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! > > www.itilink.com/traine.iti __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com