LIKE NEWS: It's a Fat World

"If there's a sadder commentary on the state of American society, we can't think of it -- we've grown so fat we sink the boats of It's A Small World."

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Wow.

Naw, it's all those tourist from Europe.

Swear.

Americans are fat? How is this news Like News?

It's evolution.
Our bodies are preparing for the food shortages resulting from the impending nuclear winter.

Sorry, I didn't mean to hold everyone up that was waiting for us to emerge from the ride. They should have left an extra seat or two empty when I got on.

In America, it's acceptable to be fat - but being too skinny, I get hated on. Mostly ridiculously fat people come up to me every-once-in-awhile and say "You're too skinny"; my obese doctor was especially fond of doing this. I got a bit of satisfaction, when, after she ordered a lot of blood-work on me, there was nothing wrong. The only thing she said was that, "my cholesterol was really low" and that "there's some psychological reason why I'm not eating enough." A lot of these people that do this are so rude and invasive that it's almost profane. I mean, it's not like I'm going up to obese people saying "listen you fat-fuck, lose the weight!" I guess it has to do with bigness being seen as secure; while skinniness is seen as vulnerable, and marking a dwindling person not capable of occupying their space.

Being "too skinny" is unhealthy just like being "too fat" is.

I don't think anyone looks at D.J. Qualls (from Roadtrip, The New Guy) and thinks, "Man, that guy's healthy."

It's true. *sigh*

You seem cranky. Maybe you should eat a sandwich or something.

Ha@LowBloodSugar.org

Does it seem like the incidence of obesity has gone up as the number of smokers has gone down? Or is that just my imagination?

Haha, not Subway though.

Shoosh, I only gained like fifty pounds when I quite smoking and all those other sad and crazy emoticons.

Yeah, that's true. But there are a lot of people that try to gain weight and can't. I just don't like it when people start saying things, and go on a rant without knowing the intricies of one's particular situation.

That guy needs some fat on his face to puff out the wrinkles - looks hulled-out!

I think most people say some pretty fucking rude things. I know I have and do (when I'm not thinking).

Sometimes we just don't think about whether or not it may hurt people. And I hope that's what's going in in your case. People may not realize that it's hurting you because they cannot identify or empathize with your particular situation.

Some time ago, I quit for six years. I gained 20 lbs in less than a week.

Yet you're still sexier for it.

EvanX and I completely skipped A Small World when we went to Disney on our honeymoon...and not because fat people were in line...because it has to be the most horrible thing ever. Possibly worse than the Sound Of Music.
But let me tell you, there was a lot a lot of huge people on Hover-Rounds when we were there.
So not only is this country fat, we're also extremely lazy with our fatness that we can't bear to walk, we have to use mechanical scooters.

Weight gain is a known side-effect of quitting smoking, IIRC. I forget the exact mechanism.

OTOH, the rise in obesity is among all population groups - even the under-10s - so it can't be purely smoking-related.

What the fucking hell?! Ugh.

Thank you both. I have a vague memory that improved oxygen supply contributes as well.

It's also an appetite suppresant.

You know who're big smokers? Ballet dancers. Oddly enough.

That depends. I'm 6' tall and the same 145 lbs I was in 10th grade, and every doctor I've ever been to tells me I'm 40 pounds underweight for my height, according to some chart. While that may be true technically, it has nothing to do with my health.

I couldn't gain 15 pounds (let alone 40) if my life depended on it... and every possible measure of health comes back excellent. Low cholesterol, low-average blood pressure, excellent lung/liver/kidney function, blah blah blah - so I take these things with *ahem* a grain of salt.