AMA says to cancel Thanksgiving due to obesity epidemic

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  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    That wouldn't be fair to all of the genetically blessed slim people. Maybe as people are purchasing there turkey and trimming they have to step on a scale and if their over weight there banned from buying it and maybe thrown in jail or something. I don't know. Just a thought.

    There is no such thing as genetically blessed thin people. There is NO gene basis for obesity, period.
    Obesity is LEARNED BEHAVIOR, So stop feeling sorry for yourself.
    BTW, think of a pound of fat as one turkey dinner. So if you are 30 pounds overweight, that is like walking around with thirty turkey dinners hanging off your body.

    That's simply not true. Highly used as a bs excuse? Yes.

    Also, beyond genetics, early childhood environmental factors can also have a major impact.
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    Everyone should just legally be forced to take Alli before their Thanksgiving dinner. Then no one will want to celebrate next year.

    ****ing BRILLIANT
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    What? :huh:

    Thanksgiving is being cancelled?!?!?

    :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:
  • jperret
    jperret Posts: 9
    That wouldn't be fair to all of the genetically blessed slim people. Maybe as people are purchasing there turkey and trimming they have to step on a scale and if their over weight there banned from buying it and maybe thrown in jail or something. I don't know. Just a thought.

    There is no such thing as genetically blessed thin people. There is NO gene basis for obesity, period.
    Obesity is LEARNED BEHAVIOR, So stop feeling sorry for yourself.
    BTW, think of a pound of fat as one turkey dinner. So if you are 30 pounds overweight, that is like walking around with thirty turkey dinners hanging off your body.

    That's pretty harsh. Obviously, choosing foods to eat and performing exercise are behaviours that we can control. However, there is a large amount of scientific research regarding base metabolic rate and how genetics and environment (ie. caloric intake pre-birth) can affect your weight later in life... oh wait, I'm feeding the troll, aren't I.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I'm totally "over" Thanksgiving anyway. Are turkey and stuffing REALLY that good? I vote "no". If I had my way I'd eat sushi, blue cheese crumbles, queso and buffalo wings.
  • iamanadult
    iamanadult Posts: 709 Member
    That wouldn't be fair to all of the genetically blessed slim people. Maybe as people are purchasing there turkey and trimming they have to step on a scale and if their over weight there banned from buying it and maybe thrown in jail or something. I don't know. Just a thought.

    There is no such thing as genetically blessed thin people. There is NO gene basis for obesity, period.
    Obesity is LEARNED BEHAVIOR, So stop feeling sorry for yourself.
    BTW, think of a pound of fat as one turkey dinner. So if you are 30 pounds overweight, that is like walking around with thirty turkey dinners hanging off your body.

    Hi Steve, thanks for your reply. I don't feel sorry for myself because I know it's my jeans.
  • SamanthaD1218
    SamanthaD1218 Posts: 303 Member
    I think the AMA should be banned for being stupid poopyheads!

    ^Agreed. All of your Thanksgiving hate is so not in the spirit of the holiday! It's not about stuffing your face, it's about spending quality time with your family and loved ones gathered around a meal that you all worked together to prepare. If you make it about stuffing your face, that's your own problem.

    Personally, my family all gets together in the morning and we make a meal that everyone had a hand in preparing. Then we enjoy said meal. Then we go outside and play football or run around with the kids! Your holiday is what you make it. Stop hating.
  • progressnotperfection84
    progressnotperfection84 Posts: 122 Member
    Bumping
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    I'm totally "over" Thanksgiving anyway. Are turkey and stuffing REALLY that good? I vote "no". If I had my way I'd eat sushi, blue cheese crumbles, queso and buffalo wings.

    That just means you haven't had really good turkey and stuffing! Although, queso and buffalo wings sounds pretty freaking awesome for Thanksgiving, especially since there's about 10 football games on that day.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I'm totally "over" Thanksgiving anyway. Are turkey and stuffing REALLY that good? I vote "no". If I had my way I'd eat sushi, blue cheese crumbles, queso and buffalo wings.

    I don't eat meat anymore, so for me it's about mashed potatoes and sorn bread casserole and the AMAZZING creamed onions my neighbor makes and homemade rolls with butter and PIE!!!

    Thee's more. I can't think of it now. Apparently, Thanksgiving to me is all about carbs, though ...
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    I'm totally "over" Thanksgiving anyway. Are turkey and stuffing REALLY that good? I vote "no". If I had my way I'd eat sushi, blue cheese crumbles, queso and buffalo wings.

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  • nordeast_yah
    nordeast_yah Posts: 38
    "TOPIC: AMA says to cancel Thanksgiving due to obesity epidemic "

    Citation, please?

    I can't find anything about this on the Googles.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    I celebrate thanksgiving but I never committed genocide and neither had any of my ancestors. I guess I'm doing it wrong.
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
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  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    How are we going to fall asleep in the middle of our college football game then?
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I am 100% behind this idea.

    A holiday dedicated to eating? So wrong. So wrong. It should be illegal and anyone caught celebrating arrested.
    agreed.

    perhaps a turkey-tax will help.

    i'm currently developing a gravy recipe that includes raspberry ketones, cayenne lemon-water, sensa, and powdered cauliflower (instead of flour), so if anyone wants it, i'd be more than happy to share it and help keep your family healthy this holiday season.

    That's what I'm saying...they don't need to cancel the entire holiday...just make it healthier by banning the turkey and potatoes and yams and all that unhealthy **** and replacing with cauliflower and what not...raspberry ketone gravy is an awesome idea...maybe a cauliflower turkey...
  • angel7472
    angel7472 Posts: 317 Member
    I dont eat meat anymore. My husband doesnt like turkey. My family has stopped doing Thanksgiving. My kids arent home for Thanksgiving. All good reasons for me not to overeat. Thinking of going to Chicago to see Wicked with my husband instead and maybe getting dinner at a nice restaurant to celebrate. Or we may just stay home be couch potatoes and watch movies. When I was younger my grandparents used to do Thanksgiving and my grandmother would make us all contribute. Since they have passed no one wants to take on the challenge or expense. Oh well it is what it is! Either way NO ONE is MAKING you overeat! End of story!
  • StinkyWinkies
    StinkyWinkies Posts: 603 Member
    I am working anyway so it matters not to me... :tongue:
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Are turkey and stuffing REALLY that good?

    Yes, especially my sausage and cornbread stuffing. Also turkey is a rockin' protein source...
  • gimpy117
    gimpy117 Posts: 75 Member
    maybe portion control is in order....
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    I am 100% behind this idea.

    A holiday dedicated to eating? So wrong. So wrong. It should be illegal and anyone caught celebrating arrested.
    agreed.

    perhaps a turkey-tax will help.

    i'm currently developing a gravy recipe that includes raspberry ketones, cayenne lemon-water, sensa, and powdered cauliflower (instead of flour), so if anyone wants it, i'd be more than happy to share it and help keep your family healthy this holiday season.

    That's what I'm saying...they don't need to cancel the entire holiday...just make it healthier by banning the turkey and potatoes and yams and all that unhealthy **** and replacing with cauliflower and what not...raspberry ketone gravy is an awesome idea...maybe a cauliflower turkey...
    Turkey, potatoes and yams are now unhealthy foods?
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    If you can grow it you can eat it!

    Does this count for beards? It's just something that popped into my head.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    That's fine, I know a few people who don't celebrate holidays. They get the family together, make a turkey and all the fixins, spend the day together on a certain Thursday (or the closest weekend) in November, but it is NOT Thanksgiving...they don't believe in the holiday or celebrating the holiday.

    So, you know...we can do that instead.

    PS: This works for Christmas too, if you don't want to celebrate that. Apparently, if you take out the tree and decorations, it's not Christmas anymore and everything else is ok, because it's just family getting together, eating and exchanging gifts for no apparent reason.
  • Iceberg_Simpson
    Iceberg_Simpson Posts: 737 Member
    Dagnabit. I was expecting Rick.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I'm totally "over" Thanksgiving anyway. Are turkey and stuffing REALLY that good? I vote "no". If I had my way I'd eat sushi, blue cheese crumbles, queso and buffalo wings.

    That just means you haven't had really good turkey and stuffing! Although, queso and buffalo wings sounds pretty freaking awesome for Thanksgiving, especially since there's about 10 football games on that day.

    My husband smokes the turkey these days, so it is pretty good..... for turkey. Turkey is just meh.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    I'm totally "over" Thanksgiving anyway. Are turkey and stuffing REALLY that good? I vote "no". If I had my way I'd eat sushi, blue cheese crumbles, queso and buffalo wings.

    That just means you haven't had really good turkey and stuffing! Although, queso and buffalo wings sounds pretty freaking awesome for Thanksgiving, especially since there's about 10 football games on that day.

    My husband smokes the turkey these days, so it is pretty good..... for turkey. Turkey is just meh.
    Where does he get rolling papers that big?
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I think that's nuts.

    Not everyone's obese for the same reasons.

    I reached my highest weight from drinking white chocolate mochas on my way home from my stressful job and going out for dinner 5 nights a week.

    Not from Thanksgiving. I never even liked that food. I would usually pick at some cranberries and have one roll and then make myself scrambled eggs at 8 pm on that day.
  • SamanthaD1218
    SamanthaD1218 Posts: 303 Member
    I'm totally "over" Thanksgiving anyway. Are turkey and stuffing REALLY that good? I vote "no". If I had my way I'd eat sushi, blue cheese crumbles, queso and buffalo wings.

    That just means you haven't had really good turkey and stuffing! Although, queso and buffalo wings sounds pretty freaking awesome for Thanksgiving, especially since there's about 10 football games on that day.

    My husband smokes the turkey these days, so it is pretty good..... for turkey. Turkey is just meh.
    Where does he get rolling papers that big?

    Bahahahaha oh my god I just spit out my tasty beverage. Thank you.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    I'm totally "over" Thanksgiving anyway. Are turkey and stuffing REALLY that good? I vote "no". If I had my way I'd eat sushi, blue cheese crumbles, queso and buffalo wings.

    That just means you haven't had really good turkey and stuffing! Although, queso and buffalo wings sounds pretty freaking awesome for Thanksgiving, especially since there's about 10 football games on that day.

    My husband smokes the turkey these days, so it is pretty good..... for turkey. Turkey is just meh.
    Where does he get rolling papers that big?

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  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    I am 100% behind this idea.

    A holiday dedicated to eating? So wrong. So wrong. It should be illegal and anyone caught celebrating arrested.
    agreed.

    perhaps a turkey-tax will help.

    i'm currently developing a gravy recipe that includes raspberry ketones, cayenne lemon-water, sensa, and powdered cauliflower (instead of flour), so if anyone wants it, i'd be more than happy to share it and help keep your family healthy this holiday season.

    That's what I'm saying...they don't need to cancel the entire holiday...just make it healthier by banning the turkey and potatoes and yams and all that unhealthy **** and replacing with cauliflower and what not...raspberry ketone gravy is an awesome idea...maybe a cauliflower turkey...
    Turkey, potatoes and yams are now unhealthy foods?

    uh yeah. duh.

    turkey has fat, yams caramelize (which creates sugar), potatoes are bad carbs!

    please do some research before thanksgiving and see the truth!!

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