I would do anything I could to avoid surgery, especially if I was 19. I would even staple Dawn inside my stomach if thats what it took. While there she could regale me with sizes and statistics about 300 pound high school linebackers, if there are any. Talk about ‘supersize it’.
(I really should have brought a book for lunch today)
We are showing compassion. Nobody has called overweight people names; nobody has said that losing any amount of weight is easy (it’s simple, but not easy); nobody has said there aren’t barriers. What people have said it that it takes a lot of willpower and effort. There are barriers to the obese and the discrimination is all legal. That part sucks. But the solution is as simple as calories in must be less than calories out. How to do that is the hard part.
Most of us grew up being told to clean our plates, that starving children in China would love our largesse, that eating more was what we needed to do. We also grew up with a food industry that has become very adept at making foods that should be healthy very calorie dense and unhealthy. It takes knowledge and vigilence to stay on top of your health these days. Especially for men since we, as a culture, think that a 16oz steak (a full pound of meat!) is a single serving and should be consumed with all the trimmings; eating anything less makes you less of a man. That’s a little over-the-top, but not by much. Anybody who recognizes they were on an unhealthy track and fixes it deserves some kudos.
I’m not much of a women’s libber, but every topic that is commented on seems to change from the main issue to woman bashing. I noticed this yesterday a lot on the NH employees who were fired.
I sure I hope I don’t work with you guys as I see bias is alive and well in the insurance community.
Compassion- nice word, but you won’t find much on this board.
I cited statistics and I was insulted. Their minds are made up and we are just wasting our breath.
They (especially Gil, lastbat, and John) amuse themselves by pointing fingers at others who are less fortunate.
I didn’t know you were less fortunate. Really, how WOULD I know? I just thought the idea of you stapled in my stomach was not only novel but cavalier. But if I had known you were less fortunate I still would have thought that, but I wouldnt have shared. Again, my bad.
I thought this was going to be an interesting debate. Not an insult hurling tirade of macho men trying to sound intelligent.
I cited stats. I gave links to articles to support my statements. Guess when you have no defense, you take a blind offense. You can point fingers and thump your chest at me all you want. The facts are still there. Guess you were a wrestler when I was on the debate team?
I still believe that being a football player and weight lifter had a lot to do with that kid’s size.
Sure – the doctors were not at all at fault in this – (hope the sarcasm comes across in writing) “…He played football for St. Joseph’s High School in Montvale and was a state weight-lifting champion…Three days after his discharge, however, he was back in the hospital with severe stomach pain. He returned several times for treatment, she said. At one point, doctors found more than a gallon of fluid in his stomach. Lesnevich argues that this was caused by a leak from a defective surgery, a leak that went undetected because doctors failed to give Leonard LaBeur a CAT scan”
I just realized I typed linebacker in my original comment instead of linemen. You think I would have said the average running back weighed 250.
Forgive me, or brilliant makers of no mistakes, for typing too fast while I’m trying to get 20 things done at once.
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You make vast assumptions about the lives of those posting, SP.
How can you tell from the bits and bytes transmitted that other people haven’t been throught the same thing? You can’t.
I would do anything I could to avoid surgery, especially if I was 19. I would even staple Dawn inside my stomach if thats what it took. While there she could regale me with sizes and statistics about 300 pound high school linebackers, if there are any. Talk about ‘supersize it’.
You’re right. I can’t tell who has gone through weight loss issues. I can tell who appreas to think they know everything there is to weight loss.
Compassion when talking about a VERY sensitive subjust would be nice.
(I really should have brought a book for lunch today)
We are showing compassion. Nobody has called overweight people names; nobody has said that losing any amount of weight is easy (it’s simple, but not easy); nobody has said there aren’t barriers. What people have said it that it takes a lot of willpower and effort. There are barriers to the obese and the discrimination is all legal. That part sucks. But the solution is as simple as calories in must be less than calories out. How to do that is the hard part.
Most of us grew up being told to clean our plates, that starving children in China would love our largesse, that eating more was what we needed to do. We also grew up with a food industry that has become very adept at making foods that should be healthy very calorie dense and unhealthy. It takes knowledge and vigilence to stay on top of your health these days. Especially for men since we, as a culture, think that a 16oz steak (a full pound of meat!) is a single serving and should be consumed with all the trimmings; eating anything less makes you less of a man. That’s a little over-the-top, but not by much. Anybody who recognizes they were on an unhealthy track and fixes it deserves some kudos.
I’m not much of a women’s libber, but every topic that is commented on seems to change from the main issue to woman bashing. I noticed this yesterday a lot on the NH employees who were fired.
I sure I hope I don’t work with you guys as I see bias is alive and well in the insurance community.
Compassion- nice word, but you won’t find much on this board.
I cited statistics and I was insulted. Their minds are made up and we are just wasting our breath.
They (especially Gil, lastbat, and John) amuse themselves by pointing fingers at others who are less fortunate.
I didn’t know you were less fortunate. Really, how WOULD I know? I just thought the idea of you stapled in my stomach was not only novel but cavalier. But if I had known you were less fortunate I still would have thought that, but I wouldnt have shared. Again, my bad.
Gee, a funny. *rme*
I thought this was going to be an interesting debate. Not an insult hurling tirade of macho men trying to sound intelligent.
I cited stats. I gave links to articles to support my statements. Guess when you have no defense, you take a blind offense. You can point fingers and thump your chest at me all you want. The facts are still there. Guess you were a wrestler when I was on the debate team?
I still believe that being a football player and weight lifter had a lot to do with that kid’s size.
Dawn, you’re not alone on this one.
Sure – the doctors were not at all at fault in this – (hope the sarcasm comes across in writing) “…He played football for St. Joseph’s High School in Montvale and was a state weight-lifting champion…Three days after his discharge, however, he was back in the hospital with severe stomach pain. He returned several times for treatment, she said. At one point, doctors found more than a gallon of fluid in his stomach. Lesnevich argues that this was caused by a leak from a defective surgery, a leak that went undetected because doctors failed to give Leonard LaBeur a CAT scan”
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I just realized I typed linebacker in my original comment instead of linemen. You think I would have said the average running back weighed 250.
Forgive me, or brilliant makers of no mistakes, for typing too fast while I’m trying to get 20 things done at once.