Fishing For A Friend

For what it's worth Joss, T**T was a bad swear word in England too.... it's only become acceptable because standards have dropped lower here.

(But i'm sure thinking of him as one wouldn't possibly be reflected in your attitude towards him)

I have just been reading this thread, and wondered if any of you saw the Horizon programme.
A doctor on the programme was looking into the 'fat' dilemma, and some really interesting results from obese people who have had a gastric band fitted, also discovered that the relentless hunger pangs they had also dissapated. They discovered new hormones that govern the bodies ability to know when one is really hungry and full, apparently the scientists think that some obese people somehow have a defect in these hormones, and so they always have a feeling that they are hungry, and no matter how much they eat, they never have the feeling of being full.
BMI figures are not always that reliable, I had a Dexer scan, (which is very accurate and shows where all the fat is), I think thats what it was called, this was part of a Fenland study, so everyone in the area was weighed, measured and asked questions on lifestyle, how much exercise, what food you eat etc, and given a scan which is like a full MRI scan, I am a Gynoid (no thats not something out of Star Trek), meaning I put my weight on hips and thighs, some people are Android, they put weight around the middle and top half.
They also look to see if one has fat around the organs, which of course is really dangerous to your health, Gynoids seem to be the 'healthier in terms of this, because fat is on lower half, but actually have more difficulty losing weight in general, apparently its easier to shift it, if its around middle and top half, like the Android shape
Women are supposed to be curvier, because of child bearing and men have more muscle because they are the hunters and providers, we are still animals basically in a modern world, where everything is in easy reach, the good and the bad, but we also have a choice
Fashions change, and we all have personal preferences, and now hormones and genetics are playing a part, which actually sounds like good ole common sense to me
Wouldnt it be a dull world if we all looked the same?

Quote: Susanne on November 28 2011, 9:10 PM GMT

I was born originally in the land of the fatty German women and have been living in the UK for several decades. It has been no problem blending in here with the same colour passport and my flubber, well maintained with fish & chips and not too much of "the greens".

Since the times are hard today oh boy you need a bit of extra upholstery to see you through!

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You made me laugh so much with your humorous comment. "Danke"

Quote: No Longer A Member on December 1 2011, 10:13 PM GMT

lol, I've lost 20 pounds recently, quite easy

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Did you report losing the £20 to the Police? lol!

Given that it takes approximately 3,500 excess calories to put on a single pound of weight, it takes a hell of a lot of calories (i'll let you do the maths)to end up 10 stone or more overweight, as so many do.

It may well be true that there's a gene which doesn't let people know they've eaten enough, but does it override knowledge and commonsense when we KNOW the calorific intake required to maintain a healthy weight?

If you need to munch then munch a carrot, not a burger!!

...And if the gastric band works and also 'takes away the hunger pangs', has it strangled the gene?

An old saying goes 'Inside every fat person, there's a thin person trying to get out'.
Jeez, some of these people must be sets of Russian dolls....

Oh Lace....

Vitalite wouldn't melt in my mouth!!!

It's personality that matters not a person's size.

I have just read all of the comments and i belive it is one subject that no one is going to agree on, why people are the size they are and why they eat the "wrong" foods, all i know is i eat the "right" foods stay in my calorie intake for a woman of my age and i go to the gym 4 mornings a week and also do aqua fitness 2 nights a week and i am still a PLUS size lady, but i am happy to be, i'm fit, heathly and loving live