That lady at 25 stone is a goddess I guess.
Posted on 09/25/2014 3:56:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Christina Briggs, 26, from Wigan, says she hates her large size
But she wants help from the government to lose weight She's on benefits and can only afford to buy junk food and takeaways
She said being fat is not her 'fault' as 'healthy food is too expensive'
An obese mother-of-two who lives on benefits says she needs more of taxpayers' money to overhaul her unhealthy lifestyle.
Christina Briggs, 26, from Wigan, says she hates being 25 stone but she can't do anything about it because she can only afford junk food. Meanwhile, exercise is out of the question because she doesn't have the funds to join a gym.
The single mother told Closer Magazine: 'It's not easy being overweight and on benefits. If I was well off, I'd be able to buy fresh food and afford a gym membership.
'I tried swimming but it cost £22 a month and it meant I had to cut back on my favourite pizza and Chinese takeaways.'
Unemployed Christina gets £20,000 in benefits a year and lives in a council house with her two children by different fathers, Helena, 10, and Robert, two.
She left school as a teenager after falling pregnant with her daughter following a one night stand....
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Portions!
“Somebody else has to take responsibility for my actions!”
You’re a big guy.
Yes please is her reply..
I don’t think she’s missed one in her life.
It is comforting to know the we in the US are not the only ones stuck with parasites like this.
Save a lot of money; stop eating for a week/month.
Since it’s in a British paper, if they had said 350 pounds, their readers would be asking “What’s that in stones?”.
She is correct.
Her life decisions make her life difficult.
That’s how my sister has taken off almost 75 lbs.
She walks 25 or 30 miles per week now plus works full time.
It’s her entitlement mentality that is holding her back.
What a teachable moment though. Ya know, there’s a reason God says to wait until marriage to have sex. It’s not because He’s a party pooper. It’s at least partly because it takes a mom and a dad to do the important task of raising a family. Sure, people do their best if there’s only one and sometimes it’s not their fault that they’re alone either, but it’s really too big a job for just one, because somebody has to earn a living while someone tends the kids. It’s not rocket science. And yet so few people have really thought it through and see the wisdom of God’s plan.
I’m sympathetic to the plight of people who would like to lose weight but can’t afford the “healthy” food, because that can be a problem. But her entitlement mentality seems to be what is slowing her down more than anything else.
Truthfully you cannot make this stuff up.
Muslims will not touch pork.
“I’m almost that size, but I’m a big, muscular man and hopefully taller than her.”
Wow! I never pictured you that way. You need to loose some weight. Like to keep you around...
she can afford hair dye and tattoos - those tats would’ve bought a lot of fruits and veggies
She is correct.
Her life decisions make her life difficult.
Her 20,000 pounds per year is about $25,600 or $2133 per month. (Does she get free housing on top of that?) No wonder she can’t afford the cost of the swim sessions.
Wanna bet she does not know how to boil water or cook an egg?
Her 20,000 pounds per year is about $25,600 or $2133 per month. (Does she get free housing on top of that?) No wonder she can’t afford the cost of the swim sessions.
What do you mean? That’s pretty good money for being on welfare.
That lady at 25 stone is a goddess I guess.
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