I just don't care about the 'obesity epidemic'

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  • losttogain
    losttogain Posts: 84 Member
    EXACTLY this. Having struggled with my weight my whole life because of habits I developed from my family, it breaks my heart to see obese little kids because I know what's coming for them and it's not going to be pretty. Sigh.
    I don't care about other peoples' diets either-- they're adults and it's their choice. The only time it does bother me is when I see obese children, who are pretty obviously being handed a set of unhealthy habits by their parents.
    This. I hate seeing chubby kids because I know it's not their fault necessarily. And they're going to have a tough time losing any weight when all they've known is how to be unhealthy.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    I did visit L.A. in the 90's and was totally shocked and overwhelmed at the attitude regarding size. Super size this and the other. I spent an hour at the car rental plaze to try and explain I was not comfortable driving anything bigger than a small four door saloon car (UK size 1.6L). I had plans to do a lot of driving, which I enjoy, (when travelling to the balearic islands, main land Spain, Italy etc). Then I was harassed for the remaining holiday on all the highways for either keeping within the speed limit or for driving a small saloon. My holiday was spent mainly cooped up in Holiday Inn, Anaheim for two weeks and being brainwashed by American cable tv. Never again!

    Someone doesn't seem to know how to travel.
    You had a car but were cooped up in a Holiday Inn? I don't get it.

    I don't expect you to 'get it' from an American viewpoint.

    I've lived in Europe for 25 years, I've also lived in the US for 15 so I can get it from whatever perspective you want. Hint - I'm not American. I still would not be cooped up in a hotel anywhere if I had transportation means.


    ETA: In to help Jof and others kill this thread off.
  • markpmc
    markpmc Posts: 240 Member
    Tax dollars. :grumble:

    That's me right here. Being overweight tips the scales toward HBP and metabolic syndrome. Which in turn drives up my medical insurance premiums. It'll be worse under Obamacare. Do you think it was healthy peps trying to sign up for the last few weeks?
  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
    (Perhaps one day MFP will have an option to "unfollow" a thread in which one has posted (and similarly, an option to "follow" a thread in which one has not posted). That day is not yet here, which leaves us with this workaround.)

    I approve this message.
  • ekz13
    ekz13 Posts: 725 Member
    (Perhaps one day MFP will have an option to "unfollow" a thread in which one has posted (and similarly, an option to "follow" a thread in which one has not posted). That day is not yet here, which leaves us with this workaround.)

    I approve this message.

    now if we can get the option to /unsee some of the threads here...:laugh:
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Die stupid thread. Die.

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