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69. Funny thing is for me once I stopped worring about dieting the yo yo stopped. What I did

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 09:27 AM

Jan 2013

was just cut my portion size down, stop drinking so much diet soda (I mean I still drink one or 2 a day with lunch and dinner some times). I drink allot of water because that gives you a full feeling and I love water. I am not into juices because they upset my stomach. I rarely fry anything. I try to cut out the in-between meals. When I do that I can of stay where I am. The yo yo diet isn't good for your system. I just can't diet anymore and after having that major lose surgery back in 75 where I lost over 100 pds. It really works hard on your system. When I hit 50 my body took a beating. I am on so many meds and I can't absorb the vitms that am on so many different pills now. Maybe you should try it for a month or 2 and see what happens. Don't cut out what you like just cut portion size and stop the in between eating.

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Fat-shaming may curb obesity, bioethicist says [View all] fried eggs Jan 2013 OP

is that like shaming for smoking riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #1

You correct. I am a smoker and get shamed daily by non-smokers. RebelOne Jan 2013 #34

I am a smoker and people TRY to shame me but it also doesn't work on me. I virgogal Jan 2013 #39

It worked for me! I didn't want to be a smoker any more. I hated the way my clothes and CTyankee Jan 2013 #66

But was it the shaming, i.e., ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #128

Well, I DID feel inferior to nonsmokers. I remember that at the time I admired Ralph Nader and CTyankee Jan 2013 #129

I'm sorry. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #130

Oh, thanks but don't be sorry, I'm just so glad I stopped smoking! CTyankee Jan 2013 #131

Yeah, it doesn't, that's why obese people should pay 20% more in insurance premiums snooper2 Jan 2013 #50

And if obesity killed as many people, they might. dmallind Jan 2013 #75

I am 74 years old and have been smoking since I was 16. RebelOne Jan 2013 #112

Unfortunately for that argument, statistics exist mythology Jan 2013 #140

I wish we had a celery smiley instead of all this damn popcorn alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #2

Happy celery... BadgerKid Jan 2013 #17

did you just create those? niyad Jan 2013 #29

If you look closely, that's unbuttered smiliecorn. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #23

mmmmm, butter Hekate Jan 2013 #97

bahahahhahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #146

Disgusting! BuddhaGirl Jan 2013 #3

Actually you are somewhat wrong: ohheckyeah Jan 2013 #62

well duh BuddhaGirl Jan 2013 #116

Got attitude? ohheckyeah Jan 2013 #118

nope! BuddhaGirl Jan 2013 #127

You said: ohheckyeah Jan 2013 #134

Shaming the obese already happens every day implicitly and explicitly. Selatius Jan 2013 #4

I can't believe someone actually recommended this thread!! BuddhaGirl Jan 2013 #5

threads are often recommended, not because the person agrees, but because the subject is niyad Jan 2013 #11

Makes sense BuddhaGirl Jan 2013 #22

how about addressing our entire food system, the poisons, the additives, the crap, the lack niyad Jan 2013 #6

^^^^^^^ BuddhaGirl Jan 2013 #9

Exactly! And even wages. Poverty forces many people to eat terribly. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #14

yes, thank you. and how about the fact that in many urban areas, there are NO supermarkets, niyad Jan 2013 #21

My hometown is a great bad example of the point you have made Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #47

there was a wonderful 4-part series on pbs called "designing healthy communities" that addressed niyad Jan 2013 #56

Well said, niyad Hekate Jan 2013 #100

Ahem, THE ADVERTISING? nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #126

What's next, outright bullying overweight kids at school? Publicly shaming them... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #7

This man is the quintessential bully...he loathes people with weight issues, Ken Burch Jan 2013 #20

His next new ad, "Shame the Gays" ... Then we can move onto "Shame the Brown Skin People" and RKP5637 Jan 2013 #76

What makes you think that's "next"? jeff47 Jan 2013 #159

Ridiculous & cruel. There are many obese people due to medical conditions. Now we're shaming JaneyVee Jan 2013 #8

That would just add to the mental health problems.... HuskiesHowls Jan 2013 #10

This guy has no clue about nickinSTL Jan 2013 #12

It didn't work for me AnnieBW Jan 2013 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jan 2013 #15

shaming does not work. we know that as parents. nt seabeyond Jan 2013 #16

If fat shaming worked, no one would BE fat. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #18

GMTA REP Jan 2013 #32

+1000! fried eggs Jan 2013 #48

Absolutely not! That person knows NOTHING about obese people. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #19

Seriously? Denninmi Jan 2013 #24

Not only will obesity rates climb because of actions like this. geomon666 Jan 2013 #25

also anorexia and bulimia eShirl Jan 2013 #28

That was precisely the result of fat shaming in my house. Butterbean Jan 2013 #109

Well you got it right on the nail geomon6. I am obese and I am a stress eater when I southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #35

I am too. geomon666 Jan 2013 #42

It's very hard. I have been pretty luck now that I have gotten older. I told my doctor southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #43

Diet foods are evil. Still Blue in PDX Jan 2013 #93

Your right. Sometimes is worse then eat a smaller portion of your regular foods you like. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #113

Yes, cause that worked so well to curb teen pregnancy, std's, and people getting high... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #26

According to Wikipedia BuddhaGirl Jan 2013 #27

I don't understand how such an idiot is part of the hastings center. I have been looking at their niyad Jan 2013 #30

If it worked, there would be few fat people. REP Jan 2013 #31

As an obese person I'm sick and tired of people degrading us. Fat people don't like being southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #33

"Fat" is in the eye of the beholder duffyduff Jan 2013 #38

your so right. I have thyroid problems. In fact I just had a checkup for cancer. I got southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #40

Yo yo dieting fried eggs Jan 2013 #49

Funny thing is for me once I stopped worring about dieting the yo yo stopped. What I did southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #69

many years ago, a friend told me that she (a very large woman with a thyroid problem) had niyad Jan 2013 #89

my husband's cardiologist gives him the "lecture" every time he goes in for his regular CTyankee Jan 2013 #68

I have A-Feb (irregular heart beat). They haven't had that talk with me. But southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #71

This doc made a bad impression from the start... CTyankee Jan 2013 #91

That doctor alone would stress me out. I would find another doctor that is in your health net. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #99

Bullshit. All it does is increase isolation and depression Warpy Jan 2013 #36

He's as ignorant of this issue as he is of abortion. duffyduff Jan 2013 #37

THE LOW FAT DIET IS A SCAM!! Mr. Mojo Risen Jan 2013 #41

The real reason I quit smoking was not that I was unacceptable to some fadedrose Jan 2013 #44

When I quit, I lost a source of information JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #90

How about shopping? fadedrose Jan 2013 #106

ohforfuckssake Matariki Jan 2013 #45

The obscene price of cigarettes are why I quit. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #46

Which is why some people have advocated for higher taxes ohheckyeah Jan 2013 #64

Yes, let's all hate each other. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #51

I used to be a smoker until employers started treating smokers like lepers. Even if they only DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #52

But we don't pay more for smokers or fat people-we pay less! eridani Jan 2013 #61

Thanks for the link. Hopefully this will shut up the "you cost me more" crowd, but we're DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #105

I was, too. And now my employer is doing the same to obese people. Still Blue in PDX Jan 2013 #92

What ever happened to live and let live? It's no ones business if you're fat or you smoke. It's your DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #101

I had an employer encourage me to smoke tabbycat31 Jan 2013 #156

What an idiotic notion! Sadiedog Jan 2013 #53

Yep--husband has this, and his weight cycled up and down by 40lbs until eridani Jan 2013 #72

I wish you and him well! nt Sadiedog Jan 2013 #135

Great plan to increase future anorexics! Th1onein Jan 2013 #54

I agree with the losing weight is not easy, but it certainly can be cheap. nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #55

how do you propose that people do that who live in areas that have no supermarkets or grocery niyad Jan 2013 #73

Show me statistics where this is the majority of the overweight people nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #79

you might try actually looking at the realities of what I asked niyad Jan 2013 #80

And you didn't address anything I said. nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #84

it is obvious that any attempt would be pointless. niyad Jan 2013 #86

You're right nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #88

+1 nt laundry_queen Jan 2013 #85

Travel to one? Marr Jan 2013 #120

of course, why didn't I think of that? and just how do you travel that measely three miles? niyad Jan 2013 #136

Well, life isn't easy-- what can I tell you? Marr Jan 2013 #142

where did you get the idea I was referring to myself in any of that? nice try, though. niyad Jan 2013 #148

Yep. I'd been carrying an extra 30 pounds or so since college, and endlessly Marr Jan 2013 #117

Great job! nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #119

Thanks! Marr Jan 2013 #122

This Nature of Things episode is well worth a look u4ic Jan 2013 #57

Congrats to Callahan for being an accessory after the fact to bullycide eridani Jan 2013 #58

Shaming/bullying in regards to one's weight is one of DU's dirty little secrets... Earth_First Jan 2013 #59

Keep on fighting and alerting. dawg Jan 2013 #124

There's one problem. There's no healthy amount of tobacco TexasBushwhacker Jan 2013 #60

Some smoker's have more trouble quitting than others.... ohheckyeah Jan 2013 #63

Can we shame them with cheese sandwiches? Is that still in vogue? nt OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #65

I'm betting this doctor makes money on the side treating eating disorders. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #67

He should be subjected to douchebag shaming. pintobean Jan 2013 #70

Meh - telling that his example appeals only to shallow idiots isn't it? dmallind Jan 2013 #74

Is low self esteem more likely with obesity than with smoking? yellowcanine Jan 2013 #77

oh fuck him. Scout Jan 2013 #78

Yes, he is wrong. polly7 Jan 2013 #81

the secrets of thin people Mosby Jan 2013 #82

How dare you suggest individuals have ANY control over their weight. nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #98

You don't. What you have control over is eating and physical activity eridani Jan 2013 #144

Where did I argue that calories in equal calories out? nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #149

The trouble is that "doing something" will not necessarily put you anywhere near "ideal" weight eridani Jan 2013 #161

would you like butter with that? Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #83

I had some clown give me shit in the supermarket checkout about what I was buying. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #87

excellent!!! Scout Jan 2013 #121

... sarge43 Jan 2013 #154

Great comeback for a lot of situations! Nay Jan 2013 #158

its interesting research quinnox Jan 2013 #94

It has worked well for smoking cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #95

Really? Perhaps someone should tell the President. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #138

Maybe he could ask the fashion industry to use skinnier models Hekate Jan 2013 #96

Yes, it might cause some people to lose weight bluestateguy Jan 2013 #102

Negative reinforcement. avaistheone1 Jan 2013 #103

Here's a photo of that four-eyed gray-haired wrinkle-face Daniel Callahan Ian David Jan 2013 #104

Walking is FREE and shoes are cheap. Walking is the BEST exercise for overweight people.You don't kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #107

Back when I was on a med that unbeknownst to me caused uncontrollable cravings... Hekate Jan 2013 #108

Hell, Dr. Callahan would just need to visit this thread. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #132

Shaming overweight people is stupid. justanidea Jan 2013 #110

You can't eat less than your body uses over long time periods eridani Jan 2013 #145

What we face exboyfil Jan 2013 #111

The bioethicist is nuts, but why do you think weight loss needs to be expensive? nt RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #114

If people want to be fat, I say let them. Marr Jan 2013 #115

No they don't--they have information eridani Jan 2013 #147

Just one man but it worked for me nachosgrande Jan 2013 #123

Asshole-shaming may curb assholery, dawg says dawg Jan 2013 #125

I wish it did Hekate Jan 2013 #133

And yet, my skinny uncle still dropped dead of a heart attack. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #137

I actually kind of don't care how I look treestar Jan 2013 #139

Great. Just what we need . . . Brigid Jan 2013 #141

Callahan is a complete fucking idiot. n/t flvegan Jan 2013 #143

What an idiot. undeterred Jan 2013 #150

This is insane. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #151

I've felt ashamed for years. It hasn't helped me, and I have only gotten larger. GreenPartyVoter Jan 2013 #152

Shaming of any kind is ineffective and often cruel. MineralMan Jan 2013 #153

Given that there are multiple reasons for obesity rates... CBHagman Jan 2013 #155

Bullsh*t. mzteris Jan 2013 #157

Wow! Just what I want more of in my life - more guilt trips LibertyLover Jan 2013 #160