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http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSL0778048620070807?pageNumber=1

I'm sure glad im on a diet.

Ughh, we've got 2 people in our office now who are big and don't do any form of exercise. The rest of us all workout and mostly eat healthy. What was really frightening was finding out one of them had been a size 4 when she got married (probably less than 4 years ago) and is now probably close to a 20 or higher. I feel so sorry for her husband...

I've gained about 65 pounds in the last year since I started my job. I was a twig before that, but any time i stand on the scale and see 205(ish) I get pissed because I've been biking on the tow path trail, mountain biking, eating in more reasonable portions, and better food, not drinking sodas, etc. I've not dropped a single pound. The rapid gain worried me, now the fact that it's just lurking around...that's not right IMO.

Ughh, we've got 2 people in our office now who are big and don't do any form of exercise. The rest of us all workout and mostly eat healthy. What was really frightening was finding out one of them had been a size 4 when she got married (probably less than 4 years ago) and is now probably close to a 20 or higher. I feel so sorry for her husband...

That's sad.

I hate to sound like a ****, but if I was with someone and they got fat, I'd leave them.

That's sad.

I hate to sound like a ****, but if I was with someone and they got fat, I'd leave them.
According to Dan Savage, if they know that going into the relationship, that isn't being a bad person. She brought in Krispy Kremes today and snacks at her desk all day and doesn't go to lunch until 2pm. And what an awful example for her 2 kids as mom waddles around after them.

Wow, that sucks.

And when her husband cheats on her and or leaves her, he'll be the *******, right?

I recently saw a girl that I hooked up with awhile back, and she probably put on 20-30lbs. She made some joke about hooking up and followed it with something along the lines of "What's the matter, am I too fat for you, Dino?". I flat out told her yes. The scary part is that she was in denial to the fact that she gained weight.

Wow, that sucks.

And when her husband cheats on her and or leaves her, he'll be the *******, right?

I recently saw a girl that I hooked up with awhile back, and she probably put on 20-30lbs. She made some joke about hooking up and followed it with something along the lines of "What's the matter, am I too fat for you, Dino?". I flat out told her yes. The scary part is that she was in denial to the fact that she gained weight.
Yeah, when I added 25 lbs., I went from a size 6 to a size 13. That's a little hard to deny. I'm not quite back to where I was, but I've got more muscle tone than I ever did before and I'm loving that.

This is the reason that I do triathlons...

To stay healthy.

How long did it take you to gain that 25?

How long did it take you to gain that 25?
Let's see, it started when I went to college full-time and my physical activities sunk to almost nothing other than walking to classes. So that was about 9 years ago, and pretty much topped out by 2005, early '06. I've lost 20 lbs. since September last year.

I'm a wimp when it comes to cold and wet, so I tend to do most of my exercise indoors, like my yoga class tonight. And increased flexibility is always a plus. ;)

holla.

how is possible for fat people to have sex i mean real big people.or maybe they get tired from trying and give up.

its just not the same imo.most people are not attracted to big people or in a relationship will loose physical attraction towards them.if you really love someone then well you stick with that but its hard because when they decide to have kids the girl will not be able to concieve.hell i dont even know how it would be possible for two big people to have sex.thats defys every physical law.at one points i was like 240 and man did it was hard for a girl to like me so i started to loose weight. now i'm at 185 and healthy. plus i feel alot better now.i hate when people realizing that it not healthy for them but ont even care bout nothing.in my line of work its hard to maintain weight or be thin most drivers are fat and cant even breath right.i've seen some that actuaully faint just walikng around their trailer. hell its funny that they cant even make a turn without passing out makes you fell bad for them at the same time.i never want to go back to being big.

if you really love someone then well you stick with that but its hard because when they decide to have kids the girl will not be able to concieve.

The girl won't be able to conceive if she's fat? What?

hell i dont even know how it would be possible for two big people to have sex.thats defys every physical law.

lol

i hate when people realizing that it not healthy for them but ont even care bout nothing.

I hear ya, people live in denial.

It goes deeper then just losing weight or not eating... because people can do just a much harm when their not eating. There's documented mental (stress/anxiety) links between cortisol production (the fat on your stomach) amongst many other things. It's very interesting research.

I can't be with a girl who doesn't take of herself but not just keeping her body fit, she has to be good with life too. I can't do drama/stress over things that are truly unimportant.

Not to be cruel but when I'm at a restaurant and watch big people eat, I gag. It annoys me that someone would let themself get that way then cry about it when they realize "Holy shit, I'm fat." Fat is the new cool. If you are fat you are more likely to be on some tv show (Tyra Banks, Shaq's show, The Biggest Loser, etc..)

What really irks me is someone who goes the distance and lets themself slip yet again. If I don't workout, I feel horrible. Working out keeps me level in so many ways it's unreal. When I'm stressed, I workout to relieve it and it does truly help. I used to be one to workout daily but I had to stop due to how quickly I gained muscle mass. I'm not allowed to be over a certain weight in my profession and it sucks. I want to be cut like Jessica Beil but I'll never be able to do it without gaining atleast 10 lbs.

I also don't understand parents who feed their children McDonalds and what not. Clay's neighbor has a 1 year old and she'll feed her McNuggets all day long if she has to. Her argument "She won't eat healthy food." Honestly, if my kid only ate McDonalds I'd starve him/her until they shoved carrots down their throat. There really is no real argument to back-up obesity. It is what it is. You allow yourself to go down that route and you continue to stay there. Utterly disgusts me.

I agree on the fast food stuff, fast food is so HEAVILY marketed to young people and minorities, seriously. Watch the commercials, you'll see more black people in McDonald's commercials than you will white people. I'm not calling McDonald's racist, but they're definitely targetting the minorities, and "happy meals" is just a trick to get kids to eat that crap.

Just read this article about how kids in a taste test picked food wrapped in McDonald's wrappers as "better tasting", when all the food was EXACTLY the same food: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/06/mcdonalds.preschoolers.ap/index.html

It's just as bad as marketing cigarettes to children, get them hooked on shit that's BAD for them at a young age and it will hold them for life, it even messes with their heads enough that they really believe it tastes better when it's in a McD's wrapper... no wonder we have such a health problem in this country...

... no wonder we have such a health problem in this country...

Correct.

And this article shows that we are now accepting it.

It goes deeper then just losing weight or not eating... because people can do just a much harm when their not eating. There's documented mental (stress/anxiety) links between cortisol production (the fat on your stomach) amongst many other things. It's very interesting research.

Got any links?

I can't be with a girl who doesn't take of herself but not just keeping her body fit, she has to be good with life too. I can't do drama/stress over things that are truly unimportant.

Ditto.

Not to be cruel but when I'm at a restaurant and watch big people eat, I gag. It annoys me that someone would let themself get that way then cry about it when they realize "Holy shit, I'm fat."

I hear ya. They bitch about being fat, and then they eat like slobs...

Fat is the new cool.

Not really. Fat will never be cool in our society.

However, Dino is the new kool.

If you are fat you are more likely to be on some tv show (Tyra Banks, Shaq's show, The Biggest Loser, etc..)

If you're fat, you're less likely to be on ANY show altogether (the OC, or pretty much any other show that has good looking people on it).

What really irks me is someone who goes the distance and lets themself slip yet again. If I don't workout, I feel horrible. Working out keeps me level in so many ways it's unreal.

Man, this is the LEVEL kristin? Man. If you didn't work out, you'd be batshit crazy.

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When I'm stressed, I workout to relieve it and it does truly help. I used to be one to workout daily but I had to stop due to how quickly I gained muscle mass.

Just work on the glutes.

I'm not allowed to be over a certain weight in my profession and it sucks. I want to be cut like Jessica Beil but I'll never be able to do it without gaining atleast 10 lbs.

Mmmm. Jessica Beil.

I also don't understand parents who feed their children McDonalds and what not. Clay's neighbor has a 1 year old and she'll feed her McNuggets all day long if she has to. Her argument "She won't eat healthy food."

She would eat it if that was her only choice.

So many parents are retarded with that shit.

Honestly, if my kid only ate McDonalds I'd starve him/her until they shoved carrots down their throat. There really is no real argument to back-up obesity. It is what it is. You allow yourself to go down that route and you continue to stay there. Utterly disgusts me.

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I agree on the fast food stuff, fast food is so HEAVILY marketed to young people and minorities, seriously. Watch the commercials, you'll see more black people in McDonald's commercials than you will white people. I'm not calling McDonald's racist, but they're definitely targetting the minorities, and "happy meals" is just a trick to get kids to eat that crap.

True story.

Just read this article about how kids in a taste test picked food wrapped in McDonald's wrappers as "better tasting", when all the food was EXACTLY the same food: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/06/mcdonalds.preschoolers.ap/index.html


Saw that too. The power of marketing. I'd like to know the details of the experiment though.

Perhaps a lesson could be learned from it. Wrap regular food in mcwrapping, and the kid will eat it.

mcwrapping on a fresh garden salad = mmm mmm good

p.s. fat chicks FTL! call me vain but petite chicks are the best thing in the world (of course heavily dependent on their personality)!

I think I'm just afraid of anything larger than myself lol

I think I'm just afraid of anything larger than myself lol
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the reason why i say that a girl will not be able to concieve due to weight or being excessively over weight.i have 3 cousins and a friends wife that are overweight and cannot have kids because of overweight problems thats what any or most doctors will tell you.its dangerous for their health plus not to mention that most women gain weight when they are pregnant.