Help the obese: snigger

The Sunday Times (London) ^ | 11/27/2005 | Christopher Hart

[FerdieMurphy]

...they drive everywhere, and stuff themselves from dawn till long after dusk with double choc-chip deep fried spicy pepperoni monster pizzas topped with extra cheddar-style cheese, and gallon bargain-buckets of buffalo wings on the side.

Deep-fried pepperoni pizzas with cheddar cheese?

Haven't tried that yet.

[Gay State Conservative]

The NHS in east Suffolk has announced that it will no longer perform hip or knee replacements on people classed as “obese”...

Yet more health care rationing by HillaryCare (Europe).

[SIDENET]

Deep-fried pepperoni pizzas with cheddar cheese?

Haven't tried that yet.

YUM! Where can I get one?

[roaddog727]

So much for personal responsibility.

[IamConservative]

Deep-fried pepperoni pizzas with cheddar cheese?

A Scottish delicacy it seems.

[MaryFromMichigan]

From the article: Laughing at fat people might be the first step on the road to them losing weight.

If that really was helpful, there wouldn't be so many overweight people.
Cruel.

[FerdieMurphy]

Rather like Scotch eggs.

[IamConservative]

Rather like Scotch eggs.

Deep fried pizza. For those who prefer diarrhea instead of the wind from a Scotch egg.

[BibChr]

"Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself
like he who takes it off"

Dan
Biblical Christianity BLOG

[starfish923]

“Especially some people from Asian countries would walk right up to you on the beach, poke you in the belly and make some rude joke.” What a marvellous image: a crowd of lean little Chinese people gathered around an enormous American woman, poking and prodding her delightedly while she lies there in the Hawaiian sand, huffing and puffing with a self-righteous indignation quite lost on them.

A billion lean little Chinese people. Given enough money they WILL balloon up. They have just as much self-control as any one else.

The American fatso must have looked like a beached whale. Harharhar. And she couldn't whine, cry and complain to ANYONE. All she could do was go have another 5000-calorie meal to fill the vacuum in her soul.

[mollynme]

it will no longer perform hip or knee replacements on people classed as “obese”.

I wonder what their reasoning is? Are they saying that artificial joints can't stand up to the added weight or is it that fatties don't deserve them because they brought joint deterioration on by themselves?

[Enterprise]

[Recovering Hermit]

Deep fried pepperoni pizzas with cheddar cheese?

Haven't tried that yet.

Me neither...and definitely will never try a double choc-chip deep fried pizza.

[battlegearboat]

This from the Land of Henry VIII.

I'm mortified to be fat. Especially when it wasn't always so.

Fifty Six years old now.

Three abdominal surgeries, the first big one at the 93rd Evac in Long Binh, November 1969.

That's still a weak excuse for my present condition and I promise to double my efforts to lose weight, for the utter shame of the ongoing ordeal cuts deep.

[Gaffer]

First it was denial of service and regulation of smokers

Now it's the beginnings of the same for obese...

Next, it's denial of public NHS procedures for joggers, bikers, adventurists, bicyclists, whatever....

It's all in the plan.......and you probably do SOMETHING that doesn't comport with it....

[SamAdams76]

I've been fighting obesity since April of 2003 (and mostly winning the battle). Many pooh-pooh the BMI index but I think it is a fairly accurate indicator of whether or not you are obese. Spare me the example of NFL linebackers - those are the exceptions. The average American does not spend six hours a day lifting weights and running laps like a professional athlete does. So if you have a BMI over 30, you should be worried and you should do something about it.

BTW, unless those overweight professional athletes change their lifestyles after they retire, they will very quickly blow up into a fattie. There are many retired NFL linebackers who die in their 40s and 50s and weigh over 300 pounds.

From April 2003 to January 2004, I went from 304 pounds with a size 48 waist to 197 pounds with a size 34 waist. That was the easy part. When you are losing weight and people around you are noticing, you are motivated to stick to the plan.

It has been far more difficult keeping the weight off than I ever imagined. While I was losing weight, I was able to exercise it off and still eat a lot of food (though I avoided processed foods and foods high in sugar/carbs). But after a while, my metabolism adjusted to the exercise and even as I walked 7-10 miles a day, I found that I could still easily gain the weight back if I didn't stick to a strict diet.

During the past year and a half, I went back up as high as 230 pounds and a size 36 waist but now I'm back on a stricter low-carb/exercise regimen and I am on my way back to about 200 pounds, which is about right for my 6'3" frame.

I am now resigned to the fact that I will need to watch what I eat for the rest of my life, regardless of how much exercise I get (and fortunately, I love to hike and still walk at least 5-7 miles a day).

[Graybeard58]

I'm fat and I agree. If I need hip or knee surgery I'll pay for it myself and not look for socialized medicine to help me.

That statement tells me that you wouldn't be looking for socialized medicine to help you no matter what your condition was.

Bravo for you. I am not over weight but I feel the same.

[altura]

Chinese are really quite insensitive about fat. I have a friend OF SIZE who was constantly approached at our health club by 95 pound Chinese women who would recommend diets to her.

I told her she should scream at them, "I'm fat??? Gosh, I never knew."

[reagan_fanatic]