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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 03:59 PM Original message |
The math of obesity is extremely simple. The psychology is not |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's also that folks that do try the "diet and exercise thing" have no idea what they're doing. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. I Notice 2 Bad Types of Trainers Arrogant Asses Who Push Beginners Too Far & |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #25 |
140. The personal trainers at my gym (24 Hr Fitness) are like pharmaceutical salesmen! |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #140 |
150. You See It Too- Its So Simple People Don't Believe It |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:29 PM Response to Reply #150 |
158. Most doctors don't know shit about nutrition. |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #150 |
176. The simple answer takes work--and as Americans we believe |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #176 |
187. Exactly - Being Well Takes Work and Responsibility for One's Own Body |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #187 |
198. you guys have pretty much nailed it. nt |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
165. I've found that a kitchen scale and measuring cups are indespensible when trying to lose weight |
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Mollis (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #165 |
262. I agree |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #262 |
273. Or even easier -- smaller dishes! |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #165 |
302. Veggies All You Can Eat! Never Go Hungry |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
246. The best workout hands down is jogging/running |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #246 |
251. Wrong and wrong. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #246 |
268. And when one can't jog or run? |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. The problem is that people want to apply "calories in vs. calories out" to everyone |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. check links post..#4 ..my wife has thyroid damage, works in textile industery..we went to bariatric |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. I Also Have a Thyroid Issue, Exercise A LOT Watch What I Eat & Maintain Weight |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. she's not dieting or watching what she eats. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. That's a Problem. What You Put Into Your Body Is Very Important |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. She has to get there on her own, I can support her but I cannot |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #35 |
91. Don't GIve Up On Her - She May Find Something That Changes Her Mindset |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #91 |
133. i hit my rock bottom on my own, i'm she hits hers soon but i can't talk to her about it |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #133 |
138. She'll Need To See the Light On Her Own |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
200. there's no profit if you're healthy |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. Until you get there, you'll be fat though |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Who Is Denying Reality? Eating Right and Being Active Helps Everyone |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. If you're sick - you can't take that walk |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. My Mom Who Avoided Exercise Whenever Possible Most of Her Life |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Oh for chrissake, if you have thyroid disorder |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Calm the Fuck Down - I Am Hypothyroid |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. You KNOW you're sick |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #56 |
74. A Lot of Doctors Make the Problem Much Worse, Telling People To Diet |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #56 |
83. I Knew I Worked My Butt Off To Mostly Keep Weight the Same |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #83 |
99. So you were sick and still say it's all diet & exercise? |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #99 |
100. I Am Saying Diet and Exercise Helps, and It Made a Difference Before I Knew |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #100 |
103. If you could exercise more than 3 minutes |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #103 |
107. Take That 3 Minutes and Add a Couple Seconds A Day |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #107 |
109. Oh jesus christ you CAN'T |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. This thread isn't about you - so why get upset? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:38 PM Response to Reply #112 |
115. That's the assumption, everybody's healthy |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #115 |
126. It isn't the usual reality though. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #126 |
137. How in the hell do you know? |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #137 |
147. I'm part owner of a health club. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #147 |
151. I hope you don't kill someone with thyroid disease n/t |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #151 |
155. Come on now sandnsea! |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #112 |
152. the OP is infering... there are 10 million undiagnosed cases of hypo-thyroidism.. i would include |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:37 PM Response to Reply #109 |
114. If You Are That Sick Get To the ER |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #114 |
119. How would somebody know? |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #119 |
124. Anybody who has stopped eating and is gaining weight is a prime candidate for the E.R. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #124 |
134. But were it that easy, it simply isn't |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:09 PM Response to Reply #134 |
145. I don't understand how pointing out the laws of physics and thermodynamics is judgmental. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #119 |
132. In Your Own Words- It's called google look it up |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #132 |
135. Deleted message |
sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
122. sandnsea... i want to thank you for giving a voice to truth in this dark cave of bigotry. my wife |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #122 |
142. I almost frikkin' died |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #122 |
218. Your wife is one of the gross exceptions |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #46 |
154. how common is thyroid disorder? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #154 |
160. By age 60, 17% |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #160 |
167. Thanks, I looked it up too. It's a shockingly high statistic |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #154 |
164. Thyroid medication is the most prescribed med in the country, 10 million un-diagnosed cases |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #164 |
169. It also looks like 'pharma' is partly the cause of the problem too |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #169 |
173. Oh brother |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #173 |
180. That FACT is from the fucking Mayo Clinic website about causes of Hyperthyroidism |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #180 |
189. Deleted sub-thread |
Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #173 |
184. Here - from the Mayo Clinic website |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #154 |
260. Thirteen million diagnosed in the United States |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #154 |
303. Its Very Common, Most Cases Are Not Extreme As Some Would Have You Believe |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:04 PM Response to Reply #46 |
183. Exercise is an important factor in the treatment of hypothyroidism |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:16 PM Response to Reply #43 |
148. you are projecting a single case/ limited at best.. on a broad spectrum of people who dont have the |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #148 |
157. Who Are YOU Talking To? I Never Replied To You or Miss Hissyfit To Begin With |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #157 |
185. you still dont get it... |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #185 |
192. what I get is someone who is upset |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #192 |
206. you come across like your experience is a panacea for others, , |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #206 |
233. There Is No Disagreement From Me On Environmental Causes |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #192 |
261. It's always interesting when one throws bombs |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #261 |
272. What Bombs Are You Talking About? Be Specific |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:53 AM Response to Reply #36 |
224. Yes, even if you don't lose any weight by doing those things. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #224 |
235. So They Should Just Give Up? What Are You Suggesting? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #235 |
236. I'm suggesting that weight loss as a goal in and of itself is a drect attack on the health of some |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #236 |
237. I Merely Suggest You Feel Better When You Exercise and Exercise |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #237 |
240. It may not be true that someone of 300 lbs burns more calories than someone at 150 lbs |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #240 |
243. Snark Definately Burns More Calories and Its Directly Proportional To Weight |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #243 |
283. Being a member of the reality-based community is not self-pity |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #283 |
292. Prove That or STFU- Reality -Lifestyle changes greatly improve quality of life |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #292 |
295. You didn't hear what I was saying. I agree that quite a few things are improved |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #295 |
297. You Also Misread What I Wrote, Again I Said You Will Feel Better |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #297 |
299. OK, then two of us agree. Unfortunately quite a few others priotitize weight loss |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #299 |
304. Thanks - |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
128. wow a Psychic.. so you know that your problem is the same as the others we are talking about, ..and |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
89. it is STILL a simple matter of calories in vs calories out.... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #89 |
96. Bullshit |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #96 |
104. bullshit right back atcha.... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #104 |
106. You can't eat that small of an amount |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #96 |
105. Dear Sandnsea, Eating Next To Nothing Makes Your Body Think Its Starving |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #105 |
108. You said you did it when you were sick |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #108 |
113. That Is NOT What I Said, I Said Eating Sensible Nutious Foods |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #96 |
245. Errr, mike_c knows his shit. He's a biologist, if memory serves me right. Wrong person to say BS to. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #245 |
257. He's not god and he's wrong |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:00 AM Response to Reply #89 |
225. Where do you get this silly notion that if you change one part of the equation-- |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #225 |
266. of course there's lag time and yes, the equation is dynamic, too... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #266 |
279. And some people maintain metabolic pressure that is for all practical purposes non-existent |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #89 |
247. But the type of calories consumed is very important |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #247 |
264. I'm afraid that's just not correct.... |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #264 |
267. I guess there's what the book says, and what actually |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #264 |
269. Isn't the crucial question whether your body will grab and store the calories or not |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #269 |
271. absolutely... |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 09:04 PM Response to Reply #89 |
278. Absolutely |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm more interested in the "math of thinness". I've known more skinny people who eat like pigs |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Metabolism isn't anything but a cognitive shortcut... |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. if you ignore the causes.. your posit is meaningless, to narrow to be of substance.. the sociology |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. there is absolute proof of a virus that causes obesity, and our environment is INUNDATED with a |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
93. "The commonly held causes of obesity..." do indeed explain... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #93 |
110. Deleted message |
BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
217. Ah the acute science of victimology..so fucking sad |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. Losing it is one thing, Keeping it off is another. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. have you ever watched The Biggest loser? So many of the contestants that lose big end up |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
34. You Must Commit Yourself To Lifestyle Changes |
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Droopy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. I've been fat for most of my life |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Congratulations! |
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Droopy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. Thanks! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. That just makes me smile |
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Droopy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Thank you |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
170. Stick With It- It Works I'm At nearly 30 Years of Lifestyle Change |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. It's not so simple as calories consumed vs. calories burned |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. People, especially males, tend to lose muscle mass with age. |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. This subject fascinates me. Could you please explain to me where added weight comes from if not |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. From metabolic disorders |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. You didn't explain where the solid matter comes from. |
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Lost in CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #18 |
242. Added weight doesn't come from metabolic disorders... |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. The aging process is slow enough that people don't realize their metabolisms have slowed - |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Please understand I was just asking a simple question. I'm 67 and I know about |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. You're 67? |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. I had several abdominal surgeries that caused the removal of quite a bit of my small intestine. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. My sister had gallbladder surgery |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. No, I did not have gallbladder surgery. It was originally surgery to prevent diverticulitis |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:06 PM Response to Reply #45 |
62. And she was surprised what happened to her |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Well, I can't speak for anyone else. All I know is that the surgical removal of |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. It's called google |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. What do they say? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. If you care, look it up |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. I wasn't spouting anything. I was merely telling my story. I said several times I don't know of |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. I sure hope not (that everybody is me) but I'm still waiting to learn |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
47. I didn't say that, I meant I never met anyone who could violate the laws of thermodynamics. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #47 |
254. You're confusing two things |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Don't think it's nasty at all! |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
57. There is no mechanism. period. |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:06 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. There is no mechanism? Huh? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #63 |
79. You cannot gain weight if the calories ingested are equal to or |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #79 |
87. I was trying to say just exactly that. Apparently not as clearly as you just did! |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #87 |
111. I misunderstood you...my bad.... |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:43 PM Response to Reply #111 |
117. Hey it happens. I really appreciate your tagline too |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Oh god, thyroid disorder |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #27 |
53. I was talking about natural occurences in the body as we age. |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. I have to mention this here...we do not "burn energy", we change it from chemical to thermal |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #61 |
80. Yes, I know that as well. It's just common jargen. |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
71. Man, you are just so right about this. |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Well thank you so much, I really appreciate you pointing out where the mystery mass comes from |
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Cronopio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #75 |
85. Glad to be of help. nt |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
143. Forget it. This is a topic where a huge swath of DUers believe in magic and you'll never convince... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:24 AM Response to Reply #16 |
213. I don't know, that's why it's complex |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Yes it is.... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #21 |
214. OMG, I exercise so much more now than I did at 20 |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:09 AM Response to Reply #21 |
226. That's bullshit. You can exercise more and eat less, but you have no control |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
97. you've missed the point entirely.... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #97 |
216. It may be different for different people though |
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dbmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #216 |
280. Noone is saying that it is not different from person to person |
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dynasaw (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
13. and then there is anger and stress |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
55. Stress has a huge effect on weight, not just in adolescents. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
252. Stress releases cortisol |
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cbc5g (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. I've been fat before..it took dedication, exercise and weight lifting to cut it down |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
90. Me Too and I Refuse To Go Back. Its Been Nearly 30 Years Since I Took Responsibility |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:13 AM Response to Reply #15 |
227. Fuck "dedication." Some of us have lives |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #227 |
239. 20 hours a week is extremely excessive. nt |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #239 |
281. Yes, but some would recommend that if a more modest regimen does not result in weight loss |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #227 |
305. Who Needs 20 Hours? - Marathoners Don't Train That Much |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
17. Your understanding of weight loss is antiquated. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. How Is That? |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Not quite |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:58 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. No. The rate or method of metabolism has absolutely nothing to do with the final caloric result. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. However, there are more than just caloric results to be considered |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Candy and cheese may cause other reactions but 100 calories of either one have exactly the same |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. You missed my point |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #70 |
77. Okay...applying your logic, -some- people can stop eating and lose no weight. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #77 |
116. Apparently Some People Hold This View |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #77 |
141. I'll claim it. It happens to me. |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:16 PM Response to Reply #141 |
149. Okay, I will pay you a thousand dollars a week to show me in a controlled experiment |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #149 |
201. i'm with you. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #201 |
209. I don't care if you call me a liar or not, it's what happens to me. |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 07:17 AM Response to Reply #209 |
232. there must be another explanation. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #149 |
208. Your proposal is inherently problematic and can't be done - how safe for you. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #208 |
249. You can go about a month without eating fairly safely.... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:16 AM Response to Reply #77 |
228. Easy. First you use glycogen stores, then protein |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
98. Thanks Again For Always Being Kind |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. 100 calories of candy = 100 calories of vegetables? |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #52 |
72. That violates the laws of chemistry and thermodynamics. So it has to be wrong. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #72 |
82. for fucks sake. Human bodies aren't simple mechanical machines like lawn mowers. You put a gallono |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:41 PM Response to Reply #82 |
86. If You Actually Burn Off the Calories or Store Them Its Still 100 |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:46 PM Response to Reply #82 |
88. Humans have to obey the laws of thermodynamics just as lawn mowers do. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:46 PM Response to Reply #88 |
172. Me Too and How People Blow a Gasket When Someone Offers Facts As Help |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #72 |
121. Candy raises blood sugar levels faster and higher than most vegetables |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #121 |
127. You've commented on the -rate- of combustion (metabolism) but haven't explained where |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #127 |
131. If you read my first post that you first responded to, you'll see that's not what I said. |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #131 |
156. One more try then I give up. The laws of thermo don't care whether the subject in question is |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:01 AM Response to Reply #156 |
210. Again, I'll answer (and last time, I might add): take off your blinders. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #210 |
222. There's no answer in your post - just insults |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
76. Sorry I Thought You Meant Real Food- Not Chemical Faux Food |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. I avoid any food made of chemicals. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #78 |
153. Especially anything that contains that deoxyribonucleic acid stuff; that shit'll kill ya! (NT) |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #153 |
159. As if that's not bad enough, I have to worry about dihydrogen monoxide in my WATER |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #159 |
193. GMTA |
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Billy Ruffian (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #159 |
308. Look for water with hydrogen hydroxide instead |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #153 |
174. I Refuse To Give Up Dihydrogen Oxide As a Workout Aid |
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Duke Newcombe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #78 |
166. All of your food is made of "chemicals". n/t |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #166 |
175. (It's a pretty good bet that Tangent understands that.) (NT) |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #175 |
182. Good call. :-) |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #166 |
177. Nope, not my food! I refuse to eat chemicals. Heck, I'd just as soon eat tofu. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #177 |
194. I Also Refuse To Have ANY Chemicals In My BOdy - I 'm SERIES!!!! n0w |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
51. I believe you are mistaken. Calories are units of heat and have no relation to the fuel that |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
40. A couple of things |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
42. That Harvard study that came out last week and claimed that |
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chimpyisstillsatan (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
181. it proves nothing of the sort |
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BanzaiBonnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
48. My letter to the President about obesity |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
58. I like to make this even simplier, jp... |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
59. Disagree |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #59 |
94. Exercise more, eat less is an excellent way to lose weight and keep it off. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #94 |
168. Except it isn't |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #168 |
197. You just bolstered my whole argument. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #197 |
205. So you agree that diets don't work? |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #205 |
212. I'm low-carb as well, but disagree that WW is not cultish. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:21 AM Response to Reply #94 |
229. Yes, but it isn't a way to make fat people thin |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
60. The math of obesity is that people will get on your case way sooner for it when you are female |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #60 |
95. Women Need To Get Off the Scale, Go By How Fit and Healthy They Are Instead |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #95 |
101. Society is still stuck in the "all women must weigh no more than 120 lbs" mindset |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #101 |
195. Funny That Is Still True With the Size People Have Become |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
67. i eat well. home cooking. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:38 PM Response to Reply #67 |
84. I am also firmly pro-butter |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
92. With caveats - not all calories get digested |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
102. I used to be in your camp, but my view has shifted as I've begun to keep up |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #102 |
120. I Think All the Chemicals In Food & Environment Have Adverse Affects |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #120 |
129. Ultraviolet solar radiation has adverse effects but obesity isn't one of them. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #129 |
136. Right I Believe the Earth Is Round & 100=100 |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #120 |
130. Yes, exactly. |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
118. We are not combustion engines. It's not as simple as 'calories in, calories out'. |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #118 |
123. Actually we are. Combustion engines, the product of millions of evolutionary years, |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. If we still ate only whole foods, that would still be true. But we've created |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #125 |
139. Well, to the extent that is true, it diminishes rather than supports the argument that |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #139 |
144. The problem is that your question is only a part of the equation. |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #144 |
162. Sorry but it IS the only factor that controls the energy/mass balance equations. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #162 |
178. Here's the deal : the body must take what you ingest, take it apart |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #178 |
191. Your analysis is correct in a short slice of time, it is completely irrelevant over a long period. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #162 |
207. You're doing it again. Energy/mass is not the only factor in weight. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #144 |
298. Energy balance does not even come close to explaining fat deposition |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #298 |
301. Interesting. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #301 |
311. That's easy. People would not be bodybuilders or endurance athletes unless they had the genes for i |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #311 |
312. Actually, that's not true. There are lots of bodybuilders who really shouldn't be on stage - |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-04-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #312 |
313. Certainly eating more predisposes you to weight gain |
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dbmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #125 |
282. It still hasn't made the furnace an energy creating machine |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
146. Prejudice of All Kinds is Still Prejudice |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #146 |
277. So where does pointing out the obvious of cause and effect |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
161. It would be helpful if the Fat Is Never Anyone's Fault crowd... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #161 |
163. The calorie deficit and the resulting weight loss seem to be different |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #163 |
171. when your BMI exceeds a certain level, you can never lose the weight, that was from the Bariatric |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #171 |
188. What level is that? |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #188 |
202. it was about 4 years ago.. i'll have to look it up, , i'll save this and get back to you. |
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localroger (663 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #161 |
186. Except that it's not true |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:19 PM Response to Reply #186 |
190. (shrug) Fine. Make it a vector inequality. Doesn't change the substance of the matter in the least. |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #186 |
203. There is some connection, after Bariatric surgery and some weight loss Type 2 can go away.. as do a |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #203 |
238. Type II never goes away |
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tangent90 (787 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #161 |
196. No kidding...so what do we do with the NIEAF crowd? |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:04 AM Response to Reply #161 |
211. That's only one part of it. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
179. Excellent post. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:38 AM Response to Reply #179 |
221. utter crap |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:29 AM Response to Reply #221 |
230. I refuse to give up having a life |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #230 |
276. How bout you watch what you eat and walk |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 07:08 AM Response to Reply #276 |
286. I already do that. I walked 5 hours a day, 6 days a week precinct walking |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:30 PM Response to Reply #286 |
307. Your analogy is ridiculous |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #307 |
309. If I'm not following a glycemic index diet, why aren't my a1C values dangerous? |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
199. The problem is, people don't know their numbers. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-01-09 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
204. It's basically . . . "just say, 'no'..." |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
215. Wow how fucking amazing is it that people can justify |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 03:30 AM Response to Reply #215 |
231. Yes. It is a choice to spend time on your career, family and community |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #231 |
250. but if the fat takes years of your life, that's less time w/ family, etc, |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #250 |
288. But it doesn't, not unless you are extremely fat |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #231 |
263. And to drive everywhere and never walk. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #263 |
293. I apologize for being so fucking stupid as to work 20 miles from where I live |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #231 |
275. Are you serious? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 07:16 AM Response to Reply #275 |
287. Having a life means taking part in community activities |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:20 PM Response to Reply #287 |
306. That is how you determine "having a life" |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #306 |
310. I'm saying that no activity that I've undertaken has resulted in significant weight loss |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #215 |
248. Addictions are nasty. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #248 |
255. Amen to that. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:52 PM Response to Reply #248 |
274. Even worse is the addiction to being a victim or powerless |
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northofdenali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
219. "The undue piling on of shame is what cements the problem" |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
220. What utter bullshit.... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:48 AM Response to Original message |
223. The people who are least likely to lose weight benefit the most from exercise |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
234. Actually, I haven't been able to lose weight and I take in so |
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Big Blue Marble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #234 |
300. Take a look at this man's story. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
241. Lol...I never thought I would see people disagreeing with the laws of thermodynamics. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
244. People were not as big 60 years ago.... |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #244 |
253. I did somethinmg interesting recently --- |
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Mollis (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #253 |
265. I know what you mean. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #244 |
258. You're right |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:27 AM Response to Reply #244 |
294. And so very easy to do somthing about |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
256. Perhaps also of note = "Obese individuals have different populations of microbes" |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
259. One more important study regarding genetics and studies conducted on Native Pima population. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #259 |
270. Grammar correction regarding the post above. |
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dbmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #270 |
284. Could be true. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-02-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #284 |
285. I agree. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #259 |
296. Another thing about the Pima. The heaviest ones are those with the longest life spans |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
289. Obesity is one area where "blaming the victim" is usually (not always) a good idea. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:07 AM Response to Reply #289 |
290. So how do you determine which ones to blame when you run in to them on a daily basis? |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-03-09 08:16 AM Response to Reply #290 |
291. I don't, and it's none of my business. |
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