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reading this really annoyed me!!
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My husband is from the UK, I just sent him the article and he went on a rant about how much cheaper fresh food is in the UK compared to the cost of junk food and take away (take-out). PLUS...it's the UK, you don't need a gym membership! There are soooo many things you can do to get exercise it's ridiculous, you're not limited to an outdoor run. Ugh.0
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It costs nothing extra to eat at a caloric deficit. In fact, it costs less than eating at a caloric surplus.0
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Plenty of money for tats and jewels though.0
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That won't help. She'll just find people to message all day.0 -
That won't help. She'll just find people to message all day.
this! Can't help people who aren't willing to step up themselves.0 -
Meh... it's the Daily Mail... isn't that the equivelant to the New York Post?0
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My husband is from the UK, I just sent him the article and he went on a rant about how much cheaper fresh food is in the UK compared to the cost of junk food and take away (take-out). PLUS...it's the UK, you don't need a gym membership! There are soooo many things you can do to get exercise it's ridiculous, you're not limited to an outdoor run. Ugh.
in the UK you can get gym membership on prescription from your doctor so you dont have to pay!0 -
So typical of people with their hand out. Blaming everyone else tfor their self inflicted problems.
Get a Job !!!0 -
in the UK you can get gym membership on prescription from your doctor so you dont have to pay!
Oh I know, it's part of NHS! Gym memberships are for health, therefore covered by their healthcare system, as are many cosmetic procedures. She could probably get free liposuction to get her started and "motivated", but we can all tell it's not being healthy that she's looking for, it's more money.0 -
Plenty of money for tats and jewels though.
THIS... plus that nasty hair color... and.. she cannot afford the gym because she would have to give up on some of her favorite pizza and chinese food? Are you flippin kidding me?!?!?0 -
Speaking as someone form the UK, we aren't all like her.0
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Speaking as someone from the UK, be VERY WARY of the Daily Mail. They're hate-mongers, a bit like Fox News but British. Urgh. They have most likely twisted everything and lied outright.0
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'I tried swimming but it cost £22 a month and it meant I had to cut back on my favourite pizza and Chinese takeaways.'
Lol....0 -
Uhhhh this is disgusting lol0
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I was dismayed but not shocked by this article - unfortunately there are many out there who will use any reason to blame others for their weight gain. I think I was much more disgusted by the fact that her daughter has ADHD and kidney problems - a good diet can help reduce symptoms of ADHD and I dread to think what the diet high in salt and fat will be doing to her daughters kidneys.0
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no job, 2 kids, makes sense. she's probably pregnant with another on the way0
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Pretty sure when I was a broke student, I barely ate anything. Not binge on junk food and fast food.0
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Oh I know, it's part of NHS! Gym memberships are for health, therefore covered by their healthcare system, as are many cosmetic procedures. She could probably get free liposuction to get her started and "motivated", but we can all tell it's not being healthy that she's looking for, it's more money.
No we don't get free liposuction or other cosmetic surgery on the NHS and although we don't have to pay we do have to wait - imagine waiting 3 months for a heart bypass?0 -
ALSO you don't have to pay loads to exercise. There's walking, running or even exercise videos on youtube.0
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No we don't get free liposuction or other cosmetic surgery on the NHS and although we don't have to pay we do have to wait - imagine waiting 3 months for a heart bypass?
I have known several individuals who have received cosmetic surgery via NHS...including my husband :ohwell:, plus...I rather wait 3 months for a bypass than depend on the US system (prior to the ACA) of "go bankrupt while trying to get treatment"0 -
'I tried swimming but it cost £22 a month and it meant I had to cut back on my favourite pizza and Chinese takeaways.'
lol0 -
The Daily Mail makes up 90% of their stories, and grossly exaggerates the other 10%. Last time I glanced at that rag, they had written a story saying that women should pay higher taxes because they live longer, and cost the NHS more money for hip replacements and breast cancer and stuff.0
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Oh I know, it's part of NHS! Gym memberships are for health, therefore covered by their healthcare system, as are many cosmetic procedures. She could probably get free liposuction to get her started and "motivated", but we can all tell it's not being healthy that she's looking for, it's more money.
Nah, the NHS wouldn't give her liposuction if she didn't want to eat better and lose weight and stuff. If this article is accurate (and that is very unlikely), the NHS wouldn't spend money on her if they thought she wouldn't make lifestyle changes.
There is a lot of scare-mongering about people on benefits in the UK, in line with the Conservative agenda, to make people think that people on benefits are scroungers who don't deserve a life of luxury paid for by honest hard-working tax-payers, blah blah etc. I don't trust this article for a second. 50% of people who get money from the government are pensioners, and most of the rest are working but not earning enough to survive, and can't work more because the unemployment rates are really high right now. The press are biased and skew things to make the public hate people on benefits and this is a very good example of that.0 -
What a lazy *****. apples cost less than poptarts. Get your fat *kitten* going for a walk, getting a job, get off the dole, and be a real mother to your kids by being a ROLE MODEL.
Sorry, stories like this really piss me off. I have a 1 year old and a 3 year old. I have a good job although I do work like 50 hours a week. I'm losing weight and have a $10 a month planet fatness membership.
Of course, our stories aren't the same since I waited until I was 32 to have kids (Maybe it's me, but condoms aren't that hard to figure out.) I also have a second income as I'm married to my kids dad, but even if I wasn't I would show my kids the right way to live and have pride in themselves and hard work.0 -
Crap, I'd love to get benefits. Granted, I'm not in the UK, but I eat healthy and I'm a single mom of 3 kids. I do it on a single income.0
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Plenty of money for tats and jewels though.
My thoughts exactly! :noway:0 -
I have known several individuals who have received cosmetic surgery via NHS...including my husband :ohwell:, plus...I rather wait 3 months for a bypass than depend on the US system (prior to the ACA) of "go bankrupt while trying to get treatment"
Post-injury cosmetic surgery is definitely a thing. I know someone who had a "nose job" because he couldn't breathe properly, and his nose looked more normal afterwards because surgeons care what their work looks like. Chest reconstruction for transgender people, breast cancer survivors, burn victims, etc etc. Psychological problems where people want surgery because of mental health issues (like body dysmorphic disorder) are treated psychiatrically.0 -
when I read she tried swimming, but the cost per month took away from her pizza and chinese takeaway I just about lost it! Does anyone really believe that if she gets more money she will spend it correctly?0
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No we don't get free liposuction or other cosmetic surgery on the NHS and although we don't have to pay we do have to wait - imagine waiting 3 months for a heart bypass?
Imagine having to sell your house and most of your belongings to pay for one? I'd rather wait three months lol0 -
She lives on 20k GBP a year. That's 1667 GBP a month or 26716 USD or 2139 Euro. Are you kidding me? I lived on 500 Euro a month as a student. Now I live on 1500 Euro and I have to pay more than 400 GBP/month rent from that . That lady should learn to read up on how to buy good food. *shakes fist*0
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