I hate the word "obese"

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Registered: 03-21-2004
I hate the word "obese"
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Sun, 06-05-2005 - 10:24am
It just sounds disgusting. Call me fat, call me overweight, call me a whale - anything but obese. Just a random thought/vent.

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Avatar for moon627
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 06-06-2005 - 6:55pm
Obese sounds like some kind of monster or beast and "morbidly obese" sounds like death all over. I refer to myself as "way overweight" because just overweight doesnt express how much overweight I truly am and the other terms are negative and insulting - like saying I'm FAT is just plain rude and brings to mind that picture of Oprah pulling the wagon with pounds of real blubber in it - disgusting. Chunky is just too cute for the circumstances. Same with the word Plump - I was plump once but that was many years ago.
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Registered: 05-23-2003
Tue, 06-07-2005 - 1:39am

"And "chunky" ought to be outlawed for everything but icecream"


...and peanut butter...don't forget peanut butter ;)


~Lori

    

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