Mag,
I seem to agree with Kat on this. My best friend
from school was overweight. Nobody could stop
her from eating junk and fatty foods. Now , she
is a diabetic. That may have stopped her , as ,
I don't know.
Kathy
--- Salkin Kathleen <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Mag.
>
> Everyone in my family except my grandfather
> were (or is) overweight. And I
> agree, when one is overweight it's hard to
> overcome. But I still contend
> that obesity (except for morbid obesity) is not
> a disability that affects
> one's ability to do day-to-day tasks. I'm
> overweight myself, according to
> the modern standards of physical health - I'm
> 5'0" and weigh 140 lbs and am
> a dress size 12
>
> . My youngest sister is a size 26 but doesn't
> consider
> herself disabled. She smokes like a chimney
> stack and eats a lot of
> high-fat foods and red meats. Well, she used
> to eat a really unhealthy
> diet. Since moving down to Florida, she's
> started swimming every day and is
> trying to eat more healthy foods and has lost
> 20 lbs! She still a huge dress
> size, and realises she'll never be a size 10
> but she's really happy. Now if
> only she would quit smoking... Talk about
> addictions!
>
> My middle sister is in the same situation I'm
> in - not too badly overweight
> but unable to take off the last 15 or so
> pounds. Neither of us smoke,
> which puts us far ahead of our baby sister,
> though. She eats a
> high-protein, low-fat diet, while I eat a
> low-fat, high carb diet with
> little or no red meat. Both of my parents
> were overweight, ate lots of
> sugar and fat, and smoked for many years.
> Needless to say, both had heart
> disease, which is rampant in both sides of my
> family.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> t: Re: The ADA
>
>
> > Kat, being obese or overweight is a tough
> life. My Mom was always dieting,
> > much to her detriment, I think. She would
> lose 15, gain 7, lose 15, gain
> 5,
> > lose 16, gain 6...... and she was never
> really thin until cancer took her
> > down. She didn't overeat, and a lot of people
> like her struggle just to
> keep
> > their weight from overtaking their lives. it
> is the same for many fat
> > people. So, please give up that stereotype.
> >
> > mag
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > If you already shop online, please take a
> look at my mall!
> > Why? Because we have over 500 stores with
> over 1 million items!
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