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Does New Diet Book Aimed at Children Go Too Far?
- Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:19pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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A new children’s book advocating weight loss has caused controversy among critics who assert it promotes an obsession with vanity and low self-esteem.
Meanwhile, supporters of the book, “Maggie Goes on a Diet,” says it places the proper emphasis on America’s obesity problem while providing adolescents support for changing their lifestyle habits.
Perhaps most disturbing, is that the book is reportedly intended for children as young as 4-years-old.
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B4REALITY
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 10:21pm@BRIAN8793
Report Post »It’s still a free country – and I do find your comments really offensive. I bought milk for the school year – and Queen Obama successfully ridded our schools of chocolate milk. Excuse me – - I pay for the milk – I don’t get it free – - and when I pay – I want what my kid wants. (I purchased individual serving chocolate syrup for his lunch.) This PC NONSENSE isn’t going to fly!!!! I’ve known way too many young girls who are emotionally sick – constantly emotionally affected by the magazines and looks which are totally fabricated by some freaky media guy! I know women that want to look like 12 year old boys at 40 years old-after 4 children. Skinny isn’t normal. Healthy is normal. Our society is completely obsessed with THIN – we all know it…and I try to talk my children out of it!!! Healthy is best!! And oh yea, why is smoking dope ok and smoking cigarettes isn’t? There’s more tar in dope, and oh yeh, you get the munchies!!! (I’m x-CA)
The-Monk
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 11:09pmHave you noticed how much “fatter” Queen Obama’s butt is since Jan 2009? Compare some photos.
Report Post »Do as I say and not what I do. Typical socialist madness.
UlyssesP
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 11:23pmIt’s still a free country? No it’s not. I can’t smoke, or EAT my “dope” (try eating a cigarette) because racists were afraid of jazz musicians in the 30′s smoking reefer. Unless of course I officially tell the government I’m sick and get on their secret “users” watch list..
Report Post »neverending
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 10:19pmThis is just so outrageous. One nearly guaranteed cure for obese children. Get them up off their butts and get them outside playing or how about some chores> yes I said chores – that would probably send most kids into a frenzy if they were expected to do some. The majority of them do nothing except sit in front of the TV or computer and of course stuffing their faces with junk food the entire time. Gee I wonder why they are obese?
Report Post »smokie
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:32amMy sister could never figure out how I could get her kids to do chores, the answer was simple.
Report Post »“They fear me.” I didn’t stand behind them out of eyesight and put on the pinched frustrated face of a Facebook game player. I told them what I wanted them to do, and of the consequences of the demands not being met. Too many people are afraid of their kids. If the kids didn’t do A, they would not be able to do B. simple as that.
Solzhenitsin
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:11pmBigot. You assume that everyone with a weight problem stuffs themselves with junk food and does nothing else all day. A previous poster with more wisdom pointed out the problem is portion sizes. A lot of people and kids with weight problems have very busy lives and depend on pre-packaged single-serving foods. It‘s not a good way to eat and it’s so easy to get more than one needs, but it’s far from the stereotypes promoted in this book. As for getting kids out and moving more, I agree. Computer games should be seriously limited at home and not even allowed at school. Rainy-day recess time should be in the gym, and when the weather is clear, send them outside!
Report Post »stereojoe
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 10:05pmOur eating habits develop as children. This book is not derogatory nor is it offensive. Nobody wants to date a fat chick.
geonj
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 10:28pmidiot
Report Post »MidwestMomof3
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:37amReally?
You might want to tell that to my husband who I met when I *was* a “fat chick”. Not that he prefered them, though some do. I just happened to be overweight when we met. We’ve been married 15 years now, three kids later (and, actually, I weighed LESS after each baby than I did when I got pregnant!), and he STILL loves a “fat chick”.
I’m blessed to have found my “perfect man” who can love me in sweat pants and a t-shirt as well as he can love me dressed-up in my best.
Outer “beauty” is superficial and is always subject to change. It‘s what’s inside that matters.
That being said…when we noticed our oldest getting a bit chunky, we found a sport she was somewhat interested in and signed her up, cut out the sodas around the house, and added more vegetables and fruits. Doesn’t hurt us as a family to do better and sure helps her keep her self-esteem up when she’s not a toad in comparison to classmates :)
Report Post »Brizz
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:30pmSome people are so sensitive.
Report Post »Solzhenitsin
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:20pm“Nobody wants to date a fat chick.”
When you look at personals ads you find this attitude among the perpetual bachelors, the sort who end up going to Russia to buy a bride because no woman from their own culture would settle for such a loser.
Report Post »Sickofstupid
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:59pmThis book is fine with me. If you are obese, you should feel bad about it. Its a very bad thing. Besides being very ugly, its extremely bad for your organs. All of them. I believe 99.99% of fat people are fat because they over eat and under exercise. Shame (in my opinion) motivates. You should not be happy when you look in the mirror and see rolls of loose slop. Fat makes you slow. Fat makes you stink. Fat ruins your chances at having a good sex life. Fat makes you suck at all things physical. Being fat is no different than carrying bags of trash around with you everywhere. 9 times out of 10, fat is the result of irresponsible life choices.
Report Post »Sickofstupid
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 10:08pmAlso, the character in the book is obviously morbidly obese. Im not talking about girls who are normal weight but think they are fat. If you look at the illustration above, that is a picture of a lazy, lip smacking fat slob who eats constantly. Both hands full of food. No longer has a body. She isnt in shape, she’s a shape. Thats the kind of person i am talking about. You have to eat the weight on. Personal responsibility.
Report Post »MidwestMomof3
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:41amLet’s see that full-length photo of you :) Then we’ll talk.
Report Post »Katydidnt
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:33amActually shame is a huge motivator for overeating. Many overeaters eat to deal with the stress in their lives, the seratonin released calms their emotions. Many of these kids are eating to deal with the stress in their family lives, (death of a parent or sibling, divorce, unstable parenting, or very young parents who live on junk food themselves.) Also unless the kids are stealing the food from a store everything that goes in their mouth came from someone else.
Report Post »Kids are much less active today, who plays outside today? We had the run of the neighborhood when we were kids, now it isn’t safe and there are video games and computers to contend with. Expecting a young child to have the emotional control to refuse the good food put in front of him or her, and “workout” when they are stuck at home is unrealistic.
rabblechat
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 8:20amWeight management is real simple; If you take in more calories then you use in a day you will gain weight. So if you want to loose weight you need to either increase your activity level to burn off more calories, or consume less food. No magic pill or diet needed, just simple math.
Here is a good starting point, If you consume 1 soda a day each day of the year you will take in 54,750 extra calories. A pound of fat is equal to about 3500 calories. So that one soda a day equates to 15 LBS of fat you either have to burn off or put on every year.
Report Post »And how many of these fat bodies out there only drink one soda each day? I know people that let kids drink 3 or 4 sodas, if not more each day! And we wonder why our kids are diabetic and obese?
Katydidnt
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:49pmNo Rabllechat, it is not that easy. I have two sons, one weighs around 5‘9’ weighs 138 pounds. The other son iss 5′10” weighs 260 lbs. The skinny son eats about 3 times the amount that the heavy son does. The heavy son is on 7 different medications. He will eat 1 McDouble (two small patties and one slice of cheese), and a small fry and a Vitamin QWater Zero. The skinny one will eat 3 McChickens, medium fry, medium rootbeer and three chocolate chip cookies and still can’t gain weight. The heavy one walks and swims, the skinny one plays on the computer. The fat one is just like my husband’s family and the skinny one is like mine. Much of our metabolism is set by genetics, we can try to work against it, but it is harder. Many people who store fat, descended from areas like Eastern Europe and Russia where you had long hard, winters without much food. My son‘s ancestor’s were the survivors. People from my ancestry would have never survived. We came from a more moderate climate, no need to store fat.
Report Post »Brizz
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:37pmIt comes down to how much you want it. I know many that have struggled to get to a healthy weight, those who don’t care, and those who just cry about it.
Report Post »Solzhenitsin
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:29pmShame is what drives little girls to anorexia. What you have displayed in your post is uglier than any overweight body I have ever seen.
Report Post »jenk99
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:47pmI don‘t really have a problem with the book’s premise. I do, however, have a problem that they used a girl in the book. But what irks me the most is that it is some overweight guy writing it about a girl who is fat. I am really tired of men who have NO friggen idea whatsoever what goes on in a girl’s head, acting like it isn’t a big deal. I am a female and I KNOW. Men don’t. They can somewhat understand, by hearing what females say, but they will never really KNOW and understand it like we do. Weight is a HUGE deal to girls, starting about 4th or 5th grade, if not sooner. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard from THIN girls that they are fat. Or obsessing about their weight, when they don’t need to..AT ALL. Never hear it from the fat girl, just the thin ones and I never hear it from boys.
The more people keep bringing up the fat issue, the more I hear my thin daughter and her thin friends say “i am sooo fat!” Good god, if it wasn’t shoved down their throat so much, maybe I would not have to hear the constant “i am so fat” from thin girls. It is bordeline obsessive when they get past 6th grade. Now all you hear day in and day out is how fat everyone is and how everyone must lose weight and eat healthy. Great, lose weight and eat healthy…have at it. But stop with the constant nagging about it.
I have always been thin, so I am not stating this from a fat person’s perspective, just a female’s perspective.
Report Post »HeardInAmerica
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 10:07pmI don’t mind the fact that the author used the term diet or that he used a child to illustrate that children need to be healthier and should make healthier choices. The fact that he used a female child is, to me, no different than using a male child who is overweight. Despite the fact that girls are predominantly the ones with eating disorders I believe that boys are developing the wrong attitude about food at a faster rate than one would have ever expected them to.
However, the one thing I have a problem with is that the author who wrote the book is, himself, obese. Obviously, I understand that anyone, even those who are obese, can understand the need to eat healthy and to maintain a healthy weight. Still, this smacks of an attitude that says, “Do as I say, not as I do.”
Of course, I’m not certain as to whether or not the author, Paul Kramer, has himself lost a tremendous amount of weight before embarking on his book. If he has then this fact should be promoted because it could lend credence to the ‘moral’ of Maggie’s story. If not, then he should either be ashamed of himself as a ‘pot calling the kettle black’ or he should be shamed into starting on a diet himself so as to be a better role model.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 11:25pmI will never have a clue about how women think. If I did, I think I would go mad.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:40pmWhat a horrible book. Kids prefer the book: “1001 Recipes for Bratwurst”
Report Post »stereojoe
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 10:03pmHahahahahahaha!!!
Report Post »LoneRanger
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:27pmwe wer not 50 years ago. Big problem – exposure to sex – it destroys self esteme and derails normal development. It is also the basis for major eating dissorders. The worst exposure of all is to homosexual abuse. Visit http://www.libertyforchildren.com today!
Report Post »ALL4FREEDOM
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:22pmRespose to BRIAN8793. I like the way you think. But may I suggest this quote by Robert A. Heinlein: “Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim cannot help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.”
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 11:12pmThs cause of death is birth.
Report Post »1ManCalling
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 4:15pma better quote: You can’t fix stupid.
The ‘fat’ problem will fix itself. History has shown us this. When there isn’t enough to eat, you will see fewer and fewer fat people.
Report Post »Solzhenitsin
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:53pmBrian thinks like someone who has body-image issues and who derives as sense of self-importance from fitting into the image pushed by society. In short, you are admiring his neurosis.
Report Post »LinkedIn G
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:18pmThey should make a new show called “ The Three ” with Kimberly, Dana, and Greg.
Report Post »Johnny916
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:15pmI’m going to have to purchase this book now. Because I agree with the message. People need to stop making excuses or feeling offended over a book that encourages children to get in shape and meet friends.
Report Post »SistaTriscuit
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:52pmI don’t think the premise of the book is bad. I do, however, think the title IS. It should never be about “dieting”… it should be about learning how to make healthy choices & eat healthy foods. Diets never work, but lifestyle changes do. Oh, sure, we can call a drastic lifestyle change in order drop weight a “diet”, but the truth of the matter is simply that if we don‘t stick with those changes we’ve made, the weight comes back. So diet is a poor word choice in my opinion when you’re trying to teach children about a healthy lifestyle. Diet implies a quick fix. Our society is obsessed with dieting – instead, we should be obsessed with eating healthfully, getting enough exercise & teaching our children to do the same.
Report Post »BonnieBlueFlag
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:13pmGreg Gutfeld nails it again. “Don’t be so creepy!”
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:18pmYou, Sir, to be watching Red Eye either work too late at night or have insomnia – in either case you deserve a better life!
Report Post »MuyLocoNC
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:09pm“brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:44pm
So should The Government just sit back and watch as millions of kids become obese and a burden on our system?
When a person has no money and they get diabetes, who do you think pays for it?”
I just want to get this perfectly clear. You and the Progressive ilk like you create a welfare state where people can either go to the hospital and can’t be refused care OR they get ObamaCare and are covered. Even though Progressives established those two scenarios against the will of Conservatives, you are now going to try to use their existence as an excuse to further sap our freedoms?
I don’t think so, pal.
Instead, remove the real problem you’ve created, make people responsible for their choices, let the fat people die if they want to be fat and the rest of the citizens can get on with their lives knowing there are consequences for bad behavior, as there should be.
These Progressives just keep stacking up the lunacy until the whole pile crashes down, they can’t help themselves. Much the same as cancer.
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:17pmDoesn’t really matter if this book is a good thing or bad, with the way the liberal elites are running our public schools into the ground, it won‘t be too long til kids can’t read well enough to read this book or any other.
Report Post »calvinnhobbesfan
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:29pmThis is so messed up!! And the worst part is that ive seen this “fit in and conform” thing becoming more and more visible. I remember as a little kid my parents taught me God loves me the way I am and I dont need to changee to seek His aproval. So i grew up with a sense of individualism which only grew stronger as i saw how the other kids ruined there lives to try to fit in with everyone. So needless to say I was shocked when i saw a “back to school items” comercial (while watchin wipe out :) ) in which the music teacher says something to the affect that that in order to be cool kids need certain things and went on to sing which ones :P so stupid heres the youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j-cScyOHpo
Report Post »BonnieBlueFlag
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:43pm@CalvinHobbesFan
The one that really drives me crazy is the one with th 7 y.o. who is humiliated by his parents’ older station wagon so he gets them to buy a cool new SUV- like he’s teaching them how to live “right.” If that was my kid I’d teach him not to be such an ungrateful little punk.
Report Post »mytwocents
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:06pmRelax people. The message is aimed at just a small percentage of the population. The only reason the rest of you are included is to pay for it. This should not be a “one size fits all” federal issue. It’s regional so would be best handled by the states.
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:16pmMost things are best handled by The States. Amen to that…
Report Post »Mauser KAR98K
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:53pmParents, tell your kids to put on their iPod’s and go for a walk if they are getting bored. If the streets are too dangerous, invest in a treadmill instead of Xbox and games.
With all the helicopter parents and the nanny police, we are pushing are kids to stay inside and away from the dangerous world instead of letting them be kids and chase each other on the play grounds, or live the imaginations (hopefully with the correct moral and principles that don’t hurt other people, but that is becoming questionable these days).
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:49pmYou Cant pick on People for Kooky Religions that require them to Kill You,but you can fat people.Brian can go live in Cuba if he likes.If you do not want government running your life,why let them run others?”Oh,They should Only run fat People’s Lives.”Idiot.Guess who is next?
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:53pmHe wrote a FLIPPIN book. If you don’t want your kids to read it, don’t buy it. If I ever had kids, I would want them to know about health A.S.A.P.
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:55pmBtw Smokey, I definitely don’t want to live in Cuba. I hate communism/socialism. I believe in freedom, and being thin gives you more freedom!
Report Post »Bonesaw
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:06pmI have 2 kids. 7 & 5. They are thin and fit. My secret? I don’t have cable and they are only allowed to play video games on Saturday mornings. So they spend most of their time playing outside.
The book?
Report Post »The book is a result of too many fat kids in our society. Fat kids are a result of sitting on their a$$es all day. I find the broadcaster’s responses to the book more insipid than the book itself.
brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:17pmLet em know what time it is BONESAW!
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:46pmI did, and sorry if I offended you…
Report Post »Brizz
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:42pmDon’t apologize.
Report Post »AzSage
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:44pmBrian, you must have missed the sarcasim
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:44pm2 minutes w/Bob should encourage kids not to get fat.
Report Post »Solzhenitsin
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:17pmParticularly between their ears where he carries it.
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:42pmIt’s easier to fly when your not fat. It’s also a lot easier to get out of bed.
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:41pmYour taste buds like it, but your body and mind don’t.
Report Post »vehoae
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:39pmSydicated Columnist Mike Hinkle’s opinion piece on this new book is interesting, entitled “Busybody critics should offer positive alternatives.” Hinkle is also a retired attorney, an award-winning author, and a conservative. He has made a good point and I, for one, am trying to not have a “knee jerk” reaction to the new book by Paul Kramer.
Here‘s the link to Mike Hinkle’s article about the book:
Report Post »http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/x1823381477/Busybody-critics-should-offer-positive-alternatives
AzSage
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:39pmIt’s my opinion that kids should eat healthy.
It’s also my opinion that parents are responsible for feeding their kids and the government has no business in their kitchen.
By and large, fat stupid parents are going to raise fat stupid kids.
Life is tough. It’s even tougher when you are stupid.
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:44pmSo should The Government just sit back and watch as millions of kids become obese and a burden on our system?
When a person has no money and they get diabetes, who do you think pays for it?
Report Post »AzSage
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:58pmBrian, I have no problem with PSA’s and efforts to educate people about healthy eating habits, but beyond that, the governemnt has no business attempting to regulate our diet. I believe that’s where all of this is leading.
You can’t legislate stupid.
Report Post »Gripes
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:59pmActually, if the government didn’t invade our medical care system, they wouldn’t be a burden on the government. They would have to pay the price for their obesity and poor habits. Why should I have to help pay the medical expenses of somebody who thinks that Ramen constitutes a reasonably healthy diet? In the case of that freak disease, there is medical insurance. If you don’t have that….. well, that’s kinda too bad. The only way people are going to be responsible is if there are consequences to be had.
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:11pmAgreed AZSAGE. Btw, I’m in Arizona too. Have a great week, and maybe I will see you hiking Camelback sometime.(I”m the barefoot guy with a huge grin on his face)
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:21pmI didn’t mean to say that The Government should take care of people. I will ALWAYS vote against Universal Healthcare. The fact of the matter is that the Government DOES take care of people when they are broke and get sick. That’s just a simple fact.
If a school system wants to have posters and videos on how to eat, WHY NOT? If you are raised by smart parents(Conservative) who take care of themselves, then it will just be a review!
Report Post »MidwestMomof3
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:40amSo, fat always = “stupid”, huh? Interesting.
Report Post »Solzhenitsin
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:21pmAnd what kind of parents pump out skinny bullies?
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:38pmI don’t see an issue w/ this as long as it is a free market, non-mandatory, force-fed (pun intended) piece of government propaganda. I didn’t hear or read anywhere in this piece where big-brother was forcing this on us.
Healthy eating & living are good. If you choose to do otherwise does not make you wrong, evil or one who should be shunned – it’s a choice (or maybe a medical issue) & should not be targeted one way or the other as a stigma.
Report Post »ALL4FREEDOM
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:11pmThe way you target this is refuse to pay for the abberant behavior. The answer is PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. Present the facts. Should you choose poorly, YOU pay the price. In this example, unless obesity is due to a proven medical (not psychological) (read: phony) problem, health insurance should not cover the cost of weight control or subsequent consequences such as diabetes. Same thing with helmet and seatbelt laws. We don’t need police enforcement; everyone knows these things reduce injuries and save lives. If you choose to disobey, you are negligent by definition and your insurance company shouldn’t have to pay. Adopt this policy and watch how quickly people start making intelligent choices.
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 9:44pmALLFORFREEDOM, I’ve no issue if your kids or another’s choke on a piece of chicken, steak, a lifesaver candy or rhubarb; not my issue. I was slim but went thru a period of obesity no matter how hard I tried until I was sentenced to diabetes & found a remedy.
As far as Personal Responsibility is concerned it is absolutely something which should be graded on a curve. As a 3 yr old we constantly had to restrain my youngest from head-diving into cement; as a young teen we had to remind the oldest to think w/ the big head & not the little one; as a responsible adult I had to choose to amass a savings which allowed me to retire rather than buy all those good to have things. Now in my mid-40s, I now enjoy explaining to others how they too can retire or at least live comfortably.
Report Post »Solzhenitsin
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:34pm“If you choose to do otherwise does not make you wrong, evil or one who should be shunned – it’s a choice (or maybe a medical issue) & should not be targeted one way or the other as a stigma.”
There’s the rub. People like Sickofstupid and Brian seem to think that people with weight issues should be picked on, stigmatized, shamed, etcetera. What should be and what is are two different things.
What should be is that kids get healthy food, a chance to play outside where it’s safe and not to be picked on for their looks, even if it is somehting they can change.
Report Post »momsense
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:33pmNothng like creating another set of scapegoats. How is looking like a walking corpse normal?
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:46pmWalking corpse? Being thin is absolutely normal. We weren’t meant to be fat. Being fat is just about the most unhealthy thing you can do to yourself.
Report Post »Flyingfish
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 11:15pmFat is not normal. Being obese as an adult is unattractive. Letting children become obese is nearly criminal on the parents part.
You can be thin without being a tooth pick.
Report Post »Tomfang
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 7:31am@ Brian, You must be one of those lucky people with a naturally thin body.I was NEVER in the house just sitting around. I was always outside playing, riding my bike and walking around, but I was overweight. We are all made differently. “Healthy” looks different on everyone. By the way, I ate the same things my brother did, and he was tall and skinny.
Report Post »Solzhenitsin
Posted on August 31, 2011 at 2:26pm“Thin is normal”- where in the world is it normal when there isn’t a famine? Looking at people from a multitude of cultures, it would seem that there is a healthy range where bodies seem to find their set points. When starved or dieted, those set points go up. When you have a thin-obsessed society and a population which goes on diets, set points get higher and higher so that non-dieting weights go up.
Report Post »Get rid of the sick obsession with thinness, promote a healthier body image and over a period of time we’ll see the population returning to that healthier range of normal that exists elsewhere on the globe,
kickagrandma
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 8:26pmKeep your hands OFF our children.
Keep your hands OFF us.
Keep your hands OUT OF OUR pockets.
GO home…. whichever country you choose, but not OUR COUNTRY.
We The People are taking it back. Or, haven’t you noticed?
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