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I see the fascination with

erica20 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:44:53 +0000

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I see the fascination with thin=beautiful as more or less a separate phenomenon from the epidemic of obesity. Pretty much a really unfortunate coincidence except for people who make diet products. (It's an ill wind that blows nobody good, I suppose.)

I think that class resonates

Verified Atheist — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:36:07 +0000

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I think that class resonates in there, too. Initially, only rich people could even get that fat, so being fat was a virtue. Now, it's much easier to stay lean if you've got the time to exercise, plan good meals, and can afford healthy food.

Photography certainly set the

Donal — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:27:55 +0000

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Photography certainly set the groundwork, and motion pictures became more practical just before the turn of the century, too. So those affected our perceptions. On a more personal level, people probably got less exercise with the advent of automobiles, which also appeared just before the turn of the century, and labor-saving appliances like furnaces, gas lighting, refrigerators, etc. that were available in some households in the late nineteenth century. IIRC, Stearns noted that moral critics began to associate rotundity with sloth and laziness around this time, and later were particularly fierce with fat women.

I have always wondered if the

erica20 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:22:20 +0000

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I have always wondered if the fascination with thinness followed the invention of photography. The painter's expertise shows in texture; the photographer's in line.

In short: fat can look great in paintings (although maybe not so much in real life) while thin looks great in black-and-white photographs (although again, maybe not so much in real life.)

I am worried for her, but she

Donal — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:13:52 +0000

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I am worried for her, but she brushes aside concerns.

It takes a tough diet to make

Donal — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:09:16 +0000

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It takes a tough diet to make a tender bird ...

Pills, potions, calories,

Mike - Paleoworks — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:38:03 +0000

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Pills, potions, calories, low-fat, cholesterol, portion control, exercise...it's all baloney. Eat real foods, full fat and prepared at home, cut processed foods and drinks, refined sugar and flour, effortless weight loss becomes a mere by-product of a truley healthy diet.

It really is so easy, no exercise required, not even those tiny little dumbbell things you can use while watching TV on the sofa.

Pills, potions, calories,

Mike - Paleoworks — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:28:30 +0000

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Pills, potions, calories, low-fat, exercise, treats and god forbid the surgeons knife...forget the lot it's all baloney. Eat real food prepared at home, ditch processed food, grains and sugar for effortless weight loss...it's so easy, damn is it easy!!

Mike.

I found a diet that is

trkingmomoe — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:03:15 +0000

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I found a diet that is working well for me. I don't know how much I have lost, but my cloths started getting loose a couple of months ago and I can see it in my face now. It's the great recession diet. It does take a lot of work and planning. Keeping track of when produce and meat is marked down. Running down lost leader bargains. Making sure you buy staples first, like flour, rice, various grains and dried beans. These itemes are very important to control that hungry feeling during the month. My cooking has really improved. I have to do so much scratch cooking that rolling/cutting noodles and bread is quick and easy. Martha Stewart could learn a thing or two on this diet. I have. Happy New Year!

Bwakfats diet: Unlimited

bwakfat — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:45:24 +0000

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Bwakfats diet:

Unlimited coffee and beer augmented with apples, cheese, and ackmak (what else) whole grain wheat and sesame crackers.

Works for me.