Millange's Blog

None of us choose how we look, otherwise we'd all look like porn stars and rock stars.

How do I feel about fat people? I don't. Who are you and what are you about? That's what I'd want to know.

As a plus size male myslef, I do feel that people look at me first then draw conlclusions about my personality or qualifications based on my physical appearance. You run into the people that don't care how you look and then there are the other days where you are as welcomed as George Bush at the Million Man March! LoL My biggest complaint is people would look at a plus size person AND AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME they are unhealthy. How ignorant can you be? The sad thing is this mentality is being taught to kids! Like looking at a cop and automatically assume he's crooked. Eventhough there are some health problems that are linked to obesity, not every plus size person have them. They say that the majority of all new AIDS are black women. I'm not going to look at every black woman as an AIDS case. Not every one was meant to look the same. God made it that way so you can be unique. It makes me sick when I see people looking at the (entirely too skinny) models and think that is sexy! Heck no!!! That sends the wrong messege to the kids especially young girls because they seem to suffer from this the most.

Donna,
yes, sometimes, is the answer to your question. what's worse is that it's from adults. kids will be kids. I understand that, but grown folks? Hey, I'm not looking for symphathy here and I truly appreciate the kind remarks. It has help to restore my faith in humanity. My motto is "live and let live."

Now if you like the way you are,fine.How much do you weight?(tell us)

I've been on both sides of the fence. I was 50 pounds heavier than I am today. When I was at my highest, people didn't think twice about serving me huge portions of food---in fact, they expected me to have a "good appetite". Now I can eat a few bites and no one blinks an eye: no one implores me to 'eat some more', because they don't expect me to have a 'big appetite'.

The worse was when I was losing weight. Oh my! People who never cared if I was fat and unhealthy all HAD to volunteer their opinions on weight loss. But what was worse were those so-called "friends" who knew I was on a weight loss regimen and who would sabotage my efforts whenever they could. I remember this one luncheon I had with some "friends". They all sat there telling me to take "one bite" of cake because I've been "so good sticking to that diet" and I "deserved" to reward myself. They would also taunt me by saying stuff like "Oh you it's too bad you can't eat this because you're on a diet. But it's soooooo gooood! Yum!" Whatever. The funny thing about it is I'm 50 pounds lighter and they're 20 pounds (and more) heavier. Karma is a great thing!

I am fat(I also can lift cast iron engine blocks too so im not all fat) at 275 I think i should lose some weight but belly only the rest is just "thick" lol

It's your weight to carry on your HEART.Hows your HEALTH.Overweight people are 3 times more likely to develope Diabetes and other health prolems as a result of being way overweight.I'm suprised all my learned bloogers didn't adress this already.Obesity cuts 10yrs.of your life.I have no problem withyour weight if you don't.

Fat might happen, but you can decrease your risk of chronic diseases by improving your health. So you shouldn't give up and say "well I'll die anyway."

Don't eat processed foods and artificial foods. Don't make it a habit of overindulging your food---a slice of cake is okay to have, but not every day or every week. Eat vegetables and fruits (not juices). And make sure you get exercise.

And whatever you do, don't believe that Food Pyramid BS. It's not nutritionally sound. The FDA was paid off by the grain and cereal industry--that's why it stresses grains and cereals. The bottom tier of the pyramid should be vegetables, because veggies are low cal, and high in vitamins, minerals and other nutriative compounds that grains do not contain.

http://www.westonaprice.org is a good resource and it exposes how we've been scammed for decades.

I can tell you some tales ... but then someone is going to get bent out of shape and today I am not in the mood to go mano a mano verbally !!!

So if any of you are overweight please do something for yourself. Even a few pounds lost gets the strain off your hearts and your joints, drops your BP etc etc. Good luck !

Phillie, I did write " Don't make it a habit of overindulging your food---a slice of cake is okay to have, but not every day or every week. "

If you are eating multiple portions of any food and not getting enough exercise, then you'll probabaly gain weight. Unless you 1. have an over-active thyroid, or 2. have the genetics that doesn't allow fat storage.

The problem is alot of people have no clue what a 'normal' portion of food is. Restaurant style salads contain 4-6 cups of lettuce----that's 4-6 servings of raw veg. 3 oz meat is 1 serving. 1 slice of bread is 1 serving. 1/4 of a large bagel is 1 serving. 3/4 cup fruit juice is 1 serving.

As for processed and artificial foods----it's just not weight gain one should worry about eating that garbage! There are health issues with them. Trans fats are processed and artificial and have been responsible to clogging arteries and increasing cholesterol for the last 40 years.

You are what you eat.