Weight loss, "diets" and media
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Weight loss, "diets" and media
| Fri, 05-14-2004 - 1:22pm |
Now I hesitate posting this here due to it could cause a controversy (Hope not!) but Ive been reading a book called "The Obesity Myth" by Paul Campos.

Shawna-- Proud Cl for 100 Pounds or More to Go
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Thank you for the reply Jen!
This is really interesting to me.
Thank you for point that out Rely....I wasnt saying that there wasnt a health problem in the US....
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I have to say I agree and feel the same way you do...there is MAJOR money to be made from the 'diet' industry, from phamaceutical companies offering kickbacks to doctors that sell and push prescription weight loss aids..I mean, this is a FORTY BILLION dollar industry we are talking about!
My thoughts:
1. We are all going to die. How fast you get there is up to you.
2. Your lifespan will not dramatically increase if you lose weight, unless you are
genetically predisposed to killers like high BP, diabetes, or any cardio-pulmonary
disease.
3. Being skinny does not mean you will live longer.
4. Working out five to seven days a week for two hours a day will not increase your life
span enough to make a noticable difference. Just the opposite may happen.
5. Quitting smoking WILL make a difference. By SEVERAL YEARS as a matter of fact.
6. Stress takes years off your life. Birthday cake does not.
7. An example - Karrie, our dear Texan, who is a bit overweight but ACTIVE every darn is a 1000 times healthier than my ex-hole Bill, who is 6'0, 137, a couch potato and a smoker. (I now refer to him as Billifer because I found out he's gay now. Hope I wasn't the responsible party!)
8. No one ever got cancer of the fat. Lipids cells are innocuos and very neutral.
9. HOWEVER, not weighing ENOUGH if you get sick leaves you screwed.
10. Change how you SEE, not how you LOOK.
And for all of you out there about to enjoy a delicious puffy treat, put it down!
(Kyle is mid-quit and having a nic fit and doesn't want ANYONE, including the smokers on this board, to enjoy a butt if HE can't. Anyone want his email? LOL)
HUGZ,
Shark Puss
I have just finshed the " Fat Girls Guide to Life", and really liked it. Wendy says things that got me thinking, and one thing she said was exactly this "media conspiration" ...
U know, I hadn't thought of it till I read the book, but one thing I'm sure: such books are also media and that's something we must not forget; just like the weight loss industry, the "non diet buddies" are also making money out of us, it's just a matter of choosing which one ur gonna give ur money to I stick to the buddies anyway.
There is a kind of thought very related to this modern world we live in: the one that says u must be healthy and young forever, and beautiful meanwhile. We just musn't forget that. And that's one of the greatest reasons obese people are so threatening.
Now I'm readint " Just the weight you are" and what they say is basically the same, and I think the same way. We spend our whole lives trying to diet and not succeeding! So, why not try a different approach.
I myself, have the very same fast food problem. I don't feel very enthusiastic about cooking at home, I love cooking, but food in my house gets bad usually, because I rarely have a meal at home, except for breakfast. But I'm trying to change that...
Anyway, thanks again for mentioning the Guide, it really helped me! (I l-o-v-e-d the tips she give about shopping!!!)
Mundy