tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post4821223388696841300..comments2024-01-14T02:17:52.399-08:00Comments on Different paths, same destination.: Does Fat-shaming Really Help Anyone? I'm Gonna Go With No..Simple Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03972933852651064813noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-73857240423163227042012-03-01T06:07:10.053-08:002012-03-01T06:07:10.053-08:00Yeah, exactly. I've known a few people like th...Yeah, exactly. I've known a few people like this. Conversely, aside from my last attempt at losing weight, those times I was thinnest was usually an indicator that I was really, really sick.Andrea L. Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613093003394429518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-41162449974527081412012-03-01T06:05:20.058-08:002012-03-01T06:05:20.058-08:00I'm sorry to hear about your brother. That IS...I'm sorry to hear about your brother. That IS scary.Andrea L. Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613093003394429518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-80552294243409442952012-03-01T06:04:42.288-08:002012-03-01T06:04:42.288-08:00Yeah, I didn't even get to touch on how much d...Yeah, I didn't even get to touch on how much damage we do to kids, health-wise, by restrictive diets and setting them up for a life-time of disordered relationships with food.<br /><br />Your kid is hilarious, btw. I lurves her.Andrea L. Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613093003394429518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-73545221053924551072012-03-01T06:03:32.834-08:002012-03-01T06:03:32.834-08:00Hmm.. I haven't heard of this before, I'll...Hmm.. I haven't heard of this before, I'll have to check it out.Andrea L. Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613093003394429518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-12769555674658542692012-03-01T05:52:16.231-08:002012-03-01T05:52:16.231-08:00This is one of the reasons I love the Be A Star ch...This is one of the reasons I love the Be A Star charity. It teaches kids to be respectful of both themselves and others, rather than trying to shame a certain subgroup into changing.JOutlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056003122212231725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-32716110591029868182012-02-29T17:44:36.341-08:002012-02-29T17:44:36.341-08:00Well said! My daughter is healthy as a little hor...Well said! My daughter is healthy as a little horse and only slightly overweight and already at 12 she is worried that her stomach isn't flat and she thinks her beautiful little legs are too broad. God, it's so sick what we do to people, especially kids when it comes to weight.Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14091395645226862871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-31963074379058834392012-02-29T11:40:27.423-08:002012-02-29T11:40:27.423-08:00I'd like to see a return of programs like Part...I'd like to see a return of programs like Participaction, which was all about taking part and being active.. there was NO talk about weight, it was all about just BEING ACTIVE. <br /><br />Also, being active doesn't mean that you have to run out and join a team sport or a gym.. just walking, or dancing is activity.Andrea L. Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613093003394429518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-35558754242672604762012-02-29T09:46:00.165-08:002012-02-29T09:46:00.165-08:00This is a very important post you've written h...This is a very important post you've written here. My sister is actually doing a report for one of her college courses about school lunches and the lack of nutrition therein. It seems as though the schools tell the kids about healthy foods and exercise, then serve them crap and cut physical education classes as you said.<br /><br />My brother was an overweight child and he's an overweight adult. Sadly he isn't the healthy kind. He has high blood pressure and was even hospitalized for several days because it was at stroke level. I worry so much for him and his two little girls. I don't want to lose my brother. It's so hard to help people that have been overweight their entire lives. I don't get to talk to him very often so I hope he is taking better care of himself.<br /><br />It's a matter of getting healthy, not just getting skinny.Mrs. One Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386318252760709869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-78403262259791342212012-02-29T09:44:12.815-08:002012-02-29T09:44:12.815-08:00Amen, sister! This is a brilliant post. You are ...Amen, sister! This is a brilliant post. You are absolutely, 100% right about this stuff. <br /><br />Being in the lower income range I know personally that it is frustratingly hard to buy and make healthy food for myself and my family.Bea Beautifulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300051488128638465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-26857156802472778512012-02-29T09:22:11.140-08:002012-02-29T09:22:11.140-08:00I love this post so much. It's insightful, int...I love this post so much. It's insightful, intelligent, and all so very true. Yeah, I'm a fat woman, but my cholesterol is awesome, I'm far away from diabetes range, my BP is good, and the only bloody thing wrong with me is that I'm deficient in Vitamin D. So just because I'm fat, doesn't mean I'm not healthy. <br /><br />Excellent post!Simple Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972933852651064813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-39198873224582797732012-02-29T08:25:10.205-08:002012-02-29T08:25:10.205-08:00"Instead of a campaign pointing out how awful..."Instead of a campaign pointing out how awful it must be to be a fatty-fatty-fat-fat how about we have more programs dedicated to pointing out how awesome and fun being active is ... "<br /><br />This. Exactly this. If we focused on being healthy through eating well and being active, the obesity "epidemic" would begin to rectify itself. How about instead of calling it the obesity epidemic, we call it the inactivity academic or overeating epidemic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-47827136293254768812012-02-29T08:19:12.296-08:002012-02-29T08:19:12.296-08:00Brilliant post! Everything you said is so true, ag...Brilliant post! Everything you said is so true, agree with you 100%Ayshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522585591000668827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830205483330331700.post-50473508750008594042012-02-29T07:48:27.339-08:002012-02-29T07:48:27.339-08:00Fuck yes, Andie. You hit the nail on the head. E...Fuck yes, Andie. You hit the nail on the head. ESPECIALLY- at the end of the post when you began talking about community cohesion, capping salaries for admins, and the COST OF HEALTHY FOOD. It's ridiculous!Aziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12377787046790580963noreply@blogger.com