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Coach the Magical Photographer ...WOW emPOWering...The gift he gave me of my Marilyn photograph is very empowering on this first day of my vacation. Putting my party dress on and kicking up my healing heels! Truly Amazed... This candle in the wind is getting hotter!! Thanks so very much Coach! TOWANDA!!!!!!!!!!!
The following text was written by K8yk and anytime I hear someone make a snide comment about someones weight I hand them a copy of this to read because the insanity has got to stop.
“He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone” Bible quote
A lot of people assume that the overweight and obese are unhealthy. While it is true that there are health risks associated with excess weight, it is not true that average weight people are immune to these risks.
Poor diet and lack of physical activity can lead to a variety of problems, one of which is obesity. But thin people can also get diabetes, die of heart attacks, and suffer from high blood pressure. I think a lot of people mistakenly believe that
Poor lifestyle choices = obesity = health risks
but the truth is
Poor lifestyle choices =health risks (possibly including obesity)
You can't look at a person and know how she lives her life. You might look at a 300 pound person and think you know something about her, but what you might not know is that she used to weigh 400 pounds and she works out 6 days a week and counts every calorie she eats. You might look at a slim person and think you know something about her, but what you might not know is that she drinks herself into oblivion nightly and eats one greasy fast food meal a day and little else.
My point is that when we say things about how overweight people need to lose weight "for their health" it is condescending and inaccurate. Living a healthy lifestyle is about actions, not your physical appearance. If we really cared so much about people being healthier, we would express concern for people who are sedentary and eat poorly. But we don't; we only talk about how unhealthy fat people are.
Eating well and exercising have benefits for everyone. Losing weight is simply a pleasant side effect.
We should really call it "diet and lifestyle-related disease" instead of "obesity-related disease" because I think the latter gives people the impression that if they aren't overweight, they needn't concern themselves with healthy eating or exercise. Instead of simply weighing patients and then admonishing them for their weight, as many a doctor has done to me in the past, doctors should be asking their patients questions about what they eat, how much, how often, and how much physical activity they get. These are actions people can change. If we felt good about simply changing the action, rather than having to wait for a result (weight loss) there would be more incentive to do it and less risk of frustration when the pay-off doesn't come soon enough.
I'm going to continue eating right an exercising, not just because it will help me maintain my weight loss, but because it gives me so many additional benefits in my every day life. These are benefits anyone can enjoy- fat, thin, and everyone in between. Let's stop berating people about their weight and start encouraging healthy living for everyone.
Now let's go out there and continue to take care of ourselves because we are worth the effort! TOWANDA!!!!!!
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Fat: 16.15g | Prot: 27.45g | Carbs: 91.58g.
Breakfast: 100% Whole Wheat with honey, Sara Lee Bread, honey, peanut butter. Lunch: Veggie Burger. Snacks/Other: apricots. more...
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Have a awesome vacation Lisa....enjoy your day....
08 Jul 11 by member: thecoach
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08 Jul 11 by member: Junebug7210
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Lisa enjoy your vacation and see you when you return. Sorry I have been a poor buddy. I am trying to get it together and I miss everyone.
08 Jul 11 by member: chattycathy1955
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Lisa i put a new pic up for you to stay COOL...
08 Jul 11 by member: thecoach
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Yes, I'm one hot Mamma! LMAO...thanks Coach I couldn't stop laughing and I got my whole family laughing too. TOWANDA!!!!
08 Jul 11 by member: Lisa Online
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YEAH!!!☺ May you have a great vacation Lisa!
08 Jul 11 by member: RubyRedSox
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I got a lot of baloney when I was near 260 over ten years ago, so one has to realize that being ridiculed comes with the territory; a few years ago a rail-thin female doctor said I needed to lose weight at 200 and I am 6'2" tall. Exercising daily or five or more times a week is more of a key than anything else. Unfortunately, the other day I made such a judgment when a heavy female neighbor who lives on the first floor of my building said I was peeping in her apartment - couldn't be further from the truth, I will walk the dog only on the other side of the building, I told her off and it wasn't kind. And so all of us can say the wrong things at the wrong time, and right, Lisa, Jesus of 2,000 years ago was the only one who was without sin - it is a belief I have to have as a Christian - a struggling one at best...
08 Jul 11 by member: GlennM
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I saw you're journal entry of how the photo-shopping made you laugh. What a body!
08 Jul 11 by member: GlennM
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Lisa, thank you for sharing this well written and informative article! And thank you, K8yk for writing it! I strongly agree that judging anyone by their appearance is both stupid and results in erroneous information. None of us know what another is going through or where they came from. Let's all just keep our own side of the street clean!
Have a wonderful weekend Lisa! xoxoxo
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