I also think obesity is accepted more now. In spite of the mental obsession of people wanting to stay eternally young, on the other side of the coin is people who flaunt their fatness and are seen as some kind of crusader because they don't follow the norm.
The simple fact is, in the vast majority of cases, people are fat because they eat too much and exercise too little.....nothing admiral in that.
Yes, obesity is treated like something to be proud of.
It's abuse.
Lizzo is worshiped for being proud of her size.
Syl said
Dec 28 4:25 PM, 2022
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
I also think obesity is accepted more now. In spite of the mental obsession of people wanting to stay eternally young, on the other side of the coin is people who flaunt their fatness and are seen as some kind of crusader because they don't follow the norm.
The simple fact is, in the vast majority of cases, people are fat because they eat too much and exercise too little.....nothing admiral in that.
Yes, obesity is treated like something to be proud of.
Children as young as four have been referred to weight loss services in Scotland amid Scotland's obesity crisis.
280 children some still at nursery were referred to paediatric weight clinics with 163 of the youngsters so fat they were obese.
In total 1,500 under 16's were referred by their doctors which averages 4 a day.
Campaigners have accused the Scottish Government of failing to address the problem.
When I was at Primary School there was only one fat child there, not many more when I went to High School.
You rarely saw fat kids or teenagers 60 or 50 years ago. The obesity epidemic began in the 1980s when they started seriously dicking around with our food. We saw things like ice cream being bastardised with the removal of butter and cream for glucose syrup and palm oil. Low fat was the trend but the food had to taste of something so sugar and salt was added in bigger amounts. We suddenly had more money to spend, so everyone could afford a car, so we walked less. You don't seem to see kids out playing like you did years ago. We'd go out and play all day. And if we got hungry between meals you made yourself a bit of toast. We only ever got sweets and crisps etc at weekends if we were lucky. We are what we eat. People still don't seem to get that.
When in was growing up in the seventies and eighties we would only be stuck indoors if it was raining.
Otherwise me and my pal would always be off on adventures of some kind.
Then during the Summer holidays from school we always got together with the other children in the street and played all day.
If the Olympics were on, we had our own Olympics, Wimbledon, we played tennis, World Cup, we played football.
I spent most of my childhood with skint knees and it was great.
Now children are all stuck indoors glued to phones, a lot of them don't even know how to interact with people because it's all done with a screen.
Vita said
Dec 29 4:23 AM, 2022
Maddog wrote:
Imagine giving her a mustache ride.
You would suffocate.
A little decorum please my dear Madders!!
Vita said
Dec 29 4:25 AM, 2022
Arthur Wynne who invented the Crossword puzzle had actually intended for it to be called "Word Cross" but a mix up at the printers and it became "Crossword"
Maddog said
Dec 29 4:52 PM, 2022
Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Imagine giving her a mustache ride.
You would suffocate.
A little decorum please my dear Madders!!
I couldn't help but imagine the darkness that would take over as those thunder thighs blocked out sound, light and oxygen..😬
Syl said
Dec 29 6:07 PM, 2022
Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Imagine giving her a mustache ride.
You would suffocate.
A little decorum please my dear Madders!!
I couldn't help but imagine the darkness that would take over as those thunder thighs blocked out sound, light and oxygen..😬
It's quite worrying that your thoughts went in that direction in the first place.
Maddog said
Dec 29 7:19 PM, 2022
Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Imagine giving her a mustache ride.
You would suffocate.
A little decorum please my dear Madders!!
I couldn't help but imagine the darkness that would take over as those thunder thighs blocked out sound, light and oxygen..😬
It's quite worrying that your thoughts went in that direction in the first place.
Think what my poor mother went through for well over 50 years.
A lot of worrying about where my thoughts were going. 😉
Syl said
Dec 29 7:21 PM, 2022
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Imagine giving her a mustache ride.
You would suffocate.
A little decorum please my dear Madders!!
I couldn't help but imagine the darkness that would take over as those thunder thighs blocked out sound, light and oxygen..😬
It's quite worrying that your thoughts went in that direction in the first place.
Think what my poor mother went through for well over 50 years.
A lot of worrying about where my thoughts were going. 😉
Mothers of sons will always have a lot to go through...I speak from experience.
Vita said
Dec 31 3:48 AM, 2022
Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Imagine giving her a mustache ride.
You would suffocate.
A little decorum please my dear Madders!!
I couldn't help but imagine the darkness that would take over as those thunder thighs blocked out sound, light and oxygen..😬
Some men actually pay fat women to squash them, nought as strange as folk Madders!!
Vita said
Dec 31 3:51 AM, 2022
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Syl said
Dec 31 1:37 PM, 2022
Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Vita wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Imagine giving her a mustache ride.
You would suffocate.
A little decorum please my dear Madders!!
I couldn't help but imagine the darkness that would take over as those thunder thighs blocked out sound, light and oxygen..😬
Some men actually pay fat women to squash them, nought as strange as folk Madders!!
Some feed the women up so much they have the equipment to squash them....like you say, 'Nowt as strange...'.
Vita said
Jan 3 12:38 AM, 2023
There's 86,400 seconds in a day.
How you use them is up to you.
I've been reading Dame Deborah's book.
Vita said
Jan 3 12:39 AM, 2023
Nice photo Syl, you look very glam!!
Syl said
Jan 3 1:14 AM, 2023
Vita wrote:
Nice photo Syl, you look very glam!!
Thanks Vita,.we were in a nice hotel, efforts have to be made.
Vita said
Jan 3 3:25 AM, 2023
Syl wrote:
Vita wrote:
Nice photo Syl, you look very glam!!
Thanks Vita,.we were in a nice hotel, efforts have to be made.
I hope to go away for a few days later this year but after what happened last year, i'll be very careful!!
Vita said
Jan 3 3:29 AM, 2023
I mentioned what happened to me inside the forum at the time.
I made my booking and paid the deposit and half an hour later i got an email off the bloke who owned the place telling me he was fully booked for that weekend and i would have to cancel.
So i did and then i got a message off Tripadvisor telling me i was only entitled to half my deposit because i had cancelled within 30 days of making the booking.
Syl said
Jan 3 12:13 PM, 2023
Vita wrote:
I mentioned what happened to me inside the forum at the time.
I made my booking and paid the deposit and half an hour later i got an email off the bloke who owned the place telling me he was fully booked for that weekend and i would have to cancel.
So i did and then i got a message off Tripadvisor telling me i was only entitled to half my deposit because i had cancelled within 30 days of making the booking.
I remember you writing about that, so did you only ever get half your deposit back?
Surely, as it wasn't your fault, the full deposit should have been returned.
What we tend to do is scour the internet, find somewhere we like, then book through a reputable travel agent, you see to have more protected rights if anything goes wrong...and they always match the price that we have seen on the internet.
Yes, obesity is treated like something to be proud of.
It's abuse.
Lizzo is worshiped for being proud of her size.
I know....it's crazy
You would suffocate.
When in was growing up in the seventies and eighties we would only be stuck indoors if it was raining.
Otherwise me and my pal would always be off on adventures of some kind.
Then during the Summer holidays from school we always got together with the other children in the street and played all day.
If the Olympics were on, we had our own Olympics, Wimbledon, we played tennis, World Cup, we played football.
I spent most of my childhood with skint knees and it was great.
Now children are all stuck indoors glued to phones, a lot of them don't even know how to interact with people because it's all done with a screen.
A little decorum please my dear Madders!!
Arthur Wynne who invented the Crossword puzzle had actually intended for it to be called "Word Cross" but a mix up at the printers and it became "Crossword"
I couldn't help but imagine the darkness that would take over as those thunder thighs blocked out sound, light and oxygen..😬
It's quite worrying that your thoughts went in that direction in the first place.
Think what my poor mother went through for well over 50 years.
A lot of worrying about where my thoughts were going. 😉
Mothers of sons will always have a lot to go through...I speak from experience.
Some men actually pay fat women to squash them, nought as strange as folk Madders!!
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Some feed the women up so much they have the equipment to squash them....like you say, 'Nowt as strange...'.
There's 86,400 seconds in a day.
How you use them is up to you.
I've been reading Dame Deborah's book.
Thanks Vita,.we were in a nice hotel, efforts have to be made.
I hope to go away for a few days later this year but after what happened last year, i'll be very careful!!
I mentioned what happened to me inside the forum at the time.
I made my booking and paid the deposit and half an hour later i got an email off the bloke who owned the place telling me he was fully booked for that weekend and i would have to cancel.
So i did and then i got a message off Tripadvisor telling me i was only entitled to half my deposit because i had cancelled within 30 days of making the booking.
I remember you writing about that, so did you only ever get half your deposit back?
Surely, as it wasn't your fault, the full deposit should have been returned.
What we tend to do is scour the internet, find somewhere we like, then book through a reputable travel agent, you see to have more protected rights if anything goes wrong...and they always match the price that we have seen on the internet.