Ugly Americans
jerikson40
New York
Recently saw a staggering statistic, and it's been all over the news.
Apparently, two out of three American women is either overweight or obese. What does that mean? Well, for someone 5' 6" tall, normal weight is between 120-150 lbs. Overweight is 150-180lbs, and obese is greater than 180 lbs.
Yes, this applies to men also, but for women the numbers are higher than for men. And since in this forum we mostly discuss women, deal with it.
That means for every three women you see, two of them are AT LEAST overweight. I think the split is 1/3 are overweight and 1/3 are obese. And those numbers are growing. And as we all know, many women who are not overweight are heading there as soon as they get married.
Oh, and for those childish douchebags who feel compelled to respond with some variation of "I know you are, but what am I?", don't bother.
Apparently, two out of three American women is either overweight or obese. What does that mean? Well, for someone 5' 6" tall, normal weight is between 120-150 lbs. Overweight is 150-180lbs, and obese is greater than 180 lbs.
Yes, this applies to men also, but for women the numbers are higher than for men. And since in this forum we mostly discuss women, deal with it.
That means for every three women you see, two of them are AT LEAST overweight. I think the split is 1/3 are overweight and 1/3 are obese. And those numbers are growing. And as we all know, many women who are not overweight are heading there as soon as they get married.
Oh, and for those childish douchebags who feel compelled to respond with some variation of "I know you are, but what am I?", don't bother.
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I could go on a diatribe here because of my current experiences in losing weight, but I'll save it. It's actually challenging to be at a healthy weight in the USA for a wide variety of reasons - so none of this information should be shocking.
So true. :)
I know she weighs more now than a few years ago, but that hasn't stopped horny bastards from asking her for dances.
Come to think of it, it hasn't stopped me from seeing her either.
I dont require my dancers to be perfect. As long as women are not obese, I still think they are beautiful.
Obesity and geography is definitely correlated. The fattest states are in the South. With the exception of Florida abd to a lesser extent Georgia. Next fattest are the Rust Belt states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. All of the Western states from the foothills of the Rockies to the Pacific are the slimmest as are the large Northeast urban areas including Washington DC.
I'm sure a variety of factors contribute to these trends. Education, weather & exercise, just to name some. It would be interesting to figure out the exact reasons why there are such definite lines.
Showing that avatar to us horny TUSCL bastards is like showing the Sun to a vampire. MY EYES, MY EYES, ....must return to the dark club.
(Alucard, flee for your life!)
Got my hair cut today. Of the five "stylists" in the shop, four of them were HUGE. Not just overweight, but freakin' porkers. So my stylist, of course the largest one there, takes me back to wash my hair. She's hovering over me, and her arms were so fat that this huge roll of blubber was hanging down and flapping around just above my nose as she washed my hair. Disgusting.
There's more to it than just blaming everyone else. But we've become a nation of finger pointers, so it's just going to get worse. And we've got morons on TV telling women to be proud that they are fat as a house.
For those who want to point their fingers at me 'cuz it makes them feel better about themselves, it's a nice day here and I'm going on a bike ride. Like I did yesterday. I weigh 183 and I'm 5' 11". Slightly overweight, not much. So point your fingers elsewhere.
I suspect that there is at least 1 TUSCL member who does. ;)
When I was a kid, Coke came in a six ounce bottle. Now the smallest bottle of Coke you can buy is 16 ounces, with a liter or two being more common.
At MacDonalds, there used to be one size of burger. Then the "Quarter Pounder" came out and it was considered enormous. Now you can still get a normal size burger, but it's not on the menu, you have to ask for it as a special item.
Easy brother, if girls are FAT, that's their problem, not ours. Just pass on the fat girls and leave the porkers for someone else.
Hate to burst your image of hairdressers, but muy hairdresser is about 5'4", 120 lbs, 34C, 26 - 35 blonde who does a good Job of cutting my hair.
Time for you to find a new hairdresser.
Oh, and a visit to a good quality stripclub this week should cure your "I cant take seeing all these fat asses" syndrome. Good hunting.
Wow, thanks. Good information. Now all the fat women can breathe a sigh of relief and go back to their Haagen Dazs.
Anyway, all of this is one reason why I respect strippers so much. And I'm being serious. Because compared to the vast majority of women out there who couldn't care less how they look, strippers actually spend some time looking their best. And I respect that. You can always count on seeing some nice looking women when you hit a club. And the way most women look in public nowadays, the bar is pretty low, so it doesn't take much to make me say "damn, that's nice".
The other reason I respect the profession is that they're kinda like doctors. They make guys feel good. Well, the good ones do...
And I respect that. It's a very unselfish thing to do, in a completely self centered society. So I honestly place strippers in the top 3 professions that I respect. Now that's not to say I necessarily respect them as people, but that's a whole different topic.
As for women who are obese, my heart goes out to them. Being a woman with a weight problem would be devastating. If you have genetics working against you, it's worse.
And IMO that's part of the problem. We place so much importance on not offending them, and making them feel good and proud about themselves. Does it help them fix the problem? No. The problem is already beyond comprehension, and by all accounts getting much worse. But what's apparently very important is that none of the fat women feel offended. And they have support groups. And Oprah and Tyra tell them how proud they should be. And nobody calls them "fat", because that would hurt them.
It's insane.
I know some people work hard at trying to keep the weight off and some resort to using diet pills. I suspect one dancer or two that I know of may be using such products and for one dancer, I believe it makes her sweat a lot because she suddenly started to become super sweaty in the last year or two. Makes me not want to get dances from her. Of course looking quite flabby has the same affect as well.
Now that I think about it, I should have asked all those older thin dancers I've met how they manage to stay so thin especially the ones that were in their upper 30's and one that was in her 50's. Of course they might just say that they don't eat much.
We don't want THOSE kind of people in our neighborhood do we?
Next thing you know they'll be want to join our all-skinny country clubs, eat fried chicken in public, and even have their own restrooms. Can't have that now! Whar's next? A fat person might want to run for president. We have to stop the insanity!
WTF is the world coming to? Don't you have any self respect?
"I believe the other part of the weight problem is Americans not getting enough sleep"
Uh, no. Those are excuses, not causes. There's a very simple reason why so many people are fat. Here it is. Are you ready?
DON'T PUT SO MUCH FREAKIN' FOOD IN YOUR MOUTH !!!
Jeez, how simple can it be? We blame Macdonalds, we blame genetics, we blame corn syrup, we blame everybody and every thing. But we never blame ourselves, because as Jack Nicholson said, "You can't handle the truth!!" So we've become a society of finger pointers.
Sorry, stopped to get an Egg McMuffin. What were you saying?
BRAVO thesamurai! The more of us who call this fool out the better. LMAO
Get one for me and add extra cheese.
.... Oh on second thought, better not. Don't want the OP to call out the food brownshirts on me.
For proof, we need look no further than cases where with sufficient motivation, the obese can figure it out and lose the weight. It's the ol' "gun to the head" idea, but it doesn't take a gun - just something figuratively as motivating. My formerly fat, and now fat again, aunt lost her weight so she could look good on her wedding day (that's "motivation" for her). A friend's dad looks like a senior magazine model due to losing weight after a heart attack that almost killed him. And so it goes...
The good food's out there, along with exercise options, so it's just a matter of choice. Now I agree that the more choices most people have (especially easy ones), the more trouble they tend to get themselves into. Short of mandating how these people eat (which I'd never do), then I say, let them reap what they sow.
As an alternative, we as a nation could also require our fat politicians to stop being hypocrites and set an example. If they (the government) want to establish healthy eating/body weight as national policy (which presumably they do), then politicians and their appointees (Yes, I'm referring to you, Ms. Benjamin - http://nctba.internetfd.info/wp-content/…) should be held to that standard. It's beyond ridiculous to expect anyone to take a healthy body seriously when those advocating the standard, especially the nation's highest placed doctor, don't adhere to it themselves.
Valid points &/or opinions on any subject can be posted & discussed. Getting a balanced & civil discussion is VERY dependent on the "presentation" of the point &/or opinion & the willingness of the respondants to reply to balanced & civil opinions in the same manner. Condescendance does nothing to advance a balanced discussion IMHO.
Dude, get real. You decided you dislike me, and from now on, until the end of time, you'll find any way you can to make fun of me and call me names. Face it, you (and some others here) are like little kids on the playground, and you have no interest whatsoever in a balanced discussion when I'm involved.
I don't dislike you personally. I do have a problem at times with some arrogant &/or all encompassing opinions you offer. Are the replies you made in this thread balanced? Perhaps if in your presentation of opinions you decide not to appear as though you are an Asshole &/or Fool others would not call you names.
Hey I'm guilty as charged in calling other posters names at times. I'll try to to reform. My apologies jerikson40.
One other thing Jerikson, - Stiletto is awesome, so is Drac, and all of these other regulars on this board....We got a truce in the playground as far as I'm concerned - lol, just don't piss me off...
Fucking amazing.
Fucking amazing."
I don't understand... what's the problem? :)
Simply call overweight women "ugly" and "disgusting" is not.
Simply call overweight women "ugly" and "disgusting" is not."
I would think it was readily apparent to most fellow TUSCL members what kind of person we are dealing with regarding jerikson40. I have formed a good idea.
While at a Subway for lunch, a young girl (about 9 or 10) ordered a sandwich. Her mother was with her, but let the girl order herself. She ordered chicken breast - a good start - but made it a footlong with double cheese, double bacon, pepperoni, double olives, and extra mayo.
Ok, I don't what to be the food police, but where is some parental guidance? If parents aren't going to teach a little dietary responsibility, the obesity rate will continue to climb.
I'm overweight, so I too may be a hypocrite. But at least by ordering a 6 inch plain turkey breast, I was trying.