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Date Posted: 18:54:21 06/26/00 Mon
Author: Jane
Subject: no i didn't think that
In reply to: Rosie 's message, "Clarification" on 09:44:01 06/26/00 Mon

> Jane, I hope you don't think I was insinuating that
> each and every fat person could loose oodles of weight
> if they only tried. I do realize there are some that
> can't lose *any* weight, despite eating the healthiest
> of food plans (is that a better word than "diet"?) and
> exercising etc.

no i didn't think that. my rant wasn't personal, sweetie. as i just wrote to Paul, i'm passionate about the issue and i'm offended by society's attitudes, but you didn't offend me at all. i just get all riled up talking about this sh*t, ya know???

> Everyone is different and some can lose weight, others
> can't. I'm just sick of the SA crap that *nobody* can.

agreed. that's fatalistic and dangerous, imho. i think SA is better off recognizing that with a LOT of effort, weight loss is possible, but that it's tough and people aren't always at a place in their lives to deal with it. some opt NEVER to deal with it, and that's their right too. but i agree that saying it's impossible is a copout. it's like they have to rationalize their right to be treated with respect by saying that they can't "help" being where they are. imo, people should be treated with respect whether they can "help" themselves better their situations or not.

> BTW, may I caution you a bit about "low fat" foods?
> Companies substitute sugar for the fat in a lot of
> cases (since the fat gives the food flavour, they have
> to substitute something tasty for it), so read your
> labels! That's something I never knew until recently.

oh, i know.... my adventures in lowfat eating ended awhile ago. i've read EVERYTHING, believe me!!! i'm into moderation and lotsa protein and whole foods, etc, etc..... not fun, but i wanna be healthy and comfortable, so i'm still plugging away!!!

> I think the best thing we can do is to do what *we*
> can live with, not what anyone else expects us to. I
> highly agree with you that people who choose to do
> nothing should still be treated with respect and minus
> discrimination.

go girl ;-)

Jane

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