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Moloch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:44 PM Original message |
Americans Find Being Fat Not Unattractive |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Keith.... |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Shame on me. n/t |
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Pavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. ..and I'm pretty f'n drunk.. |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 05:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
51. Hugging and Chalking ? |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #51 |
141. lyrics to Huggin' and Chalkin' |
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ECH1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. Americans become fatter by the year |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:24 AM Response to Reply #4 |
69. Media trying to influence Americans... Lawsuits ahead for Fast Food Crap |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #69 |
135. I hate to be an ass and argue/but disagree about the taste factor |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 09:02 AM Response to Reply #135 |
161. Carni, people say the crap "tastes good" because they lack the words |
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BrendaStarr (491 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:44 PM Response to Reply #69 |
168. Stress has been found to be a big factor in weight gain |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
146. yeah, not thanks to their own volition ;-) |
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politicaholic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. People are often attracted to similar body types as their own... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. Well, since overweight people are now the majority |
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ECH1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. So we should stigmatize extreme thinness |
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reichstag911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Well, are we talking about... |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. speaking of andy coulter |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Why stigmatize any of it? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. extreme thin cannot be cured in many cases. |
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seleff (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 11:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Suffering dad |
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twenty4blackbirds (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 12:57 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. {sympathy} |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
72. I am so sorry that your daughter is struggling. |
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Katha (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 11:26 AM Response to Reply #36 |
96. I'm sorry you're going through this |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #36 |
171. I am also recovering from anorexia |
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allisonthegreat (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
50. I think we tend to forget |
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oneoftheboys (200 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:52 AM Response to Reply #14 |
61. NO TREATMENT FOR OBESITY...? |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #61 |
172. Obesity caused by compulsive overeating |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. That's bullshit |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. of course you're kidding. |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I think there's a difference between morbid obesity and ordinary obesity. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:06 AM Response to Reply #23 |
40. The fact that those operations make bux for the docs is irrelevant? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:50 AM Response to Reply #40 |
95. I had no idea you were a doctor and new her situation. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:51 AM Response to Reply #95 |
150. Her situation is that she is female, and 90% of these operations-- |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Any information on obesity and diabetes, among active obese people? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:12 AM Response to Reply #24 |
42. Quite a bit |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:16 AM Response to Reply #42 |
58. I'm not so sure about that. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #58 |
67. Wrong |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 11:48 AM Response to Reply #67 |
98. I'm not prepared to argue with you, honestly. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:33 AM Response to Reply #98 |
149. "something else in modern life styles case both obesity and diabetes" |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 08:26 AM Response to Reply #149 |
159. Interesting -- a couple of comments... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 10:08 AM Response to Reply #159 |
162. Ornish is an utter disaster for insulin resistant people |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 11:12 AM Response to Reply #162 |
164. Ornish didn't give his diet to insulin-resistent people, |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 08:13 PM Response to Reply #164 |
183. Sorry, it's hard to get original articles |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #58 |
99. Not true |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 08:40 AM Response to Reply #99 |
160. Actually, obese people are 20 times more likely to get diabetes. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 04:15 PM Response to Reply #160 |
173. I have type II diabetes in my family, some of who were thin |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:59 AM Response to Reply #42 |
84. And just about any exercises program will be undermined by diet |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 07:41 AM Response to Reply #24 |
55. Yeah, I got it. |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:18 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. It was in the NY Times article on diabetes, on Monday I think. nt |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:50 AM Response to Reply #59 |
80. Thanks! I'll ask my friend... |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #55 |
120. Fat hormones and obesity: See UCTV.tv |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #120 |
133. Thanks! |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 06:44 PM Response to Reply #133 |
137. Available on DISH (which is where I saw them...) |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
82. Nobody dies from smoking, either. It's the accumulative effects that |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:24 PM Response to Reply #82 |
143. Food is as addictive as any drug in my opinion. Probably more so. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:53 AM Response to Reply #143 |
151. True, but it's worse than that |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
106. Study: Extra weight is a risk factor in itself |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:58 AM Response to Reply #106 |
153. Another study with no actual controls |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:26 PM Response to Reply #153 |
165. Then why was it published in JAMA? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 08:05 PM Response to Reply #165 |
180. No, it would not have |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
44. Should we stigmatize sky diving and cliff diving? |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
77. We should also stigmatize bigotry |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
81. I vote that no one should be stigmatized |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #81 |
113. I second that! |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 12:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
102. nobody's talking about extremes |
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Tace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Well, There Is A Correlation Between Eating And Weight |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. not always. |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Diet Is Only Part Of It |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. Again, not always. I'm not fat, but I'm a little overweight and I don't |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 04:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
175. And I will remain anorexic if I don't eat more |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
122. Not actually. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Abusing really skinny people isn't the answer either |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
112. you missed a few |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 05:14 PM Response to Reply #112 |
178. "You gotta put some meat on those bones, boy!" |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. One interesting theory for obesity, suggested by the China Study, |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. My Sister Is Vegan & Overweight |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Campbell mentions "junk food vegetarians" |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:08 AM Response to Reply #33 |
41. That advice is behind a large increase in diabetes |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:29 AM Response to Reply #41 |
60. You are correct -- high carb low fat diets have been a disaster. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:56 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Fruit is really, really bad for people who are insulin resistant |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:18 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. thanks for the correction! |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 06:57 AM Response to Reply #29 |
53. I am a vegetarian. |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:28 AM Response to Reply #29 |
70. Some new vegetarians tend to eat a lot of pasta and cheese |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
147. my ex-in-laws were vegan |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 07:32 AM Response to Reply #147 |
158. actually, whole grains have lots of protien in them. |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
35. What do these Chinese die from then? |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:17 AM Response to Reply #22 |
65. I've always found it interesting that people who eat no dairy |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:24 PM Response to Reply #65 |
124. I gather it out vegans eat less calcium than people who |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:43 PM Response to Reply #124 |
125. interesting. |
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lakemonster11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:27 AM Response to Reply #125 |
157. So do almonds. |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
123. That's probably more of a genetic issue. |
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megatherium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:57 PM Response to Reply #123 |
128. Campbell says the primary cause of modern degenerative |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. There Are People Who Want to |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 11:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. I'm sorry, but we DO know what causes obesity. |
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llmart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 06:34 AM Response to Reply #34 |
52. Exactly. |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 07:12 AM Response to Reply #34 |
54. Hear, hear! |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:12 AM Response to Reply #54 |
87. The Problem Is DU'ers Don't Realise The Role Advertising/Marketing |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:20 AM Response to Reply #34 |
92. you can eat as much as you want as long as you burn it off n/t |
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Exiled in America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 11:35 AM Response to Reply #34 |
97. Idiotic. |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 06:21 PM Response to Reply #97 |
136. I would argue your post is the idiotic one. |
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Exiled in America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 07:22 PM Response to Reply #136 |
140. I really don't see anything there that undermines any point I made.. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
110. True, but it's hard to sustain a billion $ magic diet industry on those... |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
117. Not in all cases. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
127. Another factor is being explored with further studies |
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Moloch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 09:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
185. Thank you so much. |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 04:12 PM Response to Reply #185 |
190. I completely disagree. |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 07:37 PM Response to Reply #185 |
201. Then how do you explain fat vegetarians? |
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allisonthegreat (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
49. good post n/t |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:47 AM Response to Reply #7 |
78. And some meds cause weight gain. nt |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:02 AM Response to Reply #78 |
85. Most people on prednisone |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:48 AM Response to Reply #7 |
79. We Certainly Know The Rise In Obesity/Diabetes Linked To American Diet |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
111. Thank you! Well said! (nt) |
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prole_for_peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. i need to lose about 50 pounds and my weight is always a struggle |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. Here Is What I Think |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. Cue up Sir Mixalot: |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. Well, I guess it's time for me to buy this shirt: |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. HAHA! |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 09:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. I like his shirt but I can't look at that and not consider |
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Benbow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 07:46 AM Response to Reply #13 |
56. When, do you think, he last saw his todger? |
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JudyM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 04:40 PM Response to Reply #56 |
177. Todger? I can guess from the context, but it's a new one on me! n/t |
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Northwind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. One thing not being mentioned... |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 11:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. i'm not sure that's true in america |
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onecent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
31. Don't forget - fat people get horny too. n/t |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. What do they consider overwieght? |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
170. I wondered that too |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
43. HEY! LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO ELVIS...! |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
45. There's a difference between being chubby and being HUGE |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:23 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Not just ignorance--fatigue |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:54 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Discovering microwaved vegetables was an epiphany for me |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:55 AM Response to Reply #46 |
83. Poverty also contributes to obesity |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #83 |
91. Beans and Rice are very inexpensive. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 05:18 PM Response to Reply #83 |
130. In historic terms, ALL food is very cheap now |
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madmark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:56 AM Response to Original message |
48. the survey responders are experiencing cognitive dissonance |
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Karmakaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
57. Some of the people on here disgust me... |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:03 AM Response to Reply #57 |
63. my cousin died due to morbid obesity |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:08 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. i'm sorry to hear all of that, obesity can lead to some severe health |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:23 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. That is so sad |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:30 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. i have a very good friend named Julia, you would love her |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:36 AM Response to Reply #71 |
74. That is awesome. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:38 AM Response to Reply #74 |
76. i wish her the best of luck, i hope she can get healthy. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:37 AM Response to Reply #64 |
75. i grew up in a family that was very accepting of everyone |
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Karmakaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:39 PM Response to Reply #63 |
104. Look I am not saying you should not have felt bad about what happened... |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:29 PM Response to Reply #104 |
107. Beautifully stated. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:58 PM Response to Reply #104 |
109. I am not picking on anyone...nor I am justifying cruelty |
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Karmakaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:26 PM Response to Reply #109 |
114. Let me just say I'm sorry if I sounded cruel to you.. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 01:00 AM Response to Reply #63 |
154. But they'll cheerfully do weight loss surgery on her |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:58 PM Response to Reply #57 |
129. I wish people weren't overweight |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 01:06 AM Response to Reply #129 |
156. What in fucking hell are we supposed to do about it? |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #156 |
169. Americans lead unhealthy lifestyles by and large |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 08:10 PM Response to Reply #169 |
182. All the changes you recommend are good things |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:35 PM Response to Reply #182 |
187. and if that happens |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 10:58 PM Response to Reply #129 |
204. i wish people weren't arrogant pontificating neo-puritans, either... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 05:24 PM Response to Reply #57 |
131. You need to chill |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
73. As the population in this country gets |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
86. I'm serious. |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:15 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Have you seen that commercial |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #89 |
101. I do not believe those commercials....sorry they are just a ruse |
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schmuls (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #101 |
105. They always say "results not typical" as well |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:33 PM Response to Reply #89 |
118. When did size 10 become fat?? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
88. If this means extreme thinness is going out of fashion--OK! |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:16 AM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Healthy looking is my parameter. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:28 AM Response to Reply #90 |
93. Good! And dressing for your body type can help. |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 10:46 AM Response to Reply #93 |
94. I've got the healthiest looking |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
100. Deleted message |
TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
103. You should see one of the recent Sunshine girls |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #103 |
108. And she looks great |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 05:29 PM Response to Reply #103 |
134. THose aren't love handles at all |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
115. There is nothing wrong with a few extra pounds. |
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PretzelWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
116. more cushion for the pushin' |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
119. This survey shows that it's just become less acceptable to criticize fat |
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phrenzy (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
121. Being 'Fat' Is Way Too Subjective |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
126. I'll probably get flamed for this |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 10:08 PM Response to Reply #126 |
186. then how do you explain the ancient sculptures of "very fat" women |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
132. for those of "us" raised in the "Twiggy" era ... |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 07:59 PM Response to Reply #132 |
142. I think that the Twiggy Era |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 09:47 PM Response to Reply #142 |
148. yeah I'm glad that is GONE |
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phrenzy (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
138. Anorexic |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. I dealt with that constantly until I had my son |
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phrenzy (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:52 PM Response to Reply #139 |
145. Women have it way worse |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 08:45 PM Response to Reply #138 |
144. Thank you very much |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 01:03 AM Response to Reply #144 |
155. And being fat couldn't possibly have a similar genetic component |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 10:46 AM Response to Reply #155 |
163. Bingo! Great post! |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 05:41 PM Response to Reply #163 |
179. I agree with you |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 08:07 PM Response to Reply #179 |
181. Glad we're on the same page |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 12:57 AM Response to Original message |
152. Alrighty then! Bring on the ice cream and donuts!! |
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zara (470 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
166. Horny people will take what they get. |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:09 PM Response to Reply #166 |
167. Fuck that. What a sick post. |
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PVK (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
174. It should be about health not appearance. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
176. I have both fat and thin people in my family |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
184. "Supersize Me" was on the Sundance Channel last weekend. |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #184 |
188. I NEVER eat at McDonalds and I'm fat. |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 04:30 PM Response to Reply #188 |
191. Bingo! |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 05:03 PM Response to Reply #191 |
194. If you have a hormone problem, then you have a hormone problem! |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-16-06 02:21 AM Response to Reply #194 |
198. I was referring to people discriminating against overweight |
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bpeale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 04:35 PM Response to Reply #194 |
200. causes of overweight |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 05:01 PM Response to Reply #188 |
193. We do not eat right nor do we exercise in this country. |
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Moloch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 09:18 PM Response to Reply #188 |
203. A lot of people who are fat ARE scarfing down Big Macs... |
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dogfacedboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
189. More evidence of the dumming down of America. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #189 |
195. So, lets outlaw smoking and drinking then. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 05:18 PM Response to Reply #195 |
196. The idea is moderation. |
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Moloch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 10:24 PM Response to Reply #195 |
197. I don't think this poster was suggesting making anything illegal... |
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dogfacedboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-16-06 10:35 AM Response to Reply #195 |
199. Actually, that is my stance on smoking. |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-15-06 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
192. Well, |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
202. More thoughts on this since it is still being discussed |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
205. I have been in OA for 20 years |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 11:44 PM Response to Reply #205 |
206. a link to OA-if you are interested |
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