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  1. (Maggie) said:

    So, I watched. And I commented. The person is an obese woman.
    With bad grammar and spelling. But that's besides the point.

    What's really sad is the lack of hope. Or a plan. Or a spine. I'm
    not sure which. The theme that runs through it is basically like this:
    "I hate my life as an obese woman. But I hate contemplating any
    change that might alter that condition. So, I'm gonna stick this
    suckiness
    out until the end. I might even off myself."

    What is remarkable to me is that you cannot reasonably do
    the same things, over and over again, and expect to get different
    results.
    I'm a low carber, but I'm not going to be sectarian about a change.
    The
    thing is, if you are miserable in your present state, then maybe you
    want to
    make changes.

  2. Hollywood said:
    (Maggie) said:

    So, I watched. And I commented. The person is an obese woman.
    With bad grammar and spelling. But that's besides the point.

    What's really sad is the lack of hope. Or a plan. Or a spine. I'm
    not sure which. The theme that runs through it is basically like this:
    "I hate my life as an obese woman. But I hate contemplating any
    change that might alter that condition. So, I'm gonna stick this
    suckiness
    out until the end. I might even off myself."

    What is remarkable to me is that you cannot reasonably do
    the same things, over and over again, and expect to get different
    results.
    I'm a low carber, but I'm not going to be sectarian about a change.
    The
    thing is, if you are miserable in your present state, then maybe you
    want to
    make changes.

    Give the girl a break - she said she is going on 700 cals a day now, so
    she IS trying.

    However, that low an intake might cause her to keel over with
    malnutrition. She should just eat 1000 cals less than she has been, cut
    out the soft drinks/sugar foods and lose 2 lbs a week. It will be a long
    time before she can get down to 700 cals safely. Rule of thumb would be
    10 cals times current weight in lbs - 1000 = cals per day for a 2 lb a
    week weightloss. [I know I'm not telling you anything you don't know -
    but maybe she doesn't.]

    If Maggie could walk a bit, carrying around that much weight would be
    good exercise at first. The pumping iron is for later, when walking is
    no longer challenging.

    I think making a video is a great idea. And, unless the MD she saw had
    detailed genetic testing done, he was lying to her to make her feel the
    weight was not her fault. If he had the genetic testing done (not likely
    as it is an expensive and complicated process,) then caloric restriction
    is still the way to go for better health.

    Rally around now and give the girl some useful support. Let's hear your
    low carb advice.

    Mal

  3. Mal said:
    Hollywood said:
    (Maggie) said:
    Quoted message said:

    So, I watched. And I commented. The person is an obese woman.
    With bad grammar and spelling. But that's besides the point.

    Quoted message said:

    What's really sad is the lack of hope. Or a plan. Or a spine. I'm
    not sure which. The theme that runs through it is basically like this:
    "I hate my life as an obese woman. But I hate contemplating any
    change that might alter that condition. So, I'm gonna stick this
    suckiness
    out until the end. I might even off myself."

    Quoted message said:

    What is remarkable to me is that you cannot reasonably do
    the same things, over and over again, and expect to get different
    results.
    I'm a low carber, but I'm not going to be sectarian about a change.
    The
    thing is, if you are miserable in your present state, then maybe you
    want to
    make changes.

    Give the girl a break - she said she is going on 700 cals a day now, so
    she IS trying.

    However, that low an intake might cause her to keel over with
    malnutrition. She should just eat 1000 cals less than she has been, cut
    out the soft drinks/sugar foods and lose 2 lbs a week. It will be a long
    time before she can get down to 700 cals safely. Rule of thumb would be
    10 cals times current weight in lbs - 1000 = cals per day for a 2 lb a
    week weightloss. [I know I'm not telling you anything you don't know -
    but maybe she doesn't.]

    If Maggie could walk a bit, carrying around that much weight would be
    good exercise at first. The pumping iron is for later, when walking is
    no longer challenging.

    I think making a video is a great idea. And, unless the MD she saw had
    detailed genetic testing done, he was lying to her to make her feel the
    weight was not her fault. If he had the genetic testing done (not likely
    as it is an expensive and complicated process,) then caloric restriction
    is still the way to go for better health.

    Rally around now and give the girl some useful support. Let's hear your
    low carb advice.

    So, I do protein power, not Atkins (not that there's a huge
    difference, but, well).
    My advice for her, based on the video and that's all:
    1- Don't worry about calories. Without measuring everything or eating
    processed
    center aisle foods, you aren't counting accurately.

    2- She noted that she drinks a lot of pop and juice. Dump it.
    Immediately. Drink
    some diet pop, but the juice is of, well, not much use, particularly
    if she's
    insulin resistant, like a lot of folks who are in her situation are.

    3- Figure out how much protein she should have, using one of the
    Eades' charts.
    The one in Protein Power Life Plan is very simple. Then, make sure you
    get
    at least that amount.

    4- Buy a book (protein power life plan is the best imho, but that's
    only mho). Read
    the book. Follow it like it's your fantasy football team and you have
    no prospects for
    company among members of the opposite sex.

    I suppose we could sum up the book as:
    1- Follow directions.
    2- Eat until satisfied, not full. Learn the difference.
    3- Take your vitamins and supplements.
    4- Exercise somewhat.
    On the exercise, I think there's a ladder, like Maslow's hierarchy. If
    you are couch bound,
    walking a little is good. If you are walking a little, walking more is
    probably good. If you
    are walking a lot, you might look at lifting some weights or jogging.
    If you're at that level,
    add some weight or some sophistication. The key thing is, move up to a
    level that's
    useful to you and sustainable by you.

    Calorie restriction to ~600kcal/day is probably a quick route to
    frustration, hunger,
    and everything that comes with that. Never mind sustainability and
    recidivism rates.

    Again, I didn't want to get sectarian. I think there's stuff we can
    all agree on, like
    stick with a plan
    get your vitamins and other nutrients
    cut free, loose sugar
    Move around more than you are currently.

    I'd also add that she might want to look into talking to a doc about
    treating what seems, to
    a casual observer, to be a fairly deep clinical depression.

  4. Hollywood said:
    Mal said:
    Hollywood said:

    On Aug 25, 10:17 am, [email hidden] (Maggie) wrote:
    >

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    So, I watched. And I commented. The person is an obese woman.
    With bad grammar and spelling. But that's besides the point.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    What's really sad is the lack of hope. Or a plan. Or a spine. I'm
    not sure which. The theme that runs through it is basically like this:
    "I hate my life as an obese woman. But I hate contemplating any
    change that might alter that condition. So, I'm gonna stick this
    suckiness
    out until the end. I might even off myself."

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    What is remarkable to me is that you cannot reasonably do
    the same things, over and over again, and expect to get different
    results.
    I'm a low carber, but I'm not going to be sectarian about a change.
    The
    thing is, if you are miserable in your present state, then maybe you
    want to
    make changes.

    Quoted message said:

    Give the girl a break - she said she is going on 700 cals a day now, so
    she IS trying.

    Quoted message said:

    However, that low an intake might cause her to keel over with
    malnutrition. She should just eat 1000 cals less than she has been, cut
    out the soft drinks/sugar foods and lose 2 lbs a week. It will be a long
    time before she can get down to 700 cals safely. Rule of thumb would be
    10 cals times current weight in lbs - 1000 = cals per day for a 2 lb a
    week weightloss. [I know I'm not telling you anything you don't know -
    but maybe she doesn't.]

    Quoted message said:

    If Maggie could walk a bit, carrying around that much weight would be
    good exercise at first. The pumping iron is for later, when walking is
    no longer challenging.

    Quoted message said:

    I think making a video is a great idea. And, unless the MD she saw had
    detailed genetic testing done, he was lying to her to make her feel the
    weight was not her fault. If he had the genetic testing done (not likely
    as it is an expensive and complicated process,) then caloric restriction
    is still the way to go for better health.

    Quoted message said:

    Rally around now and give the girl some useful support. Let's hear your
    low carb advice.

    So, I do protein power, not Atkins (not that there's a huge
    difference, but, well).
    My advice for her, based on the video and that's all:
    1- Don't worry about calories. Without measuring everything or eating
    processed
    center aisle foods, you aren't counting accurately.

    2- She noted that she drinks a lot of pop and juice. Dump it.
    Immediately. Drink
    some diet pop, but the juice is of, well, not much use, particularly
    if she's
    insulin resistant, like a lot of folks who are in her situation are.

    3- Figure out how much protein she should have, using one of the
    Eades' charts.
    The one in Protein Power Life Plan is very simple. Then, make sure you
    get
    at least that amount.

    4- Buy a book (protein power life plan is the best imho, but that's
    only mho). Read
    the book. Follow it like it's your fantasy football team and you have
    no prospects for
    company among members of the opposite sex.

    I suppose we could sum up the book as:
    1- Follow directions.
    2- Eat until satisfied, not full. Learn the difference.
    3- Take your vitamins and supplements.
    4- Exercise somewhat.
    On the exercise, I think there's a ladder, like Maslow's hierarchy. If
    you are couch bound,
    walking a little is good. If you are walking a little, walking more is
    probably good. If you
    are walking a lot, you might look at lifting some weights or jogging.
    If you're at that level,
    add some weight or some sophistication. The key thing is, move up to a
    level that's
    useful to you and sustainable by you.

    Calorie restriction to ~600kcal/day is probably a quick route to
    frustration, hunger,
    and everything that comes with that. Never mind sustainability and
    recidivism rates.

    Again, I didn't want to get sectarian. I think there's stuff we can
    all agree on, like
    stick with a plan
    get your vitamins and other nutrients
    cut free, loose sugar
    Move around more than you are currently.

    I'd also add that she might want to look into talking to a doc about
    treating what seems, to
    a casual observer, to be a fairly deep clinical depression.- Hide quoted text -

    - Show quoted text -

    I added comments as well.

    Three words - ephedrine, caffeine, aspirin.

    It worked for me.

    It give you energy, it suppresses hunger, it helps you burn fat while
    sparing lean muscle mass.

    Yeah, there is some small danger if you have certain medical
    conditions or go crazy overdosing on it but being overweight has risks
    as well

    and yes, lol, she really should have used a spellchecker.

  5. Hollywood said:
    Mal said:
    Hollywood said:

    On Aug 25, 10:17 am, [email hidden] (Maggie) wrote:
    >

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    So, I watched. And I commented. The person is an obese woman.
    With bad grammar and spelling. But that's besides the point.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    What's really sad is the lack of hope. Or a plan. Or a spine. I'm
    not sure which. The theme that runs through it is basically like this:
    "I hate my life as an obese woman. But I hate contemplating any
    change that might alter that condition. So, I'm gonna stick this
    suckiness
    out until the end. I might even off myself."

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    What is remarkable to me is that you cannot reasonably do
    the same things, over and over again, and expect to get different
    results.
    I'm a low carber, but I'm not going to be sectarian about a change.
    The
    thing is, if you are miserable in your present state, then maybe you
    want to
    make changes.

    Quoted message said:

    Give the girl a break - she said she is going on 700 cals a day now, so
    she IS trying.

    Quoted message said:

    However, that low an intake might cause her to keel over with
    malnutrition. She should just eat 1000 cals less than she has been, cut
    out the soft drinks/sugar foods and lose 2 lbs a week. It will be a long
    time before she can get down to 700 cals safely. Rule of thumb would be
    10 cals times current weight in lbs - 1000 = cals per day for a 2 lb a
    week weightloss. [I know I'm not telling you anything you don't know -
    but maybe she doesn't.]

    Quoted message said:

    If Maggie could walk a bit, carrying around that much weight would be
    good exercise at first. The pumping iron is for later, when walking is
    no longer challenging.

    Quoted message said:

    I think making a video is a great idea. And, unless the MD she saw had
    detailed genetic testing done, he was lying to her to make her feel the
    weight was not her fault. If he had the genetic testing done (not likely
    as it is an expensive and complicated process,) then caloric restriction
    is still the way to go for better health.

    Quoted message said:

    Rally around now and give the girl some useful support. Let's hear your
    low carb advice.

    So, I do protein power, not Atkins (not that there's a huge
    difference, but, well).
    My advice for her, based on the video and that's all:
    1- Don't worry about calories. Without measuring everything or eating
    processed
    center aisle foods, you aren't counting accurately.

    2- She noted that she drinks a lot of pop and juice. Dump it.
    Immediately. Drink
    some diet pop, but the juice is of, well, not much use, particularly
    if she's
    insulin resistant, like a lot of folks who are in her situation are.

    3- Figure out how much protein she should have, using one of the
    Eades' charts.
    The one in Protein Power Life Plan is very simple. Then, make sure you
    get
    at least that amount.

    4- Buy a book (protein power life plan is the best imho, but that's
    only mho). Read
    the book. Follow it like it's your fantasy football team and you have
    no prospects for
    company among members of the opposite sex.

    I suppose we could sum up the book as:
    1- Follow directions.
    2- Eat until satisfied, not full. Learn the difference.
    3- Take your vitamins and supplements.
    4- Exercise somewhat.
    On the exercise, I think there's a ladder, like Maslow's hierarchy. If
    you are couch bound,
    walking a little is good. If you are walking a little, walking more is
    probably good. If you
    are walking a lot, you might look at lifting some weights or jogging.
    If you're at that level,
    add some weight or some sophistication. The key thing is, move up to a
    level that's
    useful to you and sustainable by you.

    Calorie restriction to ~600kcal/day is probably a quick route to
    frustration, hunger,
    and everything that comes with that. Never mind sustainability and
    recidivism rates.

    Again, I didn't want to get sectarian. I think there's stuff we can
    all agree on, like
    stick with a plan
    get your vitamins and other nutrients
    cut free, loose sugar
    Move around more than you are currently.

    I'd also add that she might want to look into talking to a doc about
    treating what seems, to
    a casual observer, to be a fairly deep clinical depression.- Hide quoted text -

    - Show quoted text -

    I added comments as well, and no, technically this is NOT diet talk.

    Three words - ephedrine, caffeine, aspirin.

    The ECA stack. It worked for me.

    It gives you energy, it suppresses hunger, and it helps you burn fat
    while sparing lean muscle mass.

    Yeah, there is some small danger if you have certain medical
    conditions or go crazy overdosing on it but being overweight has
    risks
    as well

    and yes, lol, she really should have used a spellchecker.

    P.S. The world is not going to change its perception of fat people
    just because you want it to.

  6. The Vanishing Hitchhiker said:
    Hollywood said:

    On Aug 27, 12:04 am, Mal <[email hidden]> wrote:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Hollywood wrote:
    > On Aug 25, 10:17 am, [email hidden] (Maggie) wrote:
    >>

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > So, I watched. And I commented. The person is an obese woman.
    > With bad grammar and spelling. But that's besides the point.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > What's really sad is the lack of hope. Or a plan. Or a spine. I'm
    > not sure which. The theme that runs through it is basically like this:
    > "I hate my life as an obese woman. But I hate contemplating any
    > change that might alter that condition. So, I'm gonna stick this
    > suckiness
    > out until the end. I might even off myself."

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > What is remarkable to me is that you cannot reasonably do
    > the same things, over and over again, and expect to get different
    > results.
    > I'm a low carber, but I'm not going to be sectarian about a change.
    > The
    > thing is, if you are miserable in your present state, then maybe you
    > want to
    > make changes.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Give the girl a break - she said she is going on 700 cals a day now, so
    she IS trying.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    However, that low an intake might cause her to keel over with
    malnutrition. She should just eat 1000 cals less than she has been, cut
    out the soft drinks/sugar foods and lose 2 lbs a week. It will be a long
    time before she can get down to 700 cals safely. Rule of thumb would be
    10 cals times current weight in lbs - 1000 = cals per day for a 2 lb a
    week weightloss. [I know I'm not telling you anything you don't know -
    but maybe she doesn't.]

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    If Maggie could walk a bit, carrying around that much weight would be
    good exercise at first. The pumping iron is for later, when walking is
    no longer challenging.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I think making a video is a great idea. And, unless the MD she saw had
    detailed genetic testing done, he was lying to her to make her feel the
    weight was not her fault. If he had the genetic testing done (not likely
    as it is an expensive and complicated process,) then caloric restriction
    is still the way to go for better health.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Rally around now and give the girl some useful support. Let's hear your
    low carb advice.

    Quoted message said:

    So, I do protein power, not Atkins (not that there's a huge
    difference, but, well).
    My advice for her, based on the video and that's all:
    1- Don't worry about calories. Without measuring everything or eating
    processed
    center aisle foods, you aren't counting accurately.

    Quoted message said:

    2- She noted that she drinks a lot of pop and juice. Dump it.
    Immediately. Drink
    some diet pop, but the juice is of, well, not much use, particularly
    if she's
    insulin resistant, like a lot of folks who are in her situation are.

    Quoted message said:

    3- Figure out how much protein she should have, using one of the
    Eades' charts.
    The one in Protein Power Life Plan is very simple. Then, make sure you
    get
    at least that amount.

    Quoted message said:

    4- Buy a book (protein power life plan is the best imho, but that's
    only mho). Read
    the book. Follow it like it's your fantasy football team and you have
    no prospects for
    company among members of the opposite sex.

    Quoted message said:

    I suppose we could sum up the book as:
    1- Follow directions.
    2- Eat until satisfied, not full. Learn the difference.
    3- Take your vitamins and supplements.
    4- Exercise somewhat.
    On the exercise, I think there's a ladder, like Maslow's hierarchy. If
    you are couch bound,
    walking a little is good. If you are walking a little, walking more is
    probably good. If you
    are walking a lot, you might look at lifting some weights or jogging.
    If you're at that level,
    add some weight or some sophistication. The key thing is, move up to a
    level that's
    useful to you and sustainable by you.

    Quoted message said:

    Calorie restriction to ~600kcal/day is probably a quick route to
    frustration, hunger,
    and everything that comes with that. Never mind sustainability and
    recidivism rates.

    Quoted message said:

    Again, I didn't want to get sectarian. I think there's stuff we can
    all agree on, like
    stick with a plan
    get your vitamins and other nutrients
    cut free, loose sugar
    Move around more than you are currently.

    Quoted message said:

    I'd also add that she might want to look into talking to a doc about
    treating what seems, to
    a casual observer, to be a fairly deep clinical depression.- Hide quoted text -

    Quoted message said:

    - Show quoted text -

    I added comments as well, and no, technically this is NOT diet talk.

    Three words - ephedrine, caffeine, aspirin.

    The ECA stack. It worked for me.

    It gives you energy, it suppresses hunger, and it helps you burn fat
    while sparing lean muscle mass.

    Yeah, there is some small danger if you have certain medical
    conditions or go crazy overdosing on it but being overweight has
    risks
    as well

    and yes, lol, she really should have used a spellchecker.

    P.S. The world is not going to change its perception of fat people
    just because you want it to.- Hide quoted text -

    - Show quoted text -

    P.P.S. and if you want to talk about hope - the ECA combo works BETTER
    the more overweight you are.

  7. Mal said:
    Hollywood said:

    What is remarkable to me is that you cannot reasonably do
    the same things, over and over again, and expect to get different
    results.

    Give the girl a break - she said she is going on 700 cals a day now, so
    she IS trying.

    I trimmed to that point for a reason - What's the chance that she
    has already tried and failed at the extremist approach to cutting
    all the way to 700 calories? Same actions, same results. She
    needs to try something other than that if she's tried extremist
    low calorie before.

    There a problem with an all-or-nothing approach - Almost every
    time the result is nothing. Extreme low calorie approaches trigger
    relentless hunger and frustration. Eventually they lead to crash
    and burn and regain.

    Moderate approaches take more mental effort. Measure
    current intake, cut 500 calories from it, try that level a few
    months, gauge results, see if subtracting another 100 is called
    for. But such a plan works far better in the long run than an
    extreme approach.

    Quoted message said:

    However, that low an intake might cause her to keel over with
    malnutrition. She should just eat 1000 cals less than she has been, cut
    out the soft drinks/sugar foods and lose 2 lbs a week.

    I suggested 500, Hollywood suggested 1000. Okay.

    Quoted message said:

    It will be a long
    time before she can get down to 700 cals safely.

    That low safely? I suggest never. The 800 calorie level is what
    was done in concentration camps.

    Quoted message said:

    Rule of thumb would be
    10 cals times current weight in lbs - 1000 = cals per day for a 2 lb a
    week weightloss. [I know I'm not telling you anything you don't know -
    but maybe she doesn't.]

    I like a compromise count method:

    (10 times current weight) + (10 times goal weight) / 2.

    It assumes that fat takes fewer calories than lean. It is greatly
    oversimplified. It self-adjusts as you lose month to month.

    Quoted message said:

    If Maggie could walk a bit, carrying around that much weight would be
    good exercise at first. The pumping iron is for later, when walking is
    no longer challenging.

    Levels of fitness - There's a point when you can walk for 30-60
    minutes on the level and wonder why that counts as exercise.
    Get to there first, then worry about the fancy stuff. If today's walk
    can only be 10 minutes, then target 11 next week and 12 the week
    after that.

    Quoted message said:

    Rally around now and give the girl some useful support. Let's hear your
    low carb advice.

    Six month minimum commitment. Read the book, follow the
    directions, especially including the parts of the directions you
    don't understand or disagree with.

  8. The Vanishing Hitchhiker said:

    P.P.S. and if you want to talk about hope - the ECA combo works BETTER
    the more overweight you are.

    So does exercise.

    Winners don't do drugs.

  9. "Kaz Kylheku" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    The Vanishing Hitchhiker said:

    P.P.S. and if you want to talk about hope - the ECA combo works BETTER
    the more overweight you are.

    So does exercise.

    Winners don't do drugs.

    Nor do they post platitudes

  10. (Maggie) said:

    yeah, i watched this too. it's a travesty of injustice. what fat
    people go through is every bit as unfair a discrimination against a
    person for their race, yet its widely accepted and common practice.
    this strike me as vulgar a uncivilized, and extremely unfair. wake up
    world, fat people are human and have feelings. smarten up, and fat
    people should organize to get a law passed against this
    discrimination, and work to see it get enforced, I hear San Francisco
    is the only city in America to have such a law. this law should go
    nationwide. jenius.

  11. jenius said:
    (Maggie) said:

    yeah, i watched this too. it's a travesty of injustice. what fat
    people go through is every bit as unfair a discrimination against a
    person for their race, yet its widely accepted and common practice.

    What discrimination?

    --

  12. Kaz Kylheku said:

    On Aug 27, 9:41 am, The Vanishing Hitchhiker

    Quoted message said:

    P.P.S. and if you want to talk about hope - the ECA combo works BETTER
    the more overweight you are.

    So does exercise.

    Winners don't do drugs.

    at least *I* cared enough to watch this fat chick's other videos "who
    is hope"

    she ALREADY does drugs to control both physical and psychological
    problems, oh I know, I know, psychological problems are all in your
    head, lol, and only looooosers take librium et. al. to stabilize
    bipolar disorder which results in weight gain...

    but those are PRESCRIPTION drugs so they MUST be safe whereas not only
    are the ones I suggested LEGAL, they are also available over the
    counter

    but stay self-righteous, stay self-satisfied, stay ignorant, and most
    of all stay fat. Some people just deserve it.

  13. "The Vanishing Hitchhiker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    .....

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Winners don't do drugs.

    at least *I* cared enough to [yammer on and on and]

    Quoted message said:

    to be self-righteous, stay ignorant, and most
    of all stay fat. Some people just deserve it.

    Well said. I agree wholeheartedly

  14. jenius said:
    (Maggie) said:

    yeah, i watched this too. it's a travesty of injustice. what fat
    people go through is every bit as unfair a discrimination against a
    person for their race, yet its widely accepted and common practice.
    this strike me as vulgar a uncivilized, and extremely unfair. wake up
    world, fat people are human and have feelings. smarten up, and fat
    people should organize to get a law passed against this
    discrimination, and work to see it get enforced, I hear San Francisco
    is the only city in America to have such a law. this law should go
    nationwide. jenius.

    Hrm. While I suspect that no one really wants to be obese, I think
    there
    are a lot of people who look at the alternative of fixing their broken
    metabolisms
    as more terrible than staying obese. I suspect there are folks who
    like to be
    "insert race here." In general (exception of Michael Jackson), they
    don't even
    have a painful alternative, so it's not the same.

    FWIW: If you are so obese as to be mobility challenged (like can't use
    stairs),
    you should probably be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act
    (I am
    sure people with disabilities would be very welcoming to a new class
    that they
    perceive as special, a drain on funding and in some ways, very
    different).

  15. The Vanishing Hitchhiker said:

    Three words - ephedrine, caffeine, aspirin.

    The ECA stack. It worked for me.

    It gives you energy, it suppresses hunger, and it helps you burn fat
    while sparing lean muscle mass.

    Yeah, there is some small danger if you have certain medical
    conditions or go crazy overdosing on it but being overweight has
    risks as well

    If she's as obese as it's made out in the video, as immobile too, and
    likely
    having MetS, I dunno that a dose of amphetamines is the best solution.
    Her
    ticker is maybe challenged enough as it is. But, yeah, solutions are
    out there.

    Ditto comment about world vs. self vis-a-vis perceptions. If you want
    to change
    the world, you have to start with yourself and model the change you
    want. That's
    what Rob Quinn, PhD, professor at U Michigan MBA has to say on the
    subject.

  16. The Vanishing Hitchhiker said:

    but stay self-righteous, stay self-satisfied, stay ignorant, and most
    of all stay fat.

    Wrong guess. I'm easily maintaining a < 7% body fat level, year-round,
    by means of nutrition and sport.

    Through drugs, you will never /be/ me. You might manage to look the
    part (at least while you're on them) which isn't quite the same thing.

  17. Kaz Kylheku said:

    On Aug 27, 8:08 pm, The Vanishing Hitchhiker

    Quoted message said:

    but stay self-righteous, stay self-satisfied, stay ignorant, and most
    of all stay fat.

    Wrong guess. I'm easily maintaining a < 7% body fat level, year-round,
    by means of nutrition and sport.

    Through drugs, you will never /be/ me. You might manage to look the
    part (at least while you're on them) which isn't quite the same thing.

    yet you still spend your time trolling on a fat acceptance group.

    yeah, I want your life for just one minute, it must be very full and
    satisfying, lol!

  18. Helena Handbasket said:
    Kaz Kylheku said:

    Through drugs, you will never /be/ me. You might manage to look the
    part (at least while you're on them) which isn't quite the same thing.

    yet you still spend your time trolling on a fat acceptance group.

    This is cross-posted to five newsgroups. [I've now removed that one
    using the Followup-To: header]

  19. On 28 Aug 2007, Hollywood <[email hidden]> posted some
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:
    jenius said:
    (Maggie) said:

    yeah, i watched this too. it's a travesty of injustice. what fat
    people go through is every bit as unfair a discrimination against a
    person for their race, yet its widely accepted and common practice.
    this strike me as vulgar a uncivilized, and extremely unfair. wake
    up world, fat people are human and have feelings. smarten up, and fat
    people should organize to get a law passed against this
    discrimination, and work to see it get enforced, I hear San Francisco
    is the only city in America to have such a law. this law should go
    nationwide. jenius.

    [censored], "jenius". Moron... You're just pushing the "Love My Fat"
    movement. I think your fat is disgusting and you should all be sent to
    fitness camps in New Mexico until you look like humans again. If you lard
    up again, back you go.

    It's pure discrimination against healthy people who care about their lives
    and health. Fat people don't care or they'd do something about it. It's
    a personal choice. Yeah it's hard to lose weight and keep it off, but all
    it takes is a little self discipline and the effort to put down the TV
    remote and fork. Nothing worth doing is easy, all it takes is a little
    time and effort to get it done and move on.

    Quoted message said:

    Hrm. While I suspect that no one really wants to be obese, I think
    there
    are a lot of people who look at the alternative of fixing their broken
    metabolisms
    as more terrible than staying obese. I suspect there are folks who
    like to be
    "insert race here." In general (exception of Michael Jackson), they
    don't even
    have a painful alternative, so it's not the same.

    Jackson has problems because of the drugs he takes and the enemas he pumps
    up his butt on an hourly basis. His liver is shot and he'll be dead soon.
    Good riddance.

    Quoted message said:

    FWIW: If you are so obese as to be mobility challenged (like can't use
    stairs),
    you should probably be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act
    (I am
    sure people with disabilities would be very welcoming to a new class
    that they
    perceive as special, a drain on funding and in some ways, very
    different).

    No way. Excessive lard because somebody won't regulate their food intake
    and exercise is not a qualifying disability.

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