portions in this country..

[Dakotah]

if you don't like seeing me eat what's on my plate don't look :d

ditto!

 

[PWCorgi]

Wow Ali, seriously calm down and take a look at how insulting you are being for a second. Just because someone doesn't look how you think people should look, just because they have stepped outside that tiny box that society has said is "pretty" or "healthy" or "acceptable," doesn't mean that you have the right to tear them down.

Do any of you look at what obese people are eating when you're out ?? Makes me sick !!!

Wow. Just wow. I think that's one of the most offensive things I've ever read on this board. How dare you say that. You are allowed to get upset when people talk about people who are mentally challenged in a derogatory manner, but obese people deserve to be shot down? Why, because you aren't personally affected by it? If one of your children or grandchildren were obese would you say that to their face?

Would it be okay to say that the way in which mentally challenged people eat disgusts me? Or the way that elderly people eat disgusts me?

 

[Laurelin]

Sparks, Blackmail is always an effective method.

I was offended about the watching what obese people are eating comment, too. I am pretty overweight--yet I can hardly eat AT ALL. Impossible, you say? It's not. I've been dealing with some illness that makes it very difficult for me to eat and I vomit 5 times a day or more (since August, 2007)--yet during that time I lost some weight, then went up to a weight higher than I've ever been before, and have now lost 45 pounds since May. I can't explain it completely either. I eat far less than my 135 pound fiance or any of my friends. If you watched me at a restaurant you would probably assume I was dieting or not wanting to pig out in public, and it's just not the case

Hope you feel better, Pam.

 

[Rough_Collies2008]

And who the hell have I called a cow or a pig? saying... "like" isn't calling them that thing. I do find the portions disgusting..not the people.

Sorry Ali, I have to disagree....

Do any of you look at what obese people are eating when you're out ?? Makes me sick !!!

By agreeing with this comment, you said you do look at obese people, and that it does make you sick.

It is one thing to talk about portion sizes, but another to judge others. The above comment was judgemental, no matter how you slice it.

 

[Pam111]

Sparks, Blackmail is always an effective method.



Hope you feel better, Pam.

Thanks After I have the baby I should be able to get some testing to figure out what's going on exactly and get some treatment/medication. There isn't anything that can be done before then unfortunately

 

[bubbatd]

Again I apologize .....that was very insensitive of me . I'm not talking about over weight folks .... I'm talking about people who can barely walk and breath . My Mom was overweight and complained constantly that I was too skinny and looked gaunt . That hurt me as much as I'm sure it would have hurt her if I called her fat . Indiana is one of the worst States for morbidly obese people . These were my target for healthy eating . That's it for me here .... I'm being misunderstood . And I understand why .

 

[96 GTS]

And of course, somebody is going to come up with a "then don't eat out".
before you do..
Stfu and I can freaking eat whereever the hell I want without having to look at those plates.


Its just sad that this country has some high obesity..and people wonder why.

How about you have a nice steaming pot of STFU. I can eat wherever I freaking want and get whatever portion size I want. If it makes you "sick" to look at my plate, then DON'T EFFING LOOK! You have eyelids for a reason. I'm pretty sure your neck also moves and your eyes are able to swivel in their sockets.

Jeeeeeeeeeeez

 

[HoundedByHounds]

Stfu and I can freaking eat whereever the hell I want

This was really showing your age Ali. I hope you aren't expecting to be treated like a grown up when you make comments like this. This sounds like it comes from a teenager with more mouth than sense.

 

[iwantmypup]

I love stfu, thanks! I really think we all have better things to do then having this thread get more out of hand. I know I do, and hey I've gained 4 pounds in two weeks, maybe I should not come on chaz more often.

And hey, I'm a nice age, I should enjoy it while I last another ten years

 

[Zoom]

I think everyone in this thread needs to chill out and have some ice cream or something.

 

[GlassOnion]

Aye but not from Cold Stone. They have insanely huge scoops. A 'small' is big enough for me, my date, and a hobo. and his date.

 

[Zoom]

I'm one of those people that make 3-4 meals/snacks out of basically anything I order, so I've just gotten used to sticking things in the freezer or fridge and learning how to properly heat them up later.

 

[Gustav]

Aye but not from Cold Stone. They have insanely huge scoops. A 'small' is big enough for me, my date, and a hobo. and his date.

Oh you do make me chuckle GO! :rofl1:

What is wrong with calling a fat person "Fat" anyway? Most fat people KNOW that they are fat.. It's not a derogatory term, it's a description.. I WAS fat.. Seriously fat, i've lost over 30 lbs, but I was big enough to admit to myself I was fat!

I think it's all a bit nuts, nuts that people would get so upset about portion sizes, peoples weight, the whole schabang really.. Live and let live.. In fact, I really couldn't give a monkey's what people eat, what they wear, how they do the things they do.. I have many more things to worry about than that.

My great grandmother (who wasn't the most sympathetic or politically correct of women I must admit) always said when someone blamed an illness for their obesity.. "You can blame your Thyroid all you like, but noone fat ever came out of Belsen"

 

[Falconara]

Wow....I read the first two pages...skipped the middle few...and read the last three....and all I can say is wow.

My view on life is if you dont like what I am eating look in the other direction...because if I catch you staring I'll probably chew with my mouth wide open....just for you. Sort of the same way I like a nice, oozy, bloody rare steak...it bugs my boyfriend but it is mmm, mmm, good. He just tried not to watch me eat. It'll be a good show; I promise.

I used to be pretty overweight...now I am just moderatley overweight. I also went through the super skinny phase...a phase that required me not eating period and running thirteen miles a week. I was miserable. I hated it. I ruined my knees.

So I generally came to the decision that I was going to eat what I want. The end result? I am a little bigger around the waist....I have a little more fat on me...I'm about 25% body fat at 23; and I dont care -- because I am in better shape than many other girls my age...I can run all day (slow pace) if I need too; I can ruck; I'm solid; I'm rarely sick; and my knees are improving.

I think there are just some people who have a slower metabolism than others. I know girls who eat alot more than I do who are stick thin...I know girls who eat tiney little portions who arent.

Im not complaining about the portions because OTHER people get fat. I am complaining because I think its disgusting that those portions even exisst....I don't want them on my plate.

The eat somewhere else or order something else...it doesnt seem that hard to me. A 12 ounce portion of meat for dinner is a good sized portion for me...and while I may end up taking about four ounces home with me...I will eat the majority of the thing; plus sides. Just because you dont like it doesnt mean other people dont.

My boyfriend eats a 12 ounce steak easily..he's also six foot two and built like a solid rock...and he has a high metabolism and is high energy. That portion is small for some of my buddies in the military. But they're much bigger human beings than most with alot more musculature than most and alot more physical stress then most. a 6oz steak is an appetizer for them.

People arent all the same...and very few probably look the same as you do. Please do try to forgive the resteraunts for accomodating them.

~Cate