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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 01:35 PM Original message |
Fat activists protest diet industry |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. What sort of responses are you expecting? |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 01:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well... |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 01:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I do have to ask |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 01:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. So then you're suggesting |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Good question. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. I'm suggesting that years and years upon years |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Here's a Picture of Kelly Bliss |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 06:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
56. Cool! She looks fine to me. Though I'd change the hair. |
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daisygirl (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 07:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
57. And that's probably a big indicator of whether |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 09:28 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Welcome to DU, Daisygiry!!! |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 01:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. So Far, She's Been in Business For At Least Ten Years |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 12:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
65. Yeah, but Jim's problem was genetics. |
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HippieCowgirl (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 04:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. Four years and counting |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 05:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Welcome to DU, and GOOD FOR YOU!!!!! |
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pagerbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 01:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Oh, OK |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 01:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It will, eventually |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. Being overweight is extremely dangerous |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Correction... |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Thank You, RadFemFL |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. How about to "MOST" people |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Three generations of people with diabetes... |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Just a little? |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 04:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
36. I have diabetics in my family |
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Donkeyboy75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 04:58 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. True, but that doesn't mean that those that are overweight |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 05:01 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. However.... |
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Donkeyboy75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 05:08 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. That's obviously true. n/t |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I gained an inordinate amount of weight while bedridden with an illness. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. "glad you are self-satisfied" |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. The post seemed that way to me |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 04:57 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. I had decided not to respond to it... |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. As You Said In Your Post #8... |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. an excellent answer |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
62. right, some people are genetic freaks |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. So Is Weight-Loss Surgery |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. actually more people on this planet still die of starvation than fat |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 05:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
52. EXACTLY!!! Totally rocking good point! |
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HippieCowgirl (242 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 05:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
48. No, it's being overweight AND. |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. No, it's just the next worst thing after cancer. |
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cheezus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 04:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. okay, so it's okay to say ugly/stupid suck |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 05:11 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. And Which Category are YOU In???? |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 05:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. Mmm hmm... and I suppose gay people can do something about |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 09:00 PM Response to Reply #40 |
58. cheezus, you grabbed one thing out of my post |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. well, I was going to edit my comments but I waited too long. |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. And It Should Be Treated With Diet & Exercise |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I agree but my point was |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:22 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Unfortunately.... |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:30 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I'm extremely lucky. |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. And You're EXTREMELY Lucky.... |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:46 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Not a chance. |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Good for You!!! |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
23. The diet industry is worse than being fat, in my opinion. |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
25. People should focus on eating right and exercise, not weight (loss). |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 03:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I Know Several Women.... |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
37. Heavy women have it harder |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 04:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. I agree, Nikia. If you are a heavy woman, I think men unconsciously |
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cheezus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
38. next worst thing after SMOKING, not terrorism |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 04:58 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Not Necessarily |
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cheezus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 05:00 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. right, but most cases are because people eat too much then don't exercise |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 05:09 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Wow - How Judgemental of You |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 06:27 PM Response to Reply #46 |
55. Can you tell the difference? |
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Merrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-03-04 06:09 PM Response to Reply #38 |
54. Depends on how much you smoke, dont it? |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:48 AM Response to Reply #54 |
63. and it matters how overweight you are, as well, no? |
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DaveFL99 (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
60. This is the kinda stuff that used to make me a Republican |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 10:05 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Glad You Saw The Light |
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daligirrl (572 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
64. Some info from the CDC . . . |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 12:17 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Great point |
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daligirrl (572 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-04-04 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
67. Another thought . . . |
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