




Damn...I live in one of the least obese states, and there are still ALOT of obese people here. Sad.![]()
I believe you Dottie and you have my support




I'm going to be a nurse, and I have already hurt my back once lugging around a 300-lb woman. I'm afraid that it's only going to get worse.





Seeing obese people is like seeing any other person. I feel bad for them that they are practically trapped in their own body. Its once they go immobile is when it really hits me. Still, some just don't care or don't know about how their extra weight effects them and don't change their lifestyle to ward off an inevitable heart attack or other upcoming ailments.
Shows like Inside Brookhaven Obesity Clinic and Big Medicine certainly capture what its like to be so large.
you live like an ivy vine
you can only survive by clinging onto trees
that's your flaw
put down some roots so you can stand on your own
-Kenpachi









I'm not surprised that Texas is a red state...not at all.




I'm actually surprised that Ohio isn't a red state. Hell I know I'm working to get my weight back down to where I'm happy with it.
Guy #1: I'd totally hit that.
Guy #2: Dude, I'd hit that so hard whoever could pull me out would become the King of England.



Just saw a huge 3 year old hispanic kid. Getting younger every day.




Remember the 400-lb 7-year old on Maury, and the 150-lb 4-year old on Dr. Phil?
What bothers me as well, people are so used to seeing obese people now, and eating so much, that when someone like me, who needs to get back to a size 3, a lot larger than what I was at a 00, they tell me I'm starving myself and I look sick, I'm getting too thin. Like HELLO??? I'm getting to the size where you MET me for the first time! Back then I looked great to you, now I'm sick? Give your head a shake. And I think it's just, we're getting used to people being so big. I actually got in crap by my mom in law for not allowing my 17 mth son to have any ice cream or chocolate before the age of 3 (except on his birthdays). I just don't believe in it and I have to teach him and engrain in him proper eating now before society can kill that.
Now as some of you may know, I'm not a morbidly obese person--but I play one on SW.
It's just friggin' tragic what is happening to people's health in this country, and they're doing to themselves--many of them without even knowing it, but most without legitimate excuse. And what is the response? Everyone has a "medical" issue. No one is responsible for shoveling the processed food down their own throats. It's Big Agri, or Big Fast Food, or some other faceless entity at fault.
I'm not saying some people don't have a legitimate genetic predisposition toward being fat. It happens. I have a good childhood friend who fell into this category (as did his sister). He's been fat all his life, so how did he choose to deal with his problem as an adult? Stomach stapling. That was about a year ago. Worked for a while, but because he changed nothing else in his life, he put most of the weight back on. Typical? Perhaps.
All the rage now is about Alli, the diet pill that gives you greasy shits if you eat the wrong foods. How is that a friggin' solution?
Obesity is going to kill more people than anything else in this country.
Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
In Canada obesity already costs the Health Care System 3 billion dollars each year. 3 BILLION!!!! WTF??? I know some may have a medical condition, I know a girl who does, she's about 70lbs overweight, obese, but she eats chicken breasts no skin, white fish, no batter, and salads with no dressing, croutons, or bacon bits, yeah, she eats them dry, with only spices on them, and she cannot lose the weight. But those cases are not costing the health system that much. With all our baby boomers aging, and obesity causing problems, pretty soon I'll be recruited to be a doctor just because they can't handle all the problems coming up within the next 10-20 years. They'll only train you as you go along, it's going to be the next world problem.
Really, is it that hard to make a salad? When I get lazy, I make one big enough with no dressing so it lasts, and keep it in my fridge. Then whenever I want something to eat, there it is ready. Faster than fast food cuz I don't have to wait for someone else to make it!!





^ Totally agree.
Obesity is one of the major reasons this country can't afford to have a socialized healthcare system.
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My mom is a labor and delivery nurse. When she was in her mid-twenties she was a fairly petite woman - barely five feet tall and I think a size six or eight, like me - and she suffered ruptured disks in her back TWICE. After her second back surgery she learned to call someone else to haul the fat women around, but over twenty years later she still has back and neck problems. There was a period about ten years after her back surgeries, shortly after she gave birth a couple more times herself, when her neck caused her so much pain she couldn't even get out of bed some days.





Part of the problem in this country is LAZINESS. That & lots of ppl are too freaking obsessed with fast food restaurants here, it's disgusting. And the conviniency to DRIVE through drive thru as well.
And most kids don't even play outside anymore either, like we use to do back when most of us were kids. Instead kids are on myspace bullshitting, or playing stupid PS games or what not. I remember when I was a kid, I use to love playing outside. Dodgeball, kicking boys in the nuts, hide and go seek. I didn't want to be home til the sunrise.





What gets me sad are how the kids are being set up for a life of unhealthiness. I remember when I worked as a daycamp counsellor at a riding camp...There were nine year old girls I couldn't put on the ponies because they weighed over 125 llbs. Like little girls who weighed more than I did at the time (I had at least a foot and a half height on them). And then I'd see the lunches their parents would make for them...it was just ridiculous. Like half a dozen fatty, nutrition free snacks, in addition to microwave dinners and what not. If you child is already overweight, why not try a piece of fruit? It was just sad...and infuriating.
It is disgusting! The worst part is our multi-billion dollar "diet" industry full of fake-ass pills and "diet aids" which fail 98% of the time because they don't teach people any real tips or paths to losing weight. Sickening.
Both of my kids have remained below their desired weight range their whole lives. There is candy and ice cream if they want it, but rarely do they want it. Part of it is definitely genetic. Their parents are on the lighter side so that got passed on. Part of it though I like to think is that food wasn't ritualized or made into a big deal to begin with, so they don't associate comfort, or ritualism with eating. It's just something you do when you are hungy. Mind you I love good food as much as the next person, but I've always had the impression that people can downright obsess over the making and eating of meals. That's fine once in a while, but when it becomes a key ritual everday, multiple times a day, no wonder kids grow up thinking about food even when they are not really hungry. That always seemed like a really bad focus when there is so much else that can be done with our free time.
I know someone will frown upon me commenting on this, but just because I have an ED doesn't mean I'm unable to make a sound decision or communicate about this issue.
So with that said,I was walking around the mall today back in a town that I once lived in. I looked at my mom and said " I've not see one person within a healthy weight range in an hour" She nodded and completely agreed.
Hell,I"m not sure I even saw an underweight person. Everyone I saw. Literally from toddlers up..were not just overweight they were Obese. Now of course it probably sickens me more in a lot different ways. But,none the less it's heartbreaking to know these 4 year olds are facing a life full of medical issues.All because of lazy parenting.
I have two kids. Both are Veggies. By THEIR choice. Because I'm not a vegitarian. But I've never allowed them to snack on chips,and sodas. NEVER. Apple slices come in small bags now. Organic juices are easy to find,and Im saying this in Indiana damnit. Water damnit. Water is everywhere. Personally seeing even adults drinking fucking big ass cokes grosses me out to no end.
People don't take the time to eat healthy. It's NOT that hard. It just simply isn't. Yes it costs more. That seems to either a valid reasoning to many and for others it's an abused excuse. Obviously for those coping with poverty the cheaper food..canned ham etc is saturated in fats but it's cheap and feeds a family. Obviously you can't be chosey when it comes to starvation.
For the rest of the nation. There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE. NONE. Once that vicious cycle starts with someone so young. It becomes a life long battle. Since it's not only a behavioral issue ( being rewarded for good deeds with happy meals and cookies. ) but it's a "comfort" trait.
I don't get it. Why allow yourself to have poor circulation,sleep apniea, diabetes and high blood pressure. Who enjoys being winded climbing stairs.
What kills me is the bitching aka fattitude. about it all. I've literally said to people
" if you are so sick of being "fat" as you claim, then either do shit about it or quit fucking bitching, because I'm seriously over hearing about it . And I'm not attending anymore pity parties "
My friend lost 80 lbs due to that convo. But it's like everyone else would bite their tounge and said " oh you are just curvy. Oh youre just big boned." truth of the matter is she's overweight and she was unhappy but wanted to FIND validation in her excuses on why she's not going to get healthy. Personally I won't lie to someone. Once I told her the truth and broke it down and she cried and admitted she felt like shit etc etc., she took the steps to "feel " better about herself. 80 lbs wasn't the goal. I believe 20 was. Either way you slice it,her chances of dying young or having complications are lowered.
Not everyone comes in one size,by any means. Nor do I think they all should. However, being unhealthy is unattractive whether it's obese or underweight.
What also I dislike, talking about labour and delivery, are actual women who are so large, they cannot give birth properly, then end up having emergency c-sections. I mean, women who choose this, or have that problem not their fault, fine. But because you're so large you cannot push the baby out? Give me a break!!I mean, how smart is it to be so large you put your own baby at risk? And then what? You're so large that you cannot play with your kids? You make them stay inside or give them snacks and movies to watch because you're too tired from hauling your large ass all over the place that you cannot move off the couch? Adn I'm sorry a lot of my anger towards large people comes from my own family. On my mother's side, everyone is obese. It's stupid! My uncle killed himself by being overweight. He became diabetic, and because he was so damn lazy, he had to get his leg cut off, then because he was so FUCKING LAZY, he stroked himself to death, all because he didn't want to walk around. My otehr uncle learned the hard way, he had a heart attack in the US when driving tansport. Now he's getting put through the ringer, which I'm glad, but why did it take so long? Why don't people realize, oh, my pants don't fit anymore, I guess I better lose weight. Not, "Oh my pants don't fit anymore, I'll just go to Additionelle." I remember there only being one store for big people, the Big & Tall and it was for men only. Now we have plus size everything! And remember "one size fits all"? Now it's "One size fits some" WTF??





I think what everyone said is true. I myself am a bit obese ( i hate that word ) . I would really like to loose about 20-30 lbs and I know what I need to do to satisfy that need , but I seem to not be strong enough to do this on my own . I always say next week or the next time I go to the store no fucking Dryers Loaded ( it's the shit I tell ya ) .
But now after this stupid injury I can't exercise much without getting exausted, I mean bad .I have gained about 10 pounds since the accident ( 4months ago) but I also lost about 10 pounds in a week when I was in the Hospital my body is kinda freaking -out .
But the reality of my situation is only I can make this happen so I must change my lifestyle no excuses ! I must say the Mast transformation was very inspirational the guy looks great !So it's my time now !
Obesity in the the U.S. and the other industrialized countries is a big problem. Bad food is cheap and easy to get, so that's what many people eat, and that's why many people are overweight.
And I agree with Tart when she said "People don't take the time to eat healthy. It's NOT that hard. It just simply isn't." It really isn't that hard to eat a healthy diet. It does take some upfront work to learn new recipes, shop for better food products and to get rid of the old, unhealthy foods, but once that's accomplished, eating healthy becomes second nature.
Unfortunately, as Tart also stated, it is more expensive, and while it's easy to say you can't put a price on health, struggling families will have a harder time eating a healthy diet.




At healthcare facilities, morbid obesity is so common that we have hydraulic lifts. It's a savior for our backs, but it's sad that we need them.
(WebMD) New research on obesity shows that obesity may be contagious - but don't get the wrong idea about that.
The findings, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, have nothing to do with bacteria or viruses.
Instead, the new data show that obesity is "socially contagious." That means that people tend to follow suit when their friends and family become obese or lose weight to ditch obesity.
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