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I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday, when a
big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned around to
check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the first
time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face for
the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.

Julie

Good for you! That's funny too.

I remember when people starting holding the door for me again and when
drivers would let me cross the street!! Nice feeling.

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Julie said:

I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday, when a
big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned around to
check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the first
time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face for
the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.

Julie

Man, I wish I had your attitude. I don't enjoy whistling and cat calls
from men passing by in a truck. Why do men DO that? Do they expect I'm
going to be so turned on I'm going to jump in the truck with them and go
get it on?

In article <[email hidden]>,

Luna said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Julie said:

I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday, when a
big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned around to
check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the first
time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face for
the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.

Julie

Man, I wish I had your attitude. I don't enjoy whistling and cat calls
from men passing by in a truck. Why do men DO that? Do they expect I'm
going to be so turned on I'm going to jump in the truck with them and go
get it on?

Nah... ;-)
It's a guy thing, and it's usually cultural.
It's also a compliment!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Julie said:

I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday, when a
big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned around
to
check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the first
time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face
for
the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.

Julie

Man, I wish I had your attitude. I don't enjoy whistling and cat calls
from men passing by in a truck. Why do men DO that? Do they expect I'm
going to be so turned on I'm going to jump in the truck with them and go
get it on?

It's just nice to be noticed, rather than feeling like I'm in everyone's
way. I'm fine with it as long as they keep moving! If they would've pulled
over and asked if I wanted a "ride" I probably would have pepper sprayed
them.

These guys just did the "pretty girl" whistle and the other one yelled
"lookin' good baby girl!" It made me feel pretty darn good! I consider it
kind of a compliment.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Julie said:

I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday, when a
big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned around
to
check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the first
time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face
for
the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.

Julie

Man, I wish I had your attitude. I don't enjoy whistling and cat calls
from men passing by in a truck. Why do men DO that? Do they expect I'm
going to be so turned on I'm going to jump in the truck with them and go
get it on?

No one enjoys it. When you were fat did they whistle at you? That's her
point -

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Julie said:

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Julie said:

I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday, when a
big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned around
to
check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the first
time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face
for
the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.

Julie

Man, I wish I had your attitude. I don't enjoy whistling and cat calls
from men passing by in a truck. Why do men DO that? Do they expect I'm
going to be so turned on I'm going to jump in the truck with them and go
get it on?

It's just nice to be noticed, rather than feeling like I'm in everyone's
way. I'm fine with it as long as they keep moving! If they would've pulled
over and asked if I wanted a "ride" I probably would have pepper sprayed
them.

These guys just did the "pretty girl" whistle and the other one yelled
"lookin' good baby girl!" It made me feel pretty darn good! I consider it
kind of a compliment.

They also may have recognized you if that was part of a regular
routine..... ;-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Julie said:

I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday, when a
big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned around
to
check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the first
time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face
for
the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.

Julie

Man, I wish I had your attitude. I don't enjoy whistling and cat calls
from men passing by in a truck. Why do men DO that? Do they expect I'm
going to be so turned on I'm going to jump in the truck with them and go
get it on?

No one enjoys it. When you were fat did they whistle at you? That's her
point -

Well, that (unfortunately) is the standard anti-fat human attitude. :-(
I saw a program once where a woman did an experiment. She "had some car
trouble" and wore a fat suit. People seemed to go out of their way to
avoid helping her. It was really [censored]!

She took the fat suit off and did it again and people were falling all
over themselves to help her out!

<sigh>

It's like "fat" is a contagious disease or something. :-(
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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In article <[email hidden]>,
"Julie" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday,
> when a
> big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned
> around
> to
> check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
> nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the
> first
> time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face
> for
> the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.
>
> Julie

Man, I wish I had your attitude. I don't enjoy whistling and cat calls
from men passing by in a truck. Why do men DO that? Do they expect
I'm
going to be so turned on I'm going to jump in the truck with them and
go
get it on?

No one enjoys it. When you were fat did they whistle at you? That's her
point -

Well, that (unfortunately) is the standard anti-fat human attitude. :-(
I saw a program once where a woman did an experiment. She "had some car
trouble" and wore a fat suit. People seemed to go out of their way to
avoid helping her. It was really [censored]!

She took the fat suit off and did it again and people were falling all
over themselves to help her out!

<sigh>

It's like "fat" is a contagious disease or something. :-(
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack
Nicholson

Are you still overweight? I was alot more sympathetic toward fat people when
I was fat. Now I see fat people and have all the same bad feelings I felt
from others. I don't sneer, point, call names or let the door smack them in
the face but I definitely have negative feelings.

When I was fat people treated me alot crappier - but I also have better
self-esteem and confidence shows. Some of it could be percieved or amplified
by that.

Even if I was trying to get through a door with a stroller no one helped
when I was fat - now it's totally different.

I work in a post office where the guys are so afraid of being reported for
harassment that it took a ton of weight before they dared say I was looking
much better. I don't like to feel uncomfortable but a compliment doesn't
hurt once in a while. S.H. can be taken too seriously sometimes,

Diane

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Julie said:

I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday, when
a
big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned around
to
check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the
first
time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face
for
the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.

Julie

Man, I wish I had your attitude. I don't enjoy whistling and cat calls
from men passing by in a truck. Why do men DO that? Do they expect I'm
going to be so turned on I'm going to jump in the truck with them and go
get it on?

No one enjoys it. When you were fat did they whistle at you? That's her
point -

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Julie said:

I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday, when a
big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned around
to
check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the first
time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face
for
the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.

Julie

Man, I wish I had your attitude. I don't enjoy whistling and cat calls
from men passing by in a truck. Why do men DO that? Do they expect I'm
going to be so turned on I'm going to jump in the truck with them and go
get it on?

They do it for fun...
To see what the woman's reaction will be...
To prove to their buddy that they are manly men and notice such things...

Of course, they can't win no matter what they do. Some women take it as a
compliment and smile, and some feel creeped out and want to hide. I doubt
most men are trying to creep them out.

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nanner said:

Are you still overweight? I was alot more sympathetic toward fat people when
I was fat. Now I see fat people and have all the same bad feelings I felt
from others. I don't sneer, point, call names or let the door smack them in
the face but I definitely have negative feelings.

Why? You know how difficult it can be to "fix" the problem...
The concept of very large people eating tables full of food is false in
the MAJORITY of cases, and I'm sure you are aware of that!

Yes, I am still heavy but even when I managed to get down to a better
level, I never had any negative feelings for other fat people because
I'd been there. It's taken me nearly 10 years to learn enough about
nutrition etc. to find a plan that actually worked and was livable, and
I have health insurance so can afford to see a good endocrinologist and
purchase the drugs I desparately need to get help.

I can also get the free lab work done to get my darned thyroid levels to
where they need to be by adjusting the medication.

The vast majority of really obese people live in the lower middle class
or at poverty level and cannot get the medical help they need, and live
mostly on a high carb diet because grain based foods are _cheap_ and all
they can afford!

Education would help, but still......

While I feel compassion for others that are stuck in the fat rut, I sure
don't feel negative towards them.

Quoted message said:

When I was fat people treated me alot crappier - but I also have better
self-esteem and confidence shows. Some of it could be percieved or amplified
by that.

Could be. ;-)

Quoted message said:

Even if I was trying to get through a door with a stroller no one helped
when I was fat - now it's totally different.

Yes, and that is wrong......

Quoted message said:

--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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nanner said:

Are you still overweight? I was alot more sympathetic toward fat people
when
I was fat. Now I see fat people and have all the same bad feelings I felt
from others. I don't sneer, point, call names or let the door smack them
in
the face but I definitely have negative feelings.

Try staying slim for a while, and your sympathy for fat people may
become restored. I am serious.

--
223/174.7/180

I have been thin (average wieght 125-135 at 5'4"😉 the majority of my life
(wanting to drop 5-10 lbs and get more firm usually) I gained 30lbs when I
went on an anti-panic/anxiety drug.

I wanted to find a better way to control those probs so I learned about LC
and quit caffiene & smoking along w/sugar. It has helped tremendously and I
lost the 30lbs to boot. I kept it off for years, living LC.

I gained weight back during 2 pregnancies = a combined total of 4 years
pregnant & nursing non-stop.

Since then I have dropped back down w/LC to within 18lbs of my goal.

I still have no pity for the fat. I do feel bad for fat kids whose parents
feed them [censored] and set a bad example.

I can not see it from the perspective of someone who has been 400lbs or been
fat all thier life.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

nanner said:

Are you still overweight? I was alot more sympathetic toward fat people
when
I was fat. Now I see fat people and have all the same bad feelings I felt
from others. I don't sneer, point, call names or let the door smack them
in
the face but I definitely have negative feelings.

Why? You know how difficult it can be to "fix" the problem...
The concept of very large people eating tables full of food is false in
the MAJORITY of cases, and I'm sure you are aware of that!

Well, fat people want to blame everything/everyone else for thier prob.
Eating tables full of food or eating the wrong kind of food? Are you finding
it very hard to lose weight?

Here's a good one! When I was fat i would complain with other fat gals about
the size of clothes in stores and the "average woman's size in america" Then
I lost the weight, came to my senses and realized the average woman in
america is FAT. I don't want to aspire to average and I would be [censored] now
if that's what the stores catered too. It was a denial thing - it had to
be - or being brainwashed by the "fat acceptance" happy crappy!

Quoted message said:

Yes, I am still heavy but even when I managed to get down to a better
level, I never had any negative feelings for other fat people because
I'd been there. It's taken me nearly 10 years to learn enough about
nutrition etc. to find a plan that actually worked and was livable, and
I have health insurance so can afford to see a good endocrinologist and
purchase the drugs I desparately need to get help.

That's good - you are taking control of your life. Most people don't. You
will probably succeed.

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I can also get the free lab work done to get my darned thyroid levels to
where they need to be by adjusting the medication.

The vast majority of really obese people live in the lower middle class
or at poverty level and cannot get the medical help they need, and live
mostly on a high carb diet because grain based foods are _cheap_ and all
they can afford!

Now - that's silly. A fat guy just doesn't want to buy the 89 cent head of
romaine lettuce and make a nice little salad. It's NOT cheaper to eat a
pound of Velveeta Mac& Cheese @ about 4$ a box!

Quoted message said:

Education would help, but still......

It's not a stretch to figure out which meal is a better choice. Are you
saying that obese people are also totally stupid by nature?

Quoted message said:

While I feel compassion for others that are stuck in the fat rut, I sure
don't feel negative towards them.

I used to smoke and after quitting for a while I am grossed out by smokers
too.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

When I was fat people treated me alot crappier - but I also have better
self-esteem and confidence shows. Some of it could be percieved or
amplified
by that.

Could be. ;-)

Quoted message said:

Even if I was trying to get through a door with a stroller no one helped
when I was fat - now it's totally different.

Yes, and that is wrong......

Quoted message said:

--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack
Nicholson

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Now - that's silly. A fat guy just doesn't want to buy the 89 cent head of
romaine lettuce and make a nice little salad. It's NOT cheaper to eat a
pound of Velveeta Mac& Cheese @ about 4$ a box!

The store brand craft is 33cents a box.. velveeta is nasty.. I can feed my
family large filling meals for 100$ a month high carb high fat.. I dont
think I have had a month that low yet low carb because I need to buy meat..
something we did without or had verry little of before. Dont know anyone
who would be satisfied with a meal of only field greens. Now it does not
help that I am the only one low carb in a family of 4 and I have to buy baby
food but whoever thinks low carb is cheaper did not shop how I did.

Tori

--
Bonnie 3/02 AKA "Goofy Gooferson"
Xavier 10/04 AKA "Chunky Chunkerson"

Tori M. said:

Quoted message said:

Now - that's silly. A fat guy just doesn't want to buy the 89 cent head of
romaine lettuce and make a nice little salad. It's NOT cheaper to eat a
pound of Velveeta Mac& Cheese @ about 4$ a box!

The store brand craft is 33cents a box.. velveeta is nasty.. I can feed my
family large filling meals for 100$ a month high carb high fat.. I dont
think I have had a month that low yet low carb because I need to buy meat..
something we did without or had verry little of before. Dont know anyone
who would be satisfied with a meal of only field greens. Now it does not
help that I am the only one low carb in a family of 4 and I have to buy baby
food but whoever thinks low carb is cheaper did not shop how I did.

Tori

From previous threads on a similar subject, the conclusion is you are a
terrible shopper. You can find deals if you look hard enough. You should
be serving cabbage and chicken. That's cheap. If you don't have time
then you should make time. If cooking and cleanup takes too long then
you are lazy.

Just saving some time on the replies :-)

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Now - that's silly. A fat guy just doesn't want to buy the 89 cent head
of romaine lettuce and make a nice little salad. It's NOT cheaper to eat
a pound of Velveeta Mac& Cheese @ about 4$ a box!

The store brand craft is 33cents a box..

But you have to buy butter (1/4 stick for the box right) and milk which are
expensive

Quoted message said:

velveeta is nasty.. I can feed my
family large filling meals for 100$ a month high carb high fat.. I dont
think I have had a month that low yet low carb because I need to buy
meat.. something we did without or had verry little of before. Dont know
anyone who would be satisfied with a meal of only field greens. Now it
does not help that I am the only one low carb in a family of 4 and I have
to buy baby food but whoever thinks low carb is cheaper did not shop how I
did.

I did poor high-carb too. We lived on homemade soup and pasta w/homemade
tomato sauce. Potatoes & eggs were a frequent meal too.

But I don't spend too much more now unless I splurge on expensive cheeses
and goodies like that. I usually buy cheap chicken and we eat tons of salad
& eggs. I buy whats on sale too. This week we have top round, mussels,
boneless chicken breast & sausages because those are what was super cheap.

We are 4 people on 1 income on Long Island - LOL, I have to be very frugal!!

BTW: Why do you "have to" buy baby food? It's easy and cheaper to make
yourself!

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Tori

--
Bonnie 3/02 AKA "Goofy Gooferson"
Xavier 10/04 AKA "Chunky Chunkerson"

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Quoted message said:

Tori M. said:

Quoted message said:

Now - that's silly. A fat guy just doesn't want to buy the 89 cent head
of romaine lettuce and make a nice little salad. It's NOT cheaper to eat
a pound of Velveeta Mac& Cheese @ about 4$ a box!

The store brand craft is 33cents a box.. velveeta is nasty.. I can feed
my family large filling meals for 100$ a month high carb high fat.. I
dont think I have had a month that low yet low carb because I need to buy
meat.. something we did without or had verry little of before. Dont know
anyone who would be satisfied with a meal of only field greens. Now it
does not help that I am the only one low carb in a family of 4 and I have
to buy baby food but whoever thinks low carb is cheaper did not shop how
I did.

Tori

From previous threads on a similar subject, the conclusion is you are a
terrible shopper. You can find deals if you look hard enough. You should
be serving cabbage and chicken. That's cheap. If you don't have time then
you should make time. If cooking and cleanup takes too long then you are
lazy.

Ha - that reminded me - we had corned beef & cabbage last night because
corned beef was on sale! I agree with you that it cac be done if you are a
good shopper! I work at it!

Quoted message said:

Just saving some time on the replies :-)

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Julie said:

I was standing at a red-light waiting for the crosswalk yesterday, when a
big truck with two men went by and started whistling, so I turned around
to
check out the piece of work they were all excited about, but there was
nobody else standing there! They were doing it to ME! That is the first
time I've had that happen to me, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face
for
the rest of the day! 🙂 I love low carb.

Julie

Man, I wish I had your attitude. I don't enjoy whistling and cat calls
from men passing by in a truck. Why do men DO that? Do they expect I'm
going to be so turned on I'm going to jump in the truck with them and go
get it on?

Nah, they're probably firmly married - they'd likely be horrified if you
took it any further : ) It's just a game play - it just signals that
you're within the acceptable parameters for a partner, if both parties ever
wanted to pursue the game.

Nicky.

--
A1c 10.5/4.5/<6 Weight 95/77/72Kg
1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

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Now - that's silly. A fat guy just doesn't want to buy the 89 cent head
of romaine lettuce and make a nice little salad. It's NOT cheaper to eat
a pound of Velveeta Mac& Cheese @ about 4$ a box!

The store brand craft is 33cents a box..

But you have to buy butter (1/4 stick for the box right) and milk which
are expensive

No bought Margarin for 59 cents a box.. who has money for butter?

Quoted message said:

I did poor high-carb too. We lived on homemade soup and pasta w/homemade
tomato sauce. Potatoes & eggs were a frequent meal too.

I got good at the cheaper hot dish meals instead of the hamburger helpers..
cut down the cost a bit.

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But I don't spend too much more now unless I splurge on expensive cheeses
and goodies like that. I usually buy cheap chicken and we eat tons of
salad & eggs. I buy whats on sale too. This week we have top round,
mussels, boneless chicken breast & sausages because those are what was
super cheap.

In the past I could make 1 chicken breast spread to 3 people... Now I cook 3
because DH takes some to work and my daughter is in an anti protien mode.

Quoted message said:

We are 4 people on 1 income on Long Island - LOL, I have to be very
frugal!!

Yup we make 1200 a month with a family of 4..

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BTW: Why do you "have to" buy baby food? It's easy and cheaper to make
yourself!

Mostly because I dont have the storage space in the freezer.. We do as much
shopping at the begining of the month as we can so I get 2-3 bags of chicken
breasts if I can find them on sale and as much hamburger as I can then an
incidental roast if I can.. Some of the problem is My husband only likes
chicken if it is Boneless and skinless so weCOULD get better deals some
months on the drum sticks or the thighs but or even the quarters but he
grumbles the whole meal.. not worth it.

Then we have the frozen Veggies and Ice and Bonnies meal of the week. As
soon as Mr. Monkey Boy is chewing real food I will stop the baby food.. I
will be getting yogurt and start getting reg apple sauce for him next
month... that reminds me I need to find out when he can have chunkier food..
he is still gagging on the chunky stuff.. like smooshed up animal cracker.

Tori

--
Bonnie 3/02 AKA "Goofy Gooferson"
Xavier 10/04 AKA "Chunky Chunkerson"