tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post2296972745747676602..comments2023-07-16T07:19:37.848-04:00Comments on float: kStylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06722899143558375319noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-38824488727686143982007-04-13T22:48:00.000-04:002007-04-13T22:48:00.000-04:00Hi, Ben! Long time no see! Welcome!I know what you...Hi, Ben! Long time no see! Welcome!<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean, but it just strikes me as odd because, as a quite overweight person, I have better energy and smoother digestion than many thin people I know. I think there's this assumption that overweight people are couch potatoes who eat burgers and fries every meal. In my experience, many overweight people exercise regularly and some eat quite well, just too large portions or (like me) too many sweets. I know other people who are not overweight, but shovel down jelly beans, coffee, and fast food, and smoke on top of it. So I guess it's not so much the question to me of, What do we mean by "feeling better"?, so much as, maybe we shouldn't assume that overweight people feel badly, or that skinny people feel good.<BR/><BR/>My sister is a good weight. She has terrible health.kStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722899143558375319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-21233079580919187272007-04-13T17:59:00.000-04:002007-04-13T17:59:00.000-04:00Probably feeling better about your appearance is p...Probably feeling better about your appearance is part of it, but I would guess a larger part of this magic weight loss feeling better thing is more related to increased physical activity and/or long term effects of better food choices. Rarely does a diet plan not include exercise, and I think that even regular light walking tends to make people "feel better." Similarly, while in the very short term that cheeseburger might be pretty tasty, within an hour many people might find a light grilled chicken salad would have left them feeling better.<BR/><BR/>I guess what I'm thinking is that feeling better might be more of a side effect of the changes people make when they are trying to lose weight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668411682062822314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-5737130086012768772007-04-13T17:21:00.000-04:002007-04-13T17:21:00.000-04:00the song is fabulous!! thanks, Larry! G. started d...the song is fabulous!! thanks, Larry! G. started dancing through the living room--he couldn't help it, and he <I>does not dance.</I>kStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722899143558375319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-78758771749978956412007-04-13T17:18:00.000-04:002007-04-13T17:18:00.000-04:00Larry1. NO you cannot have my cookies, sorry, but ...Larry<BR/><BR/>1. NO you cannot have my cookies, sorry, but nice try. I'm far too cute to put up with such abuse.<BR/><BR/>2. I'm too young, perhaps, to notice that the sizes are a-changing, but I'm eager to check out your song. Be back...kStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722899143558375319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-69073078151478928132007-04-13T16:42:00.000-04:002007-04-13T16:42:00.000-04:001.) It looks like we have to figure out a way to m...1.) It looks like we have to figure out a way to make you feel like an unattractive slob. Once you have a low self-image and cut back on the cookies, more cookies for me.<BR/><BR/>2.) Have you noticed that sizes are changing? Check out my song <I><A HREF="http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=464777&T=8222&T=951" REL="nofollow">I Like the Big Girls</A></I>, released in 1986. In the bridge I sing "...nothing less than a size thirteen..." I know there's no such thing, but today I guess I'd have to say "size 20" in order to make my point. Then the rhyming would be more difficult.<BR/><BR/>I think that clothing makers, to make customers happy, are simply saying something is a size 10, when it was a 12 five years ago. In this way, we can wear the same size all our lives. American ingenuity!Larry Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425250800667058263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-86540679785036203842007-04-13T15:08:00.000-04:002007-04-13T15:08:00.000-04:00It's as if F (for Fat) is the new scarlet letter; ...It's as if F (for Fat) is the new scarlet letter; no one cares about adultery anymore. ;)<BR/><BR/>I think you're right, Ann, that people might mean <I>mentally</I>, and it is a shame that women (and yes, men) feel so ashamed about weight and size.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it looks like she's wearing a tent. It's just this side of muumuu.kStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722899143558375319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881724.post-47553385764805466872007-04-13T15:00:00.000-04:002007-04-13T15:00:00.000-04:00I suspect that although some people do feel better...I suspect that although some people do feel better physically when they lose weight (which is probably because they're stronger and more flexible, not because they've lost weight per se), many feel better <I>mentally</I>: "I don't feel as horribly ugly as I used to!" So maybe that's what they mean.<BR/><BR/>It's too bad that shame is linked so firmly to weight. It's unjustifiable.<BR/><BR/>I saw that People cover. Bertinelli was outfitted in what looked like a tent. I have nothing against comfortable clothes, but they were clearly trying to make her look as anti-magazine-cover-ideal as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com