soc.women

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:36:13 +1000, "AnotherD@rnedSock" <
@> wrote:

>R. Steve Walz wrote:
>> Edna Green wrote:
>>> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:11:08 GMT, "Robin King"
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "R. Steve Walz" wrote in message
>>>> news:@...
>>>>> Okay, but what does that mean? Do the math. 50 lbs over 20 years
>>>>> since puberty is lbs a year. That's X 3600 = 9000 calories.
>>>>> 9000/52 = 180 calories a week, or 25 calories a DAY. That's ONLY
>>>>> a teaspon full of sugar a DAY!
>>>> That's not even taking daily variations in calorie expenditure
>>>> into account.
>>>>
>>>>> More cushion for the pushin'. Only immature little boys think they
>>>>> need little scrawny women to assuage their poor esteem and
>>>> insecurity.
>>>>> Steve
>>>> Steve, while they're drawing up charts to rank these women
>>>> they'll never have, you're likely enjoying yourself with real gals of
>>>> all kinds. You have the last laugh and the best time.
>>>>
>>>> Robin
>>>>
>>> Robin, if your setpoint were to readjust itself and you then found
>>> yourself with a BMI 0f 24 would you purposely start overeating and
>>> underexercising so as to gain a lot more weight?
>>> People want to know.
>>> Edna Green
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>> Really skinny people often complain about trying to gain weight, even
>> when their friends think that they could only wish for such "luck".
>> Their quest goes counter to the culture's bias, and it's because it
>> is healthier to have a little weight on, and more attractive. Note:
>> The weight-group with the greatest longevity and health are about
>> thirty pounds overweight.
>> Steve
>
>Total bullshit. The only consistent factor that always increases longevity
>is calorie restriction. Very few people, fat thin or normal are prepared to
>live a life of permanent calorie restriction simply in order to add a few
>more years. In those occasional communities where the entire local
>population is extremely old, they are all gaunt, thin, rib, cheekbones,
>shoulder blades all prominent. They have lived a harsh (calorie restricted)
>life.
>
>If you are going to lie, do where a few seconds research won't make your
>lie immediately apparent.
>
>I love the lies that fat people tell themselves and each other.
>
>Sockworthy
>
>
>
Generalization-the true mark of a brain stem.

LV

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