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    If_I_Had_a_Poodle: it never ceases to amaze me that people think a big mac and 32 oz of high fructose corn syrup and a quart of fried potatoes equals good eating more »
    dailyplanet: It's all about the "You're Not the BOSS of Me Movement." I- can- be- as- repulsive-as-I-want-to be. Get it!? Let me finish that affirmation by vomitin... more »
    Accidental Billionaire: http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/ is a good source for glutton diet. more »
    pantsonfireliarliar: Hey look at that, I started going to the gym 2 weeks ago and now my size small shirts fit me again. Imagine that. more »
    1.1.1.: My previous comment aside, overweight people should act as if they're at their normal weight, buying the clothes they like, etc. Constant self-flagel... more »
    1.1.1.: From the same article: "Virtually everyone who is overweight would be better off at a lower weight," said Walter Willett, chairman of the nutrition d... more »
    LaniAmphinomus: eating until you're overweight is unhealthy. period. you can 'accept' all you want, but let's run for a cab, or get up off the floor and see who does ... more »
    VoxPopuli: Actually, those two paragraphs from The Times make sense to me. I don't think they're promoting gluttony. My weight fluctuates like crazy and it's ... more »
    Smitros: Having looked at fat from all sides (was an overweight kid, then underweight/eating disorded, now proportional), I believe we shouldn't harass the fat... more »
    AliyaBabasaur: NIH numbers from 2002 state that 1.5% of all women in the US have some form of hypothyroidism. No one CHOOSES to be hypothyridic. more »
    boring diatribes: I'm really not sure why this needs to be approached with such condescension. Acceptance in general probably would lead to healthier attitudes about bo... more »
    isitcomingtothis: all this is saying is that if you think healthily about yourself, and if you diet not for the purpose of being thin but for the purpose of being healt... more »
    hypocriteoath: throw a 32 oz Diet Coke in with the "Diabetes Explosion" sandwich pictured above and you've got quite a meal on your hands... and on your face... an... more »
    FormerEnglishMajor: Woo hoo! Can't wait to pay the healthcare for people who don't get exercise and eat junk - and then tell me that it is "genetic" or "too hard to eat r... more »
    Spinfusor: The fatty acceptance crowd got shirt sizes reassigned. I used to wear L, but now I wear M. Old XL shirts are the same size as new L shirts. more »
  • #trends

    More Fats Saying 'F-It, Pass the Gravy'

    The United States. Home to levels of fat-assery unprecedented in human history. It's a trend that doesn't seem to be waning anytime soon. In fact, a new movement is afoot to counter the fat-haters called "fat acceptance." More »
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    Fat Women Need Bachelors Too

    Movies get directors, and they also get Matthew McConaughey. The Office actors just got rich, and fat people just got validated, in glorious reality show form. More »