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You really don't have to be mortified. Handicapped stalls are not reserved facilites, unlike handicapped parking.

@KeithBarrows I am omly commenting because you mentioned talking to a heart doctor - not clear for how serious a concern - and someone above explained that their heart doctor wanted them to get to a lower BMI because after a heart attack, more mass was a problem even if it was lean mass, as the heart had to work harder in…

Anecdata, but: My sister is a doctor in ICU. She got vaccinated early on but was somewhat sceptical (to me, not to patients) in the middle. She had been horrified for weeks now with how younger and younher people have been dying in their ICU and all the young ones who die - virtually all of the young one who get there -…

This is called a "slippery slope falacy" and is not a good logical argument. Paperpudding has explained very well where it ends in the case of the car. In the case of vaccines it may reasonably end with some people losing their employment, or with enough people being vaccinated (probably seasonally) that the unvaccinated…

I am with penguinmamma on this one. A lot of the examples given above boil down to the basic myth of "there is a secret cabal with all the knowldge to give unequivocal answers to these questions", mixed perhaps with other basic myths such as "if it doesn't hurt/taste bad, it isn't proper medicine" etc. And these basic…

I could have written this. I think the much bigher question our American friends should be pondering is who tricked them to think of healthcare as necessarily insurance based at all. And for the record - no obese people shouldn't pay more and neither should smokers. Because - ding ding ding - this should not be insurance…

You seem to not understand how statistical analysis works. You should be looking at whether the numbers used, the way the samples were chosen and the results obtained lead to a statistically significant conclusion. The absolute number of kids will not tell you much. Spoiler: the numbers above have already been looked at by…

A lot has been said here about confirmation bias. I think there is another sort of bias largely at play here, where people tend to be more afraid of the harm of doing something by deliberate choice, than the exact same amount of harm (or evem greater) that happened to them from inaction. Ergo, getting long-term secondary…

I don't want to be nosy but I have always wondered... what about bathroom breaks? If you don't mind my asking. I have always wondered if people in those jobs are perperually dehydrated. My husband was thinnest when he worked in medicine productuon in sterile conditions. It involved donning on something very akin to an…

I don't like to go to bed hungry so I always make sure to save a little bit of room for a treat if I will be going to bed late - a portion of cheese or some fruit, or even a single cookie is all it takes usually.

On OP's original point of what "catches our eye" and if money/status may be it - I notice yoy referred to yor friend as "he". Funnily enough, I have only ever heard the theory that "people" are attracted to the rich, espoused by men, and by people they tend to mean women. Does your friend think men nowadays are attracted…

And we've seen that play out with countries with lower obesity rates having lower death/hospitalization rates than countries with higher obesity rates, as I've already stated many times and posted evidence to support it. [/quote] So, the only reason I will engage again is because you seem to again fixate on some perceived…

I apologize if I came across patronizing - that was not my intention. Tone is hard to judge online. I have said nothing about "uninformed". Correct - to me your posts did seem overly imbued with emotion, regardless of the merit of your argument or lack thereof, and I did attribute it to your (self-described) struggling…

Like AnnPT77, I feel for you strongly. You are clearly struggling with this a lot more than many other people, and I am very sorry about that. Faulting obese people for that will not help you, and I hope you can find help either in other discussions and conversations, from your support network, therapy etc. From my direct…

I fin that people objectively do notice weight changes differently. Some women friends, especially ones who have been trying to lose weight themselves, or ones that notice more how people look in general, notice about 7-10 pounds difference. I might possibly notice if someone lost at least 25. I basically notice people's…

It's funny to see how many different definitions there are... I think the term is so elusive because it is in fact always an euphemism - either of - "traditionally feminine" (whatever the speaker thinks that looks like) - fat (for a woman, as it's always a gendered term, unlike, say, chubby). To me, when I hear it, it…

This. If you are insisting on "helping" when they don't want to be helped by you, you are probably hurting them, their chances of getting healthy and your relationship with them. If you truly deeply care about them, you meet them where they are (psychologically speaking, not in terms of becoming less active yourself...) so…

Not the person you are responding to, but I wanted to say a heartfelt thank you, AnnPT77! I am not menopausal yet but beggining to experience some changes which are probably the start of perimenopause and this post has been very informative and interesting for me, I really appreciate all the thoughtfulness that went in it.

What nobody could have told you a month ago: that having to plan your meals and find ways to work out during quarantine conditions will be a welcome distraction from the stress of living through a pandemic.

Oh god, this is one of my favourite poems! Also read it first as a young girl. This and the fact that further up are not one but two Terry Pratchet fans - this is one if my favourite threads (and the thread itself is very good, even without the lovely literary hijacks). OK I'll stop gushing now. But, well, expressing…

Thank you for the bolded. I could never understand what is the switch in the brain that makes certain former "sinners" (obese, gamblers, you name it) so inhumanely aggressive towards people currently suffering from the same, and I feel you nailed it and probably a lot of the time it is disgust and loathing to their former…

I notice you are the only one using the terms "offended" to describe other posters' reactions to your comment. I don't see anyone taking offence. You used an objectively obnoxious term and people called it out. It's the internet, people will do that, no need to get so defensive at them. Nobody is passing personal judgement…

There was a lovely thread called "I've lost an elephant's p***s" way back, giving the real-world equivalent of different amounts of weigh lost. Depending on the person asking and situation, I might totally answer with something from that list. Or... just blow them off. FWIW - I am slightly embarrassed too... so I don't…

To add a Canadian perspective on the food - roughly 1000 a month for food for 3, pet food and supplies (1 cat) and drugstore items (washing and cleaning supplies, shampoos, etc.) Including coffees and any lunches out. We rarely do takeout or restaurants so those would be included. We make no effort to be frugal when…

I pay 40% (a bit more actually) in Canada and am very happy with it - it gets me free healthcare, free education for my kids, plus al the usual infrastructure law enforcement etc. benefits, a social safety net should I ever need it, and the peace of mind and satisfaction of knowing I live in a peaceful and just society…

I hope you're OK With warm blue sky over you Today, UncleMac!

I read with a healthy sense of scepticism... the things that I have no bias to agree with or have a bias to disagree with. I read, with the same rational mind, but with a lot greater predisposition to credibility and lesser predisposition to question things... the things that coincide with or support my own existing…

This staement seems to conflate a lot of unrelated concepts. I am sceptical of GMOs (their impact on the environment and biodiversity) but have 0 interest in the Organic movement/marketing. Availability commercially of raw milk, or honey or whatever, has nothing to do with food additives and a lot to do with how the state…

For me 12 hour fasting is called "sleeping" (plus adjacent activities...) I have done it all my life almost without exception, unintentionally, and my highest BMI was 39. People can fit amazing amounts of food in the time window they have for eating them. Consuming less energy than you burn causes weight loss. I have heard…

I work a sedentary desk job and average 9-10 000 a day before deliberate exercise (although I did deliberately change the way I commute to get there).