar:
Hey what is wrong with fat chicks??

Sometimes they can be hot.

So can molten lava, but I don't want that in my bed...

Sorry. I couldn't resist that... NAUGHTY Dippy!! BA-A-A-AD Dippy... http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/frown.gif Large babes, I'm on your side! http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Idnew]

http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/biggrin.gif@Dippy

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[CBranski]

I gotta hand it to Dippy: Sometimes his comic timing is just perfect! But anyway, on tothe subject of "fat chicks," and dating et al.:

I have been on the dating seen more or less since high school, and I have more or less come up with the following conclusion: personality and confidence in one's self matter more than body type. Now here's how I came up with this: Dinner in the Milwaukee area at a decent restaurant for a couple can run into the $70-90 range without really trying. Add into that making sure you're dressed appropriately for the occasion, and making sure that the car and aprtment isn't a pig sty. This represents quite an investment for someone with limited resources. After all of that, one would hardly want to spend time with an obssesive-compulsive diva.

To conclude, I recently went out with a woman who (according to her doctor) is 25 lbs. overweight. I never had a better time with anyone else! In other words, great return on the investment, and my shallow behavior may have cost me big over the years...

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[bi-blonde]

I read a post earlier about fat being a disease....HE WAS RIGHT. Over 80% of americans are fat and it all boils down to laziness. instead of eating healthy and hitting the gym, they're happier vegging on the couch! Fat people = lazy people!

bi-blonde

let me guess you are 5'10" and about 100lbs...it is pple like u that the world does not need....genetics play a big part in how much a person weighs...i for instance work out and still have not been able to take off all the weight and for u to say that fat pple =lazy pple is an insult to those of us who have a genetic disorder that causes us to gain weight and makes it harder to keep it off...so think about it next time and then comment on it.

and the term is not fat it is obese

[aclu14]

Welcome flutter
I'm one of those ppl - I'm 5'7 1/2" and I weigh 120 lbs and I'm the skinniest nonanorexic person you ever saw!

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[~wildangel~]

Well i'm with you Aclu, im 5'6 and 120 lb's and even now that i'm pregnant I am still small...just my boobs and belly are big, nothing else.
That said, it doesnt matter if your fat or not as long as you like yourself. I am going to the gym after baby and working out because I like to look toned, if someone else doesn't I don't not like them for it.
I usually hang around other girls as active as me because I am active, cant sit still for very long. Big or not if their active..it's cool http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/wink.gif

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Stupid bush......here is a cool/stupid law any american can beat up a brit on there brithday lol j/k that's a stupid law lol ^_^' http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Americans are fat! Let me tell you.
When I'm at the gym I see fat women walking around the track for like 20 minutes than go across the street to Wendy's.

Then they wonder why their husband is banging that 5'5 135 lb co-worker!lol
This goes for men to. I see them with a size 44 waist and breasts, then they wonder why their "fit" wife is getting banged by the "fit" business man at the gym.lol

I'll tell you why fat(40lbs+overweight) people have to earn my respect more than others. I workout hard to stay in shape, and see alot of people that are in thier 70's in good shape goes they put in that "extra" effort. I don't see how a fat person has self-esteem or self-repect! You only have one body, take care of it. If you don't care about your own body, what can YOU care about? They have no self-control(can't turn down that triple cheeseburger), and want their mates to want and respect them.

I don't by into those height/weight charts either. I'm 6'4 and 240 and would be considered a fat-ass by those charts even though I have a 32inch waist and lift weights on regular basis.

Fat people should just go by the mirror and have some pride about themselves.

I agree, no fat chicks. Make them hunt for their food and I bet they would be lean and mean. No one "fat" is allowed in grocery stores or fast food outlets. Can you imagine the Stampede?!?!?!

[bi-blonde]

Ever attempt to get first dibs on fresh, hot food at a buffet line with a herd of fat women stampeding behind you?

[Idnew]

Welcome flutter. I think their mostly talking about obese people that can do something about it not those that have a genetic disorder or something.

For instance I sell all natural health products which lets you lose weight but still eat and I have an obese g/f that wanted to lose. She followed the program for the first week and lost about 10 lbs while still basically eating what she wanted. Then she quit and went back to eating fast food and pizzas. So what does the stupid girl do now, but take laxatives which if she keeps it up is going to give her some serious health problems. Also if we go to a buffet she probably makes 5 trips to fill her plate and I mean fill it. It's embarassing to be with her so naturally I don't go with her anymore.



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FlutterBy23 The Genetic arguement is often used by fat people because they do not want to admit that their being fat is their own fault. Yes, there are some people that have thyroid problems and what not, but many of these conditions are treatable by a doctor. One thing most doctors do as well as a drug treatment is to recommend an exercise and diet program.

Now, when was the last time you had your genetic make-up tested? Did you have a doctor show you that you have a "fat" gene? Do you have a thyroid problem. No, chances are that you are just lazy, like most of the fat people out there. I have yet to meet one fat person that truly changes to a healthy life-style and exercise program for at least a year. Where are all the people in China and Japan with the "Fat" gene? The reason the people in the USA are fat is because of our culture, not because of a fat gene.
Please, try to use real facts in your arguement and leave the speculation at home.

I think part of the No Fat Chicks law should be the No Fat Gene clause. No Fat people shall talk about the Fat Gene.



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I agree 100% thaiboxer. Genetics is just another cop-out that fat people use to put the blame somewhere else. It's the same with parents that suspect their children have ADHD. It's a cop-out for "I dont know how to control and discipline my kid"

Right on the head thaiboxer! I believe it maybe easier for certain people to be "fat", but that means you just have to workout harder than the persone with the metabolism of a hummingbird on speed!


Like I said, I got the perfect diet for the Fattiespay me 1000$ each and I'll drop 20 fatties in a washington or oregon forest, Give them a notebook on edible berries and woodland creatures and tell them I will see them in 3 months!

I bet you wouldn't have one "fattie" when you came back in 3 months.

I also bet that 95% of the lazy asses would be "fat" in 3 more months cause of no willpower and excuses.

[paulgro]

September 26, 2001 7:30 CDT

Researchers at Johns Hopkins
University have concluded that
obesity or at least the inclination
toward it is due in part to heredity
after a study of 101 girls and their
parents.

The idea that body composition -- the distribution of fat and muscle
within the body -- is a trait genetically passed on to children from
their parents is not new, but for the first time researchers have
confirmed previous findings by using an instrument called a dual
energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The scientists reported their
results in the October issue of the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition.

"This study used a DXA scan to determine the composition of the
body. Previous studies had relied on weight and height measures
only," lead author Dr. Margarita S. Treuth of Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, Maryland, said in an interview with Reuters
Health.

"In addition, young girls and their parents were studied, whereas
other studies have examined this in adult offspring," she added.

In the study, 101 normal-weight girls between the ages of 8 and 9
and their biological parents participated in a battery of body
measurements. The researchers measured body fat, body
composition, levels of potassium and body mass index (BMI), a
measure of weight in relation to height that is used to assess
obesity in adults.

According to Reuters, the research found that in general, the girls'
body fat composition, as measured by DXA, was similar to that of
their parents. Girls with overweight parents tended to be on the
heavier side of normal body weight for their age, while girls with
leaner parents were more likely to be on the lighter side of normal,
Treuth wrote.

The findings pointed to heredity as a factor that contributes to a
person's body composition, she said. "Treatment and prevention of
obesity may need to be targeted to children of overweight or obese
parents in particular, since they will be at higher risk of related
complications of obesity," she concluded.

Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Reuters

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"The findings pointed to heredity as a factor that contributes to a
person's body composition, she said. "Treatment and prevention of
obesity may need to be targeted to children of overweight or obese
parents in particular, since they will be at higher risk of related
complications of obesity," she concluded."

Point.. heredity is A FACTOR that contributes to a person's body composition. But it just one factor of many. This is the same as the "metabolism" factor. Not everyone is lucky that they can eat like a pig and be lazy and not get fat. But a person has the choice of being fat or not. If a person doesn't want to be fat, they don't have to be, get to work. Exercise and diet are the 2 safest and effective ways to lose fat. Again, saying genetics is why a person is fat is just an excuse, not a reason.



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Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the USA. Big, beautiful.. maybe, to some. Unhealthy, definitely.


If there's one thing worse than the awesome American obesity epidemic, it's saying that nothing can be done about it.

Sadly, this has become a cottage industry in our country.

It ranges from books with titles like Your Fat Is not Your Fault, to Big Is Beautiful! magazine covers, to fat activist groups, to newspaper articles like the recent Post one, "Battle Your Biology? Fat Chance" (New York Post, July 11).

True, telling people what they need to hear as opposed to what they want to hear is not the route to fame, fortune and the best-seller list. But here goes:

Big is not beautiful; it cripples and kills. Studies have repeatedly found that overweight people (not huge; just overweight) suffer higher rates of heart disease, stroke, many types of cancer, arthritis and an incredible array of other diseases.

About 300,000 Americans die prematurely each year from being overweight. Only cigarette smoking causes more lifestyle-related deaths.

Obesity in the U.S. is epidemic in every sense of the word.

Last October, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that 55% of U.S. women and 63% of men are overweight or obese. The federal government's statistics are similar.

The JAMA study also found the obesity rate among adults jumped almost 70% just from 1991 to 1998.

This incredible growth of the national girth belies everyone's favorite excuse, genes. Gene pools don't change within a single generation.

Blaming genes for one's own obesity is also a red herring. Yes, a few such genes affecting metabolism have been found, but they count for almost nothing. One, for example, has been shown to reduce a person's calorie-burning by the equivalent of a butterscotch disk a day.

Why is the nation getting fatter? No surprise here. We're eating more and exerting less, whether in formal exercise or simple day-to-day activities.

Why are individuals getting fatter? See above.

Every one of the multitude of studies in which people's caloric intake and output are measured, as opposed to the studies that simply ask subjects what they eat and how much exercise they get, verifies just what mama told you. Eat too much, don't get enough exercise, and you balloon.

This is bad news if you're looking to scapegoat your metabolism, but good news if you like the idea of controlling your weight fate.

More good news is that another obesity myth is that our bodies, like ratchet-wrenches, readily put pack on the pounds but thereafter refuse jealously to let go of them. In reality, what goes up can come down.

The science of weight loss is still young, but already provides useful advice.

Most important, probably, is to lose the weight slowly. People who have packed on 30 pounds over 15 years and then try to lose it in 30 days are in all likelihood doomed to failure.



Big? Definitely. Beautiful? Maybe to some. Deadly? Absolutely.

For most people, a combination of a moderate reduction in eating and a moderate increase in exercise is most effective. Drastic swings in either direction provide quick results; however, drastic actions are not sustainable and eventually every pound creeps back on.

It appears that most successful slimmers make and stick to their own plans, without benefit of a commercial program or the latest best-selling diet book.

But the first step in dealing with any problem is recognizing that it IS a problem and can be helped. Meanwhile, the worst food you can consume is the baloney produced by those who tell you to just eat, drink, and be merry, for nothing can be done.

taken from www.fumento.com/julyfat.html (http://www.fumento.com/julyfat.html)




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Wow what a topic...it seems that some people are always about image! I am not fat but my girl friend is and it is wonderful because i can lay in her arms. I am not with her to make myself look better it is because she is a wonderful person who knows how to treat me and she is a sweetie. I really do not understand people because it should not be about who is what. it should be who they are in the inside that should matter. but i guess that is not possible for some people like to think they can judge people for who they are. We are born how we are yes we can try to change it but that does not mean we want to . Some people are happy being the way they are and who are we to judge them?

I personally think fat people are disguisting, but that's their business. What I really get tired of is the whining from fat people. "It's genetics." "My metabolism causes me to be this way." "I've tried every diet and exercise program."
I'm sorry, but from personal experience, every fat person I've met is fat because they are lazy. I'm a personal trainer and martial artists and I have had many, many fat people come to me for help. They never want to actually do my program or follow my diet, but they always ask for help. So, I give them a couple tips and give them a diet regiment for free. Well, usually after 2 weeks, they come back and say "your program doesn't work". 2 WEEKS!! I told them up-front that the diet is a lifestyle change and that it takes a long time to lose fat safely, 2 weeks isn't enough time, but alas, they give up anyway.

The obesity of the USA should be stopped. It's unhealthy, unattractive and is becoming and epidemic. We are being taught, wrongfully, that being fat is healthy and beautiful. "Love people for what they are inside" is a true statement, but you have to realize it's what is on the inside that can dictate how a person looks on the outside. Lazy people tend to be fat people. People without motivation tend to be fat people. People that indulge too much tend to be fat people. The human body and mind are interconnected, obesity is as much a physical problem as it is behavioral.

Please, help stop that madness, go out and try to help your fat friends overcome their weaknesses and lead them to a healthier, thinner life.


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[Lis]

I personally think that condesending people who generalize are disgusting....but that's their business.

[Lish2oo6]

Originally posted by Idnew:
You can't be serious Dippy. Now in my opinion I wouldn't be caught dead in what some of them wear but that's there choice if they choose to go out in public dressed like some of them do.

Lost...Evil? I have several dear friends that are big women and I don't hang with them to look better. I don't have to do that. I do enjoy hanging with them, they are lots of fun to be around.

I really hate people that sign up and then post something stupid and never return. http://www.dumblaws.com/ubb/mad.gif

[Enforcer]

Wonder If this guy is ever gonna return and...

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Maybe I'll get more pessimistic with the years but I hope I never will!

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Originally posted by Lost_Soul
I think the skinny chicks are evil because they like to hang out with the fat chicks so they look even better!
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I like fat chicks... they hang out with the pretty girls :D

[jettmotto]

Originally posted by bi-blonde
Ever attempt to get first dibs on fresh, hot food at a buffet line with a herd of fat women stampeding behind you?
lmao I was at a buffet about a month ago maybe less time then that, anywho their was a lady so over weight she couldn't walk!!! she had one of those go~carts that the old people drive at wal~mart that you gotta plug in or whatever and she had to drive her cart to the line, fill up her lil basket on the front, and drive back to the table and unload the food. She had just enough strength to stand up off the go cart and move to the 2 chairs she was using at her table!! AND she was running people over in line that could stand on their own....i was one of them!!! :mad: just thought i would share my experience with the buffet line.:D

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*feels sorry for all the fat chicks out there* :rolleyes:

[little_army_babe]

I'm not against "big" people myself and as I've heard a lot over the years Fat women need lovin' too!!! If I was big however I would not wear what some of them wear in public because I would feel digusting!!! But I am against it when a "big" person goes out to eat and orders enough food for like 5 people and then orders a diet coke! There's something wrong with that picture!