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I am 60.I weigh 146lbs. Almost always have done.
This got me thinking.Just a couple of theories,which you are welcome to discuss.I went to Africa last year, and saw many many African people.Those in the mud hut villages were the happiest, and the thinnest.....and the poorest.Go into the more prosperous towns, and the more well-off were mainly overweight, to obese.Thyroid problems only manifest them selves in towns? Hard to believe. The only children I ever saw that could be thought of as being fat were, in fact, the starving children with pot bellies, caused by mal-nutrition. The digestive juices in their stomachs were creating gases which inflated their tummies.The rest of their bodies were painfully thin.
I went back and found my group school photos from 1958 to 1964.My memory was proved to be sound.There were, out of over 660 pupils, a total of 16 pupils who could be described as fat to obese. I knew most of those boys, and 11 of them would be eatings sweets, crisps and drinking soda every break time...and never eating school meals.They put their dinner money over the counter at the tuck shops every day.I know at least 4 of them died before reaching 20, maybe more.From diabetes. One was definitely suffering from a disease called elephantisis, and was fat, not obese.He ate more than the average of his Peers, but was also very active, for a boy of his size.We called him 'Fatso' Campbell...with affection, not animosity.He was the boy everybody wanted on their football team.What he lacked in speed, he made up for it with incredible agility and skill. Everybody loved him.He is still alive now, and with drugs, managed to control his weight down to a reasonable level. I met him 2 years ago, at our school re-union.Still lovable, still friendly, and still a bit over-weight.
Howard Mylett was a glutton, and spoiled rotten by his Parents.and disliked by everybody..but EVERYBODY. He became the butt of some serious jibes from fellow pupils.He started to lose weight at 14, and by 17 he was a fit, sporting and nice guy. And HAPPY with himself.Peer pressure...a social means of controlling other peoplesī behaviour. Unfortunately,Political correctness has taken that away for the greater part..could that be linked to the rapid spread of obesity in the West? And unsociable behaviour?Also, drawing conclusions from the African experience, expendable income, and advertising influence (TV and cinema), has been a major contributing factor in the spread of obesity.
We as a rule work far less than we did 50 years ago.35 hour weeks? My first job was 6 days a week, 9 hours a day.I loved it.
We all used to ride bikes,or walk to school.I imagine 1 in 6 families had a car then, so the bus was the only option for boys from further afield. My brothers and I used to ride to school come rain, hail, snow and gales (it was in the UK ).We all played rugby and cricket for our school, local club, and also at County level. I grew out of severe bouts of bronchitis by the time I was 14, and was able to be as athletic as my brothers.
Fast forward to today.
I see 90 % of children being driven to school. I see children wearing football strips who would drop down dead if they ran for more than 25 yards.They gave up school dinners, because the local shops and cafes were doing a roaring trade in chips, crisps, sweets and fizzy drinks.
Rotten teeth, despite all the oral hygiene we see on TV.
I see fat mothers and fathers, with equally fat children. Runs in the family? Sure, but MOSTLY not through a physical imbalance.Like father/mother, like son/daughter erhaps the parents canīt bear being shown up by fit and healthy children, and WANT them to look like themselves..and feed them with the same crap they eat too.
Finally, it is IMPOSSIBLE to put a full bottle of water next to an empty glass, and the glass fills up on its own.Air isnīt fattening. Water can be retained, yes. But that glass will stay empty until somebody physically pours the water into the glass.Canīt happen.
Just take a look at photos of prisoners of war from the 30's and 40's.Do you see ONE person who is not painfully thin? Maybe none of them suffered from thyroid problems, but I doubt it. They ALL wasted away to skin and bone.
Obesity is usually coupled with self-indulgence.
Do I dislike fat people? No. I feel sorry for them, in the main. i see so many grossly overweight people nowadays here on holiday. That disturbs me no end.It makes me feel sad for them, and I shake my head in disbelief that they have such little self-respect. Or lack the courage to fight it.
Equally, I see young girls who look like famine victims..and they are hopelessly trying to emulate the Famous people they worship. I refuse to call them Celebrities, because I donīt think they are to be celebrated.
The thing that I DO hate, is the fact that our Society causes the majority of these weight abnormalities. Stresses created by our modern way of living are the biggest culprits. Along with a severe lack of self control.
hey, Mother nature is very clever at finding ways to thin out over-population...and we ourselves,are the tool she most often uses.
Nick

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quote Originally posted by DemonDriver1: Fat chicks rule.

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quote Originally posted by dguy: ...not to mention the companion industries of fad diets and miracle fitness DVDs.

The easiest way to motivate an obiese person is to dangle a cupcake from a pole near dinner time.

The use of iconic super models as spokes persons for mega diet llc who are the minority selling diet ideas from 5:30 to 7pm?

"Spend 300 a month on small portioned dinners and look like me in a week."

Ummm....
I have a better idea... Get 1 dollar menu double cheese burger without fries or drink instead of the #5 supersized with sugar water.

I prefer coke but I dont drink it.

[This message has been edited by 84Bill (edited 05-29-2007).]