National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance

[AKA_Monet]

Remember that 80's rap song entitled: "More bounce to the ounce"... from Roger and ZAPP.

[AlphaFrog]

This is a great place for me to post my PSA.

Dear Girl on South Blvd, and anyone else who needs the reminder:

If any of the following apply:

Bigger than a 10 or 12 (Depending on how you "carry" it)
Muffin Top
FUPA
Stretch marks
Funky belly button

YOU SHOULD NOT WEAR A MIDRIFF/HALTER TOP. Especially when all of them apply, girl on South Blvd. I am not skinny, so I cover myself, please do the same.

Thanks,
The Rest of Charlotte and Surrounding Counties

[OneTimeSBX]

ok, now, i agree that obese people are not all gluttons who sit around at buffets and stuff themselves. hell, more of us would be in that boat if it werent for good genes. i do believe people should be more educated in sensitivity issues. the discovery health channel has a show on at least once a week about obesity/health problems that are totally not the persons fault.

but to embrace your obesity if it is truly a problem you have not attempted to solve? im not so sure...

[RU OX Alum]

it is unhealthy for anyone to be overweight

[raggann03]

I really don't understand why people feel the need to force this false sense of acceptance onto everyone else. Just be happy with who you are! If I and my friends just so happen to be P.H.A.T. women, then thats just who we are. We don't need an official name or group to force others to treat us with respect. You know there are some azzholes in the world and I'm perfectly ok with that.

[mulattogyrl]

Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

ok, now, i agree that obese people are not all gluttons who sit around at buffets and stuff themselves. hell, more of us would be in that boat if it werent for good genes. i do believe people should be more educated in sensitivity issues. the discovery health channel has a show on at least once a week about obesity/health problems that are totally not the persons fault.

but to embrace your obesity if it is truly a problem you have not attempted to solve? im not so sure...

I'm with you on this one. I mean, some people are just naturally bigger than others, and they don't lose weight easily or easily put it back on, just like there are people who no matter what they eat they don't seem to gain. HOWEVER, that's not an excuse to just sit in front of the tv & eat a quart of ice cream every night either. I think we should all be health conscious.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

the discovery health channel has a show on at least once a week about obesity/health problems that are totally not the persons fault.

Oh, so Discovery has identified that condition where people take in fewer calories than they burn but still gain weight?

Not to be a jerk, but I just hate the phrasing of "totally not the person's fault" - they may have more difficulty, but it's not like God made them fat. Eating made them fat, and work can make them un-fat.

[OneTimeSBX]

it is possible to have an obesity/weight problem with no overeating. there's that old "i have a gland problem" excuse that probably only 1% of people actually have who claim it. but it IS possible. i have a co-worker who weighed close to 330 and now weighs 145, all because of Cushings...it took treatment to help her lose the weight after all these years.
http://www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/p...s.htm#symptoms

now, i am not obese. i am not making excuses, because yes, there are always going to be people who self-medicate with food. there are Overeaters Anonymous meetings nationwide. some of us do it and are just blessed with good genes and it never catches up to us weightwise, but our health suffers. the focus i believe needs to be on overeating and the health issues there, because you can have a heart attack in your 30's and weigh 145 pounds!

http://media.www.westernfrontonline....-2137881.shtml

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

it is possible to have an obesity/weight problem with no overeating. there's that old "i have a gland problem" excuse that probably only 1% of people actually have who claim it. but it IS possible. i have a co-worker who weighed close to 330 and now weighs 145, all because of Cushings...it took treatment to help her lose the weight after all these years.
http://www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/p...s.htm#symptoms

Cushing's is estimated to happen in about 0.3% of the population - and even some of those aren't glandular. I see your point, but these sort of problems are exceedingly rare, so much so that in the absence of any additional information, we don't need to discuss them.

Originally Posted by ISUKappa

Seriously the first thing that came to mind.

Is . . . is that a fat guy eating the fat dead guy?

[ISUKappa]

Seriously the first thing that came to mind.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by ISUKappa

Seriously the first thing that came to mind.

I think I love you. That's my favourite part of the episode. I especially enjoy when they all sit down and start farting and then the chairs break. I think I almost laughed myself sick.