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The Great Weight Debate Part 2
June 2005
When you meet up with someone you haven’t seen in a long time, you often ask them what they have been up to. The response is frequently “eat, sleep, repeat”. I think that’s what a lot of people do these days (but add “work” in there too). There just doesn’t seem to be enough time to get everything done that needs to be done. I know with kids running around the house and laundry to be done, and groceries to buy, it is difficult to have personal time to stay physically active. One could make the argument that chasing the kids around and walking through the supermarket is exercise, but it isn’t taking care of the body like we should be doing.
-Melissa. Minot, North Dakota
I think it all went to hell when they created remote controls.
-Jack. Miami, Florida
Is anyone else sick of seeing pencil-thin beauties selling weight-loss products? They should make one where the people using them aren’t gorgeous and “perfect”. Those unlikely figures don’t make me want to run out and buy the product. They make me want to get another pail of ice cream.
-Janice. Brooks, Alberta
When infomercials show those before and after pictures of the product-users I often wonder how an ab product gives them huge muscular legs, ripped arms, and oh yeah, the abs too. If it is just an ab workout, how are these people getting very [well-]defined bodies [all over]?
-Samantha. Kamsack, Saskatchewan
I found that after I had my first child the weight came off easily. For the second child, it stuck around quite a while. But after the third it seems that my body has gone downhill… literally. Everything is saggy, everything is pointing south (or hanging there anyway). No matter what I do, I can’t seem to tighten stuff up to make my body look desirable. I guess it helps that my husband has a gut so he thinks I am just fine!
-Jenn. Dawson Creek, British Columbia
Help me. I’m addicted to pitas and I love it! Maybe that’s a weight loss tip for readers, JB.
-Harvey. Winnipeg, Manitoba
FREESTYLIN’ FEEDBACK
What I don’t understand is why those “low carb” sauces, dressings and other products in the store are so much more [in price] than the fatty ones they say aren’t good for us. If most shoppers are like me, and I think most are, they are going to buy the cheaper stuff because it isn’t cheap to buy groceries for a family of five when you are a middle-class family barely getting by. For me, I’m going for the biggest bottle, container or jar for the cheapest because that’s what I can afford. I didn’t think that if you want to eat healthily it would cost you so much more. That seems a bit ridiculous to me. I know the makers of the products don’t set the prices that the stores charge, but there must be a high price tag for the store when they buy it. If there isn’t, the stores should be boycotted for price gauging on those certain products. Because I think 6-7 dollars for a bottle of salad dressing is crazy. Especially when that bottle is smaller than the ones you get for 2 or 3 dollars.
-Francis. Gimli, Manitoba
Everything we have nowadays is portable and transportable and there is no excuse for not being active and physically in shape. I understand that some people have health conditions that may prevent them from being as active as others, but when it comes to simple movement there is something all of us can do to keep our bodies toned and in shape.
-Rene.
“Big is beautiful” is a comment I was told when I was heavy. Yes, heavy women are attractive, but more often then not, “big is unhealthy” and that is something that women (and men) should be told. It shouldn’t matter about what you look like. It should be about how healthy you are. And if a woman goes through her life thinking she looks good and there is no need to lose weight, she is being misinformed by people who think they are actually helping her.
-Roseanna. New York City
Whatever happened to the “fat icons” like Roseanne and Rosie? Did they lose the weight and disappear? Where are they now? JB, see if you can get them on your site, or at the very least, find out if they are still alive.
-Larry. Kenora, Ontario
People aren’t camels. We don’t need to eat as much as we can and store it up for the winter. I know lots of people who don’t care about their weight in the winter because clothes are bigger and baggier and you don’t really see someone’s physique. And when the spring rolls around everyone is concerned about getting in shape for “bikini season”. Your health and weight should be top priority all year long and not only when others will see your body. Because if you are laying in a hospital bed after a heart attack, all those people you were worried about (who you don’t even know) won’t be seeing you.
-Kamilla. Vancouver, British Columbia
A lot of people told me when I was fat that I was gorgeous and that there was nothing wrong with me. Well there was when I started to become unhealthy. I was fed a false sense of security about my weight because people didn’t want me to be down about what I looked like. There is too much focus on looking good and feeling good about what you look like, rather than the importance of being healthy.
-Doris. Regina, Saskatchewan
Try living in a city like Los Angeles and being considered overweight at 120 pounds.
-Tamisha. Los Angeles, California
Does it really help the health situation when there are coffee and donut shops on every corner in big cities? I don’t think there is a three block radius where you don’t see a coffee shop with fatty pastries in this city. At the same time, we can’t blame the stores because there is a market for them and people keep going back.
-Chris. Toronto, Ontario
Related WebPoll
Are you as physically active as you were 5 years ago?
Yes – 47%
No – 53%
