Chloe Marshall...plus size beauty breaking stereotypes

Wow something we can finally agree on. Good point Chi

 

Just read some of the posts on this thread and other threads about overweight women, and not just on this board, pretty much everywhere.

 

My cousin is a doctor in Memphis and a lot of her patients (she talks about this a lot) are overweight. They're all insured. She tries to advise them all the time about their diets and health, but unfortunately, they still have issues.

I remember going into a Walgreens out there and I kid you not, I saw 4 obese people in one shopping trip. Not overweight, chubby or even fat, but MORBIDLY obese. I never saw that before. I mean you see someone here and someone there, but FOUR! Wow...

 

I think this is normal for a girl

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&...ne simons&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

Not too fat not too skinny.

 

amazing insightful response...lippy expects you to see the larger picture!

i think it is worth mentioning that this forum had some really wonderful men posting here at one time...natedogg & pinnacle23 are two that come to the forefront of my mind...they both have beautiful girlfriends/wives...both very proud of their IR union and came here to celebrate it only to be put on skewers and barbequed over hot coals...the men here made fun of their significant others because they thought they were fat...large...obese...however you want to slice it and dice it...they didn't want to hear some skinny bitch or some asshole talk about how unhealthy their partners were...can't say as i blame them...some of the people around here that think they are an authority on every damn subject bore the fuck out of me...go outside and do something...if you are so damn healthy then i think it's only fair to say that you are sitting in front of your computer far too much and need a larger spectrum of activities in your life
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I didn't say anything about eating out vs. eating at home. Poor people don't eat out as a rule. They generally do what Robina said. Eat cheap ramen, pastas, breads and fillers that make you feel full but don't offer alot health wise.

 

I'm not allowed to make points like this even though I agree with you. Its crazy.

 

Andrae, you're allowed to say what you want. You know how it goes. People will debate you or agree with you.

If you're passionate about your stance on things, stick to it like you've been doing.

 

denver has a free lunch program at several inner city schools during the summer...any child between the age of 0-18 can drop in and eat anytime during the day...no questions asked...no forms to fill out...the mayor is promoting healthy eating and no child going hungry in the denver metro area

 

Not that he needs my support but I agree 100% with what Andrae is is saying. As a business owner responsible for paying EVER INCREASING amounts for health insurance for my employees over the years, I can say without a doubt that the lifestyle choices of others have a BIG impact on my wallet and society as a whole.

Check the article below, I am seriously contemplating implementing a similar policy for my employees.



Company pays employees for weight loss


2010-04-15 14:39:54 (GMT) (WiredPRNews.com - Dallas, News)





A North Texas company is paying employees to exercise and slim down.
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) – A North Texas company is paying its employees to exercise and slim down. As reported by NBC DFW News, the Baylor Health Care System has launched a program named “Thriv,” which now has 6,000 participants, in which employees are compensated for keeping track of their exercise habits and weight loss.
As noted in the report, the program has helped Baylor cut down on costs for health care since its launch. Leia Spoor, the company’s wellness manager who oversees Thriv, is quoted in the report as stating of the cost results, “It tells us that it’s working.”
Tommie Haliman, a lab manager at Baylor Dallas, is quoted in the report as stating of her motivation for participation in the program, “I knew I had to lose weight because I was at the point where I could become a diabetic, so I was at the point where I was going try something.”
WiredPRNews.com – The latest in Dallas News

 

Now that rocks. Go Denver, we need that here in NY

 

You do know that we have different bone structures.

Doesn't mean everyone can fit into your little mold of what you think is "normal". What is normal for you, isn't normal for the next man or woman.

 

That's awesome.

I remember when the mayor of Chicago instituted breakfasts at inner city schools, and the test scores skyrocketed all over the city. Kids who aren't thinking about food have more time to learn.

We have a long way to go here in the Chi, tho. The food served in our cafeterias isn't healthy, and it isn't appetizing, and it's too difficult for kids to get approval for the free programs. And we need to do something city-wide about grocery stores in poor neighborhoods. One new good thing is that we now accept food stamps at farmer's markets, but those only occur once a week and usually during working hours, so still. Long way to go.

 

I don't blame you at all.

My company upped the co-pay for ER visits because too many people were going to the ER and it was costing them a fortune, so in order to get people to visit their doctors, they made our ER co-pay $150. That sucks for people like me who don't have a whole lot of disposable income and may need to visit an ER.

My company also has wellness fairs every year at each location and we're allowed to go to the doctor for a wellness visit once a year free of charge (no co-pay!!).

Companies have to do this because healthcare is costing them an arm and a leg every year.

 

Oh I have no problems with the debates I enjoy them but I do notice that you being a woman talking about obesity isn't met with the same hostility as it is from men.

 

Yeah, but given the huge amount of corruption we're learning about amongst health insurance companies, their price gauging, the insane profits and top-down culture of crookedness, how much of that is obesity and how much is just robbery?

 

Well, for me personally, I have some folks coming at me too, but like I said, just keep doing you. If people are going to intercept, you can handle it. Fuck the dumb shit!

 

The reason so many people go to the ER is because people without insurance can get healthcare for free there.

 

Yeah, I know, which is why a lot of hospitals are closing their ERs.

But I'm talking about the people who work for my company that HAVE insurance, using the ER instead of seeing their doctors.

 

I'm crushing on you right now IB