Weight Discrimination

[uscitizen]

Health insurance costs must be considered by prospective employers as well.
Health insurance will be sold by the pound in the future.

 

[chanel]

That should be good news for little old ladies.

 

[uscitizen]

Yeah they myth of little old ladies is vanishing among the blubber as well.

 

[mudwhistle]

For one thing do not ever define fat with that ridiculous BMI scale.

The only way to tell if someone is actually fat is to get a body composition analysis. A normal range for body fat percentage for men is about 15-18%. For women it's 20-25%

Shit, I'm 5 10 and weigh 190 with about 12% body fat and work out 6 days a week and the BMI scale will say I'm borderline obese. How many ways can you say bullshit?

Some guys in the Army weight-lift. They have arms that are too big for their sleeves when they roll them up, which at specific times of the year is a regulation.

The pinch-test is another way the Army uses to control weight. Being on the fat program means you have to have your body-fat content measured and if you're above the limit you have to be measured to see if your not just big-boned or muscle-bound. Failure of this test means you have to do PT when everyone else is working or already gone home.

 

[mudwhistle]

Lazy Americans are so overweight it is throwing the earth's orbit off.
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Plus they hog all the electric scooters at Wal Mart.

they do however keep profits up at Golden Corral and Little Debbie.

What are you...some kind of Flabophobe?

 

[Big Fitz]

Health insurance costs must be considered by prospective employers as well.
Health insurance will be sold by the pound in the future.

Reason #1,485,117 why both business and government should not be involved in health insurance or health care.

 

[Big Fitz]

Recently heard on the radio on a sunday morning show that there recently was a study done where they discovered some people react more strongly and intensely to flavors than most. These people also invariably turned out to be fatter because they had a higher intensity reward when eating. Conversely there was a group that under-reacted to flavors and appetite stimulants. The pleasure centers experienced far less stimulation. These people were usually quite thin.

So, there is this to consider too.

 

[uscitizen]

Lazy Americans are so overweight it is throwing the earth's orbit off.
]
Plus they hog all the electric scooters at Wal Mart.

they do however keep profits up at Golden Corral and Little Debbie.

What are you...some kind of Flabophobe?

Well not a flabofan for sure.

 

[mudwhistle]

Recently heard on the radio on a sunday morning show that there recently was a study done where they discovered some people react more strongly and intensely to flavors than most. These people also invariably turned out to be fatter because they had a higher intensity reward when eating. Conversely there was a group that under-reacted to flavors and appetite stimulants. The pleasure centers experienced far less stimulation. These people were usually quite thin.

So, there is this to consider too.

I had a girlfriend who I used to love listening to her eating. She sounded like she was having an orgasm.

She was a big girl but she carried it well. At least I thought she did.....and when I was with her so did everyone else.

 

[Againsheila]

Lazy Americans are so overweight it is throwing the earth's orbit off.
]
Plus they hog all the electric scooters at Wal Mart.

they do however keep profits up at Golden Corral and Little Debbie.

What are you...some kind of Flabophobe?

Well not a flabofan for sure.

I have never ridden in a scooter at walmart, I don't know what Golden Corral is and the last time I bought Little Debbie was when my kids were little.

 

[Againsheila]

Heard a blurb on the radio the other day that said it was healthier for fat people to remain fat than to lose the weight. I didn't tune in for the report, but it would have been interesting.

 

[Big Fitz]

Heard a blurb on the radio the other day that said it was healthier for fat people to remain fat than to lose the weight. I didn't tune in for the report, but it would have been interesting.

yep. Greater chance of surviving heart attacks and other circulatory problems. How wierd.