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It's not easy being overweight and on benefits, says 25 stone mother-of-two who wants MORE money
The London Daily Mail ^ | September 24, 2014 | Lucy Waterlow

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 ...


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KEYWORDS: bastardy; laziness; obesity; welfare
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Portions!


21 posted on 09/25/2014 4:11:57 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Somebody else has to take responsibility for my actions!”


22 posted on 09/25/2014 4:12:06 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You’re a big guy.


23 posted on 09/25/2014 4:13:25 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: Dallas59

Yes please is her reply..

I don’t think she’s missed one in her life.


24 posted on 09/25/2014 4:15:30 PM PDT by cableguymn (It's time for a second political party.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It is comforting to know the we in the US are not the only ones stuck with parasites like this.


25 posted on 09/25/2014 4:15:47 PM PDT by beef (Who Killed Kennewick Man?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Save a lot of money; stop eating for a week/month.


26 posted on 09/25/2014 4:16:19 PM PDT by sasquatch
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To: abb

Since it’s in a British paper, if they had said 350 pounds, their readers would be asking “What’s that in stones?”.


27 posted on 09/25/2014 4:17:25 PM PDT by Bob
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To: rcofdayton
I am sick and tired of people saying “I can’t afford the healthy food.” BS, that is untrue.

At Aldi's a bag of potato chips costs more than a 12-oz bag of salad.


28 posted on 09/25/2014 4:17:43 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She is correct.

Her life decisions make her life difficult.


29 posted on 09/25/2014 4:19:28 PM PDT by NoLibZone (The bad news: Hillary Clinton will be the next President. The Good news: Our principles are intact.)
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To: VRWC For Truth

That’s how my sister has taken off almost 75 lbs.

She walks 25 or 30 miles per week now plus works full time.


30 posted on 09/25/2014 4:19:46 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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To: VRWC For Truth

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.


31 posted on 09/25/2014 4:21:15 PM PDT by butterdezillion (Note to self : put this between arrow keys: img src=""/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Truthfully you cannot make this stuff up.


32 posted on 09/25/2014 4:25:54 PM PDT by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Muslims will not touch pork.


33 posted on 09/25/2014 4:26:05 PM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“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...


34 posted on 09/25/2014 4:28:04 PM PDT by babygene ( .)
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To: maine-iac7

she can afford hair dye and tattoos - those tats would’ve bought a lot of fruits and veggies


What makes you think her hair is dyed? /s


35 posted on 09/25/2014 4:28:37 PM PDT by leapfrog0202 ("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She is correct.

Her life decisions make her life difficult.


36 posted on 09/25/2014 4:28:48 PM PDT by NoLibZone (The bad news: Hillary Clinton will be the next President. The Good news: Our principles are intact.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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.


37 posted on 09/25/2014 4:29:43 PM PDT by Bob
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To: lump in the melting pot

Wanna bet she does not know how to boil water or cook an egg?


38 posted on 09/25/2014 4:36:55 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Bob

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.


39 posted on 09/25/2014 4:37:58 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Well I have learned that all women, no matter their shape or size are beautiful.  I have seen those billboards Dove puts up. 

 

 

That lady at 25 stone is a goddess I guess. 

40 posted on 09/25/2014 4:46:40 PM PDT by BJ1
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